Steve Braverman Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I posted this at the HCCA section, but haven't got a good answer yet. What are the buckets of acetylene lamps painted with? Too hot for regular paint, or even engine enamel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Cullen Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I'm not sure what was originally used, but I think that if you were ever planning to use them, it might work well and look great to just strip and polish them and hit the steel buckets with gun bluing. A nice satin blue-black finish that would never burn off, just gradually get deeper or get a bit brown/red tint to it from the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Braverman Posted July 10, 2007 Author Share Posted July 10, 2007 The original finish is a glossy black. Maybe a porcelain coating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Cullen Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Porcelain would be possible, they get pretty hot! How about ceramic coating like is used on exhaust? That might be really close in appearance and is available in silver, black, satin and a few others I assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldiron Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Hey; sdbraverman.... The headlight buckets of acetylene lamps can be satisfactorily painted with a generic high temp. enamal. Yes, the flame is hot. However, it is concentrated and reflected away from the painted shell. On the other hand, the chimney should carry away the soot and heat. Regards; oldiron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 For the outside, just a good quality automotive paint should work. For the lamp interior, use rustoleum BBQ black, same as you would use to paint your back yard BBQ grill. Its a nice flat heat resistant paint that should work fine in your gas lamps. As was mentioned earlier, the chimney is the hottest part of it all. The lamp body, mirror and lens don't get hot enough to burn paint off. Ive not used my lamps but have seen others use them without burning off the paint. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1940_Buick Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 The chimney and rim may get hot, but the bodies shouldn't get hot enough to burn enamel paint. That's why the chimney and rim are usually made of brass, or are nickel plated steel.Make sure the burners are oriented front-back, not side-to-side. A lot of time you see burners oriented side-to-side. That makes the flame fan out front to back and may overheat and crack the mirror in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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