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[Mukilteo]

[Alfred]

Hey Gang,

Just bought another lantern off Ebay - I'm told it is a 243A. The date code on the bottom is "0"---"9", which I am advised may be September 1940.

It has a badly peeling red paint, honestly chips come every time you pick-it up, with patches of blue showing from underneath. What to do? Leave it as-is(?), try to get the red paint off while preserving some of the original blue(?), take it down to bare metal and hope I can repaint it better (how does one do this?).

Currently, on the shelf next to the others. Nice little lantern, although a little beat-up.



AL

[kzhorse]

Hey Gang,

Just bought another lantern off Ebay - I'm told it is a 243A. The date code on the bottom is "0"---"9", which I am advised may be September 1940.

It has a badly peeling red paint, honestly chips come every time you pick-it up, with patches of blue showing from underneath. What to do? Leave it as-is(?), try to get the red paint off while preserving some of the original blue(?), take it down to bare metal and hope I can repaint it better (how does one do this?).

Currently, on the shelf next to the others. Nice little lantern, although a little beat-up.



AL

Very nice and a good price for E-bay Strip it down and repaint the blue as best you can,Anything should look better than that red then order a replacement Mica globe from Fred Kunts.I use Kleen strip paint stripper works faster than anything I have found,Clean it real good steel wool it off and repaint a dark blue.

Scott

[DragonFire]

thanks for the info on the Kleen Strip. I'll pick some up today..plan on working the 220f over this weekend..

[Alfred]

I just had one of those moments in life that one hopes for. My son who is 18 and independent about 30 % of the time told me tonight that he is done with propane and want to take a white gas Coleman on an all night fishing trip. So we went through the drill on white gas and he says to me why didnt I do this sooner? Sometimes there is peace in the universe. Ommmm. Ommmmm.

All joking aside I knew he would come around.

Sounds like you're raising him right!

AL

[Alfred]

Hey Gang,

Just bought another lantern off Ebay - I'm told it is a 243A. The date code on the bottom is "0"---"9", which I am advised may be September 1940.



AL

Very nice and a good price for E-bay Strip it down and repaint the blue as best you can,Anything should look better than that red then order a replacement Mica globe from Fred Kunts.I use Kleen strip paint stripper works faster than anything I have found,Clean it real good steel wool it off and repaint a dark blue.

Scott

Thanks, Scott!
What do I use to paint it? Rustoleum?

[kzhorse]

I just painted mine with Bright Beauty acrylic enamel color BB320 Royal blue.It was cheap at the auto parts store.You can use any paint you are comfortable with.
When it is back together I will get pictures up.

Scott

[kzhorse]

Here is a before and after still not quite dark enough bu good enough for now.


With flash it really looks lighter.



Scott

[kzhorse]

Can you tell I have a thing for single mantles,And I'm taking the 200A club a little too far





Scott

[KCStudly]

Nice collection. I'd be happy with just one or two (...famous last words? )

[Alfred]

Wow, the restoration looks great!

Agreed, something special about the single mantles! Nice warm light, and they look really nice!

AL

[campmaster-k]

Scott- you have a nice horde there. I know you can quit any time? Right.

[kzhorse]

Scott- you have a nice horde there. I know you can quit any time? Right.

Dont know about quiting but I do pass lots of 220's and newer stuff unless it is a single or really old or different that I dont see that often.

Scott

[campmaster-k]

I am much weaker than you. Here is what I got today.

Its a 220J ho hum. But it was very nice and clean.



And it came complete with stuff and a full tank of Coleman fuel.



Here is a shot all together.



A little oil on the leather and Magic.

[campmaster-k]

That is my first Coleman reflector. I paid $25 for the lot. I probably would have paint $ 20 just for the reflector, so I am happy.