Hi All I have just finished fettling these heaters & this Tilley Guardsman lamp base, I stripped off the old chipped & damaged paint & citric acid gel cleaned the brass bits followed by a good buff on the wheel. The Guardsman cage & hood were badly rusted so they got the serious acid treatment using spirits of salt ( hydrochloric acid solution 35% very nasty ( available from the "tool station" on request ) but very effective on cleaning up oxidised iron & steel , if you are going to use this acid please be very careful, I'm no old woman but follow all the instructions. Here's the acid in action on the rusty cage & the hood, the cage is very nearly done but the hood has just been started . The cage was very badly rusted but this cleaned up in about 20-30 mins & the hood took about an hour, this was nearly a scrapper the whole top was corroded right through the enamel & the acid restored it back to base metal ,the losse bits were drill brushed off to give a final finish & then some high temp paint Nearly finished , the burner has been quenched & wire wooled off & i,m using an old "B" to slowly cure off the paint on the hood & here is the finished fettle, all shite & briney & ready to go Just got to give the cage a lick of gold "HT" paint . Best regards Stu
Hi Dibblette You make your own Just add anhydrous ciric acid crystals ( available from your local chemist/pharmacy ) to warm water , then mix in wallpaper paste to make a gel that is like thick cream , thick enough to stick but not too thick that the acid cannot get to work on the tarnish 1 dessert spoon of crystals per 1/2 pint hot water, just don't leave it on too long or it'll turn pink where the acid has eaten the metal away, i use very fine wire wool on the brass to help the process along , works a treat & wear latex gloves to save your hands Hope this helps Best regards Stu .
Wow Stu, that is an outstanding polish job, I don't see any scratch or polish marks at all! What are you using as a polish cream or are you using a power buffing wheel?
Hi John I use a converted grinder with polishing mops on instead of carberundum wheels, i did a post on this on the CCS site , check this out.... http://www.spiritburner.com/fusion/showtopic.php?tid/22932/ Best regards Stu .
