Thank you everyone for the kind words of encouragement. It makes the work I put into this thing a bit easier to bear. :) Now, if those more...
SnowCamper ---- What are you calling a 'cup sprayer"...... This is the exact one I used : [ATTACH] I attached the sprayer to a Bostitch...
Dave-- Thanks for the kind words...as you can see, the stove was in horrible shape... the two aux. burners barely worked, and the main burner...
Molson -- The grates were not painted...not sure there is any paint that would withstand constant & direct exposure to the flame. Nope, just...
Baja- I tried electrolysis on different projects before, and although it seemed to work pretty well, it left the metal discolored a dark...
Thanks Sam ! Gotta tell ya tho....I am GLAD it's over and finished.....didn't realize it was gonna take so much work to properly rehab this thing.
Total cost to rehab this stove ? $15 for generator tube from ebay. $10 new pump from Wal-Mart. $10 for quart of the Rustoleum green enamel....
Molson....I tried using a 6" air sander, and though it worked well on the outside surfaces, for the most part I used 4 different types of wire...
The money shot ! :) Unfortunately, the flame on the stove is burning so clean, it cannot be seen in daylight....but believe me, the darn thing...
FINI ! Can't wait to throw the coffeepot on this thing the first time on this weekend's camping trip ! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
4 finish coats of Rustoleum Hunter Green Gloss enamel. I didn't think the color was quite dark enough, and Lowes nor anyone else nearby carried...
Let's get some primer on this thing fast....it was accumulating a surface patina of rust as fast as I could sand it off. Three coats of Rustoleum...
Next, join me in my three-week odyssey of removing the old faded paint & rust. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
First, we'll tackle the manifold and burners. All burners looked like the one on the left. Cleaned up nice, did they not ? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Here we have a standard, well used 1970 Coleman 426D three-burner stove...inherited from my brother when he passed. He bought it new in 1970, and...
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