Little brother

A few months ago I refurbished a Coleman 500a. I've got lots of green stoves and lanterns so I decided to do something a little different. I liked the way it came out so much that when I got a 502 with a fount that needed repainted I decided to give the 500a a sibling. These models are no doubt my two favorite single burner stoves.

 

A handsome pair!

 

Beautiful work @cottage hill bill, they are both stunning!
But my heart has fallen for your 500a, great combination of style and your chosen colours!

Cheers
Barrett

 

Well done! Looks great. I really like that you left the filler caps brass, and I'm sure that they run as well as they look.

 

@cottage hill bill

Well finished.

What’s the paint brand and colour?

Tony

 

@cottage hill bill ,

WOW!! Those twins look flat-out wonderful!! Love the color, and the great job you did on them both! Thanks for sharing, and very well done!

Every Good Wish,
Doc

 

Nice job, wish I could get some of my stoves that clean.
Duane

 

You could if you did not use them.
Hint @cottage hill bill

 

I had the burner caps on my Coleman #1 looking great, but upon firing up, they were back to dark.
Duane

 

they both look realy good in that colour

kerry

 

Looks good the pair of them.

Cheers
Rob

 

Well every day I learn....
Whilst looking at your beautiful 500 again just because I love the contrast of colours, I had a moment.....
My suitcase pump tube cap doesn't say 710 at all...... it says "oil" upside down....which is soooooooooo evident in your pic...

Every day I learn... and worry about my stupidity.

Wish someone had pointed my stupidity out and saved me some time lol

Cheers
Barrett

 

Tony, Paint is Rustoleum Burnished Amber, one of their primer/paint combos with a coat of Duplicolor engine enamel gloss clear on top for fuel resistance. The clear keeps the brass shiny too.

 

@cottage hill bill

Thank you.

Tony

 

Ah, but stylishly so Reese and the gloss clear coat is a grand refinement.

John

 

@presscall

Thank you John, but the gloss clear coat is a necessity. Some or all of the Rustoleum paints do not fare well with coleman fuel. I learned that the hard way when I repainted a lantern 3 or 4 years ago. Fueled it up and slopped a little CF down the side. All the paint ran down the side with the CF. I routinely cure my repaints in an oven so it wasn't a case of undried paint. Since then I have top coated everything with the Dupli-color. It is one of their engine paints and is supposed to be fuel and oil resistant and heat resistant to 500F. If a CF fount gets over 500F I plan to be in another time zone.

 

@ArchMc might like to know about the Rustoleum paint. That is what I used on the Optimus 8.

 

Thanks. I'll have to top coat it. I guess I've been neat and lucky so far.

....Arch