Hello.. I have turned my attention to fettling my Turm sport alcohol stove. I wonder if anyone knows what the original colour and type of paint used on these things is? I have to use electrolysis to remove the rust and this will strip everything off it, and I wanted to get it back to as close as the original colour as possible. I'm wondering though if this paint has to be heat resistant or not? Here's a link to the same stove albeit in better condition to mine on you tube... [media=youtube]nqy6IRAHHjM[/media] Also any ideas on where I can get the right gauge of wire to make some new pan supports from? Thanks Ps, Don't suppose anyone knows where to get a burner cover or lid thing for this beauty
Here's a close-up of the paint finish on mine Turm Sport, Stove Ref Gallery Pot rests, 4mm steel rod. Source? B&Q at a pinch, model shop maybe or an engineering stock holder (sell metal fastenings, brazing wire, tools etc.) if you've one in your neck of the woods. It'll be tough to find that missing component. Good luck! John
Thanks again John, Is that hammerite paint i see there? Is it the spray type or the brush on type? Oooh I'm tempted to use fire engine red though!!!! I'm thinking why keep it original, why not paint it what I like ;-)
OMG Andrew that is one fine looking bit of stove you got there! You've convinced me (I think) What kind of paint did you use there Just in case I do decide to shamefully copy your masterpiece
The tan-coloured paint finish in that photo is original. It's not quite a 'hammered' finish, but if you could get a shade of Hammerite to suit it would be quite close. It's a colour that blends into natural surroundings and like it's silent burner doesn't shout. Andrew's red paint would only blend into the surroundings here ... Tomatina John
Hi all, Thought I would update this post I've finally got back to restoring this stove after a long time not restoring it Anyway I've painted it a balmoral red as it seemed more vintage I made a mistake last night I had painted the tray that you drip alcohol in with vht paint, it seemed to have a kind of enamel paint already on it. So I then baked it in my kiln at 600 Celsius for an hour, however the vht paint reacted with the enamel underneath and it bubbled ... So I have now had to strip the paint again which cured to the hardest paint I have ever witnessed I tried paint stripper, blowtorches, and finally had to grind the bugger off!!! Now I'm back to the base metal and have sprayed it again, I will bake it tomorrow at around 300 Celsius and keep my fingers crossed 8-[ I had applied kurust to a smaller bit of metal before applying vht and baking, but I think the kurust burned and pushed thru the vht, so again another strip and spray Now my questions are, Does anyone know the best way of baking vht paint? Does it have to bake as high as the paint can maximum of 650 or 450 Celsius? And also what kind of heat resistant washer do I need for the hex nut where the wick goes in? I'm using some twisted wire and some heat seal fibreglass cord that goes around oven doors for the wick which I have picked apart I'll let you know how that goes when I finally get this thing fired up Thanks Ade
