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Restoring an Old Wobbler - bling ideas welcome!

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raynerd:
Thanks for the suggestion John, I am considering going back out the the bins tomorrow and sweeping it from around the sides. Maybe I`ll get a good price on the for sale section.

cedge:
John Hill....  :beer: :clap:

Chris
Having had a rather rudely presumptuous collector take me to the wood shed about my engine restorations, I could feel your pain. I was somewhat less "understanding" with this individual than you've been here, having handed him back his testicles in a public forum for everyone to enjoy. The bare essence of my message was that until he bought my engines, either for me or from me, he had absolutely zero input as to how I treated them.... for good or bad.

I'm pleased that you are to be among those who can at least to look at something and see the original builder's hands. In my own opinion, only then can you make a clear choice as to how the engine needs to be tended to. I've often left behind obvious play time scars, rather than lose even a small bit of the machine's life story, but I've never apologized for putting one in top flight running condition.... which always includes a good cleaning.

Steve

sbwhart:
Hi Chaps

Just to add fuel to the fire.

Sometimes restoration can't be avoided, I restored a BERNAC steamer I got of fleabay some Kid had painted it all over with gold paint, that kept the price down so I got it as a bargan.

This is it before



And after I made a new burner for it





I think done right there's nothing wrong with a little retoration

Cheers

Stew

Baldrocker:
craynerd
Leave it as it is and its worthless: but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Shiny and blingy its worthless: but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beware of the absolute! To thine own self be true.
BR

raynerd:

--- Quote from: Baldrocker on August 06, 2009, 02:05:33 AM ---craynerd
Leave it as it is and its worthless: but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Shiny and blingy its worthless: but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beware of the absolute! To thine own self be true.
BR

--- End quote ---

v true ....  :med: :med: :med: :med: :med: :med: :med: :med: :med:

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