My wife gave me this stove earlier in the year for my birthday. It came with a can of Rustoleum Charleston Green. I should have painted it the day I got it, but, I 'got to thinking' and that spoiled everything. I thought I would need to take the case apart, but I shouldn't have. So, a few months later, I had to figure out how to get it back together.... Link The day I glass bead blasted, I painted it with white metal primer. I think it was 2 or 4 light coats. After a few days, I baked it in the oven at 250°F for an hour. After at least a few days, I put 3-4 light coats of this green on it. Twice I baked it. 300°F for an hour and 500°F for an hour. It has set for a few days. I will be gentle with it for the next month while the paint finishes it's curing. I had the heat shield plated nickle-chrome after I bead blasted it. It does show the pits, but to fix that, copper plating base layer, is way too much expense for me. 10.00 USD was a good price for plating. Here it is next to an original painted Optimus 8. Actually they look more similar than the photo suggests. I believe the texture of the cases belie the color. The valve key came later and is not period correct. Flame shots later. It does burn well. Ken in NC
Wow, mad skils. I wish i had a fraction of your skills. I can just about barely season a cast iron skillet.
snwcmpr Nice work in deed! Question; Was Optimus 11 delivered orginally in other colors than medium dark red and medium dark green?
@Skauvill I did not get a notice of your reply. Add a "@" in front of a name and a tag will be created. I am not sure what colors were available. BD shared with me that his research showed this color to be as close as he knew to the original.
Snwcmpr Thanks! After a while I will learn to use this. I will continue looking for original color for Optimus 11 as well.
