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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Technical Tips, Builds, and Help => Topic started by: John Besley on October 10, 2024, 05:49:04 pm

Title: Re: Mamod SE3
Post by: John Besley on November 08, 2024, 03:40:57 am

Hello Jim

Sorry for the slow responce... been a bit outherwise occupied, many thanks or the information. ill look into the laquar in question

Title: Re: Mamod SE3
Post by: Jim on October 15, 2024, 05:57:58 pm

I have used this on chuff pots etc etc  and recently a Jensen brick firebox that was first coated with heat proof black.
This Jensen is flame fired and so far its held up to around 20 firings from use by my Grandson.

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Title: Re: Mamod SE3
Post by: Jim on October 15, 2024, 05:55:30 pm

I don't think it was really 'heat proof' lacquer.....more to just stop tarnishing in shops so that potential customers were buying something nice and shiny.

Title: Re: Mamod SE3
Post by: John Besley on October 15, 2024, 03:42:21 pm

Sorry for the slow reply, Thanks for the help I did wonder if that was the case, what type of laquer do they (did they) use as it has to have been heat proff to a certain extent

Title: Re: Mamod SE3
Post by: Nick on October 10, 2024, 06:17:18 pm

Yes, even the early flat bases back to the 30’s have clear lacquer

Title: Mamod SE3
Post by: John Besley on October 10, 2024, 05:49:04 pm

Hello all

Can someone help me, did Mamod clear laquer the boilers and pipework on their stationary engines as I been sent a SE3 by a customer to have a look at and was pondering cleaning up the metalwork...

Kind Regards

John