Restoration of a Rusty and Corroded 1947 Coleman 500 Stove

So this was a customer Job! This Coleman model 500 stove had been in the family since new in 1947. They asked if Mr. Vintage could bring this prized family heirloom back to life? Follow along and find out!

[@Austeration]

Nice one 👍 the old girl cleaned up well. Looks completely different. Great job.

[@MrVintageRestoration]

Thank you! The customer really went the extra mile for this one!!! It makes all the difference in the end result!

[@otherwill2202]

Happy new year Thank you for the videos they mean alot to me, the wife, and the puppies God bless

[@MrVintageRestoration]

Happy New Year! Your most welcome! I seriously enjoy what I do. It's a blessing to do what one loves. Wishing you a wonderful New Year 😉

[@ianmoorcroft3689]

Fantastic job

[@MrVintageRestoration]

Thanks Ian! We we're very happy with how it turned out. Our customer was pretty happy with it too!

[@zachary4225]

Excellent job!!!

[@MrVintageRestoration]

Thank you! We're pretty proud of this one 😁

[@zachary4225]

@@MrVintageRestoration I just got one today that needs some work. Will see how it turns out.

[@jimdent351]

Have you tried putting citric acid inside the fount? I don't know where I went wrong with my 335 lantern but I found out the hard way there was a type of rust protector on the inside. I didn't have a tool to remove the check valve so I worked at it for a 1-1/2 days of spraying carb cleaner into the valve to clean it up. After I got the valve working I put a citric acid solution on the inside of the fount to clean up any varnish because I was rather certain the previous owner left it full of pump gas until it evaporated dry. When I was rinsing out the tank all this paint came off the inside of the tank. Internet said using both carb cleaner and citric acid was okay. I hope it doesn't rust away too quickly now.