I just bought 3 of these second hand off FB Marketplace, going to restore one completely as a good working unit first then work on the others. I was out over the holiday and a guy had one and I was rather impressed. Anyone have one?
They still make them new but expensive as hell, got three for a total of about 70 dollars, two of them work as is but damn the are crusty as crap. I’m gonna strip them down to bare metal clean the fuel cells and the burners, and I am not a green person so I’m going to paint them black with BBQ grill paint. Also great for SHTF prepping!!! I’m a bit of a off grid junkie
The hinges on the side shields were pretty bad and the ones for the cover so I drilled out those rivets. Makes it easier for stripping the paint anyway, so here are those pieces in progress. Stripped them down to bare metal, first coat is black rust converter sandable primer which will help fill in some of the dents, dings, and little micro fracture cracks. I still may decide to try and find a Coleman green matching paint to try and get it looking like classic Coleman stoves. Stripping the main body is going to be a pain but worth it in the end!
I have 2, small and large. I've had them since the mid 1970s and I use one everyday to cook on, since I no longer have a stove in the house. You can get the parts on eBay. Great stoves!
Do you use camping fuel or just regular unleaded gas? I’ve seen YouTube videos of people using regular gas but it apparently makes them dirty and you have to clean them all the time.
Soaked and stripped one of the fuel cells, cleaned all the valves, generator, and replaced the seal on the pump. Time to get some red VHT and bring this part back to life.
Thanks! Acetone really eats through the paint but it evaporates so quick you basically have to drench it and brush it off at light speed. I then soaked the rusty spots in this Rustoleum rust dissolver gel stuff, then blasted it all off with brake clean. Now drying the coat of rust converter primer stuff, the to find a matching Coleman Red spray paint! I actually just came back from Lowes getting a decent bright Coleman green…. And totally forgot about getting something red……. This getting old thing sucks
Thanks! Acetone really eats through the paint but it evaporates so quick you basically have to drench it and brush it off at light speed. I then soaked the rusty spots in this Rustoleum rust dissolver gel stuff, then blasted it all off with brake clean. Now drying the coat of rust converter primer stuff, the to find a matching Coleman Red spray paint! I actually just came back from Lowes getting a decent bright Coleman green…. And totally forgot about getting something red……. This getting old thing sucks
Finished descaling and priming the case, after getting the crud off the bottom I see this one was from 1972! There was so much rust where the model number was, I thought about fixing it but left it for character. Once the primer dries for a few hours I will do the green over it.
Thank you! I figured my progression of things leading up to me getting an Xterra deeply surround my love of getting outdoors and camping, so in a round about way this is about my X and I’m just about done with this, I went out and got the Red I needed for the fuel cell and I might be able to get the rest of the body painted before sundown.
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