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Message started by poddy dodger on Jul 3rd, 2006 at 8:11pm

Title: Painted camp ovens !
Post by poddy dodger on Jul 3rd, 2006 at 8:11pm
A couple of weeks ago I acquired two Metters camp ovens, a 12" and a 14", that had been painted in yellow gloss enamel and presumably spent the last few years on someone's patio.
After getting them home I hit them with paint stripper and a scraper to only find another coat of black paint under the yellow,  now this paint was a lot more stubborn, I think NASA would like to know the formula of the black paint and use it on their space shuttle, it would be more durable than their ceramic tiles.
At this stage I lost count of how many times I had put paint stripper on and they both still looked pretty ordinary so I took them to an abrasive metal cleaning firm who wanted $100.00 to "blast" them  and told me, "All care but no responsibility". The final bit decided me to persevere with the cleaning myself.
I got a fire going in the back yard and carefully "cooked" them, this worked with almost no paint left either inside or out. To remove what was left and smooth up the insides I put a sanding disc on my drill and gave them a buff, they are not perfect but after I season them they will be very usable.
The moral of the story is no matter how bad they look as long as they are'nt cracked they can be salvaged.

Title: Re: Painted camp ovens !
Post by Derek Bullock on Jul 3rd, 2006 at 8:19pm
Did you get lids with them.


Derek

Title: Re: Painted camp ovens !
Post by Little_Kopit on Jul 3rd, 2006 at 8:55pm
With a little bit of luck here are the 'arrival pictures' of what P.D. has been working on


 




--------P.D.'s photo guinea pig.

:)

Title: Re: Painted camp ovens !
Post by Derek Bullock on Jul 3rd, 2006 at 8:58pm
Ugly looking buggas  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Look forward to seeing the after pics. 8-)

Title: Re: Painted camp ovens !
Post by wazza5262 on Jul 15th, 2006 at 12:12am
put a good tast in the stew ;D ;D

Title: Re: Painted camp ovens !
Post by Little_Kopit on Aug 18th, 2006 at 7:48am
Ok, PD's digital image assistant has received the after pictures.



That's one of the ones that was painted.  Then given lots of TLC by PD.



& the above is both one of the painted Metters plus another which PD managed to buy for a very nice price at a market.

I'm sure he has more to tell us.

:)

Title: Re: Painted camp ovens !
Post by camper bear on Aug 25th, 2006 at 11:16pm
guys camperbear here fantastic before and after photoes maybe you can help me i have tried to post photos and nothing happens can someone maybe help please cheers ::) :'(

Title: Re: Painted camp ovens !
Post by wazza5262 on Aug 25th, 2006 at 11:19pm
hey camper go to help page uload  :D

Title: Re: Painted camp ovens !
Post by Little_Kopit on Aug 26th, 2006 at 12:11am
Send me a pm camper_bear.  I've used more than one bit of software.

:)

Title: Re: Painted camp ovens !
Post by wazza5262 on Aug 26th, 2006 at 12:14am
problely looking at wrong button LK  ::)

Title: Re: Painted camp ovens !
Post by Little_Kopit on Aug 26th, 2006 at 2:22am

wazza5262 wrote on Aug 26th, 2006 at 12:14am:
problely looking at wrong button LK  ::)



I don't understand your accent.  Please clarify  :)

Title: Re: Painted camp ovens !
Post by wazza5262 on Aug 26th, 2006 at 10:21am
hi LK camperbear is proberley looking..pressing wrong button on computer... to upload photoes cheetrs wazza

Title: Re: Painted camp ovens !
Post by camper bear on Sep 6th, 2006 at 10:13pm
hey wazza i can now post photoes can you cheers cb ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Painted camp ovens !
Post by wazza5262 on Sep 8th, 2006 at 12:15am
yes bear i can

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