You have not posted a picture of the stove to judge the colour from, match it with this colour chart....
Go to your model store and match up from the small pots of paint used for models. If a larger area need painting use a spray can.
Thanks for all of the info, for those nearby that want a stove, form an orderley queue bearing swapsies and get one to play with. Anyway decided...
I have recently purchased a slack handfull of Optimus 8R's. Most of them look as if they have had an arduous life but are basically sound. As I...
Thanks for the replies, I have found a stove on ebay which has a sticker in the same place and is the same size and shape. stove is an 8R hunter....
I have just purchased a couple of optimus stoves. One has 8R Made in Sweden on the lid and a round globe sticker on the lid and a carrying handle...
burnt well but found a small leak or two. [ATTACH]
Thanks for the help so far. The blowlamp is self explanatory but what was the OMAG used for? Did it fit in a tin type cooker? Did it heat a...
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Is it considered "Bad Form" to polish up old stoves thus losing the patina of many years of use or is it the shinier the better?
This was a first fire up for this stove. I will be sorting out the burner over the next few weeks. Thanks for the theories so far.
I started up the Primus 85 and it burned poorly. I noticed the burner was out of line but I found the flame went out but lit easily again What...
Thanks for the warm (Pun intended) welcome.
Hello all, just found this site and forum and would like to show you my latest aquisition a primus model 85. [ATTACH]
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