Great restoration video. I found one of these in a junk pile recently and it was made the same year I was born 75'. So I will give it a clean up like you did using your advice. only thing I wont do is repaint it. Just a clean. It needs a new glass and mantels of course.
I scored a 220K a few days ago. I ordered another generator and mantels for it and cleaned the fuel pick up tube. It works great but the frame assembly (the part that encloses the glass) is pretty rusted. This was just the kind of information I needed. Thanks for sharing.
As a pressure lantern lover it was wonderful to see you expertly restore the 220. It got the royal treatment. Editing this to say I pulled my 220J out of the attic and leisurely restored it. The rust on the frame and brass parts I soaked off in hot water and citric acid and scrubbed with steel wool wiped down with Ballistol hopefully as a rust prevention. Too lazy to repaint the fount so I just used Turtle wax to shine it up. I have experience with lanterns but your great videos really inspired me to clean up mine and I'm glad .
Thank you for posting these. There seems to be a lot of hate from snobby collectors on "common greens" and not a lot of help or info on them, but hey, for those of us new to lanterns or who have a personal or emotional connection to them, it's most appreciated. The newer ones like this are a much more simple setup than the ones built 50 years before these ones. Thank you!
8/16/2022 I have two of these lanterns, one identical to the one shown and one with the wide "rain hood". The wide hood lantern I found and the clean out is bound up, Now I know how to fix it. The bound up clean out is likely why it was discarded too/ I know replacement parts can be very hard to find, so hopefully I can fix them both . Thanks again for a great PAIR of videos. ;-)
This is so satisfying. I want to get into restoration for these. I want to know how to restore the porcelain top. Thank you so much! I am born and raised in Kansas and so I’ve always been proud of this history. Fond memories on Boy Scout camping trips and family camping trips.
Came across your channel while looking for some Coleman rebuild information. Good stuff you've got here, and a lot of you other videos I plan to take a look at. As a kid, we had the family Coleman lantern and stove, and I've always had a fond memory of those. I recently picked up a stove, 220F lantern, and a 511A catalytic heater. I had to rebuild the pumps in the stove and lantern, and both work nicely. I didn't realize it before I lit it, but the 511A had never been used. I thought based on the condition it might have been used a little, but the mesh on top still had factory paint. Well, now it doesn't, and I'm a little annoyed at myself for that. Something about the shape of the heater just says art deco and stylish design. The stove is probably the worst of the three, and now I'm planning on stripping and powder coating it. On the lantern, I may strip and repaint the brightwork, but the tank is in pretty good shape. The top could use refinishing, and I'm wondering if Cerakote would hold up to the heat. Something to look into, at any rate. Thanks for the three enjoyable videos on the stove and lantern!
Very Nice Work! I watched the video a couple times to try to hear if you said a specific color for the green powder coat but you basically said you found a color close the the original green. Is it a standard RAL color or a special mixed green color?
Good information I have just got my Dad's 220J from my brother, he never used it. I'm going to get it in top mechanical shape and clean up best I can. Although I admire the job you did I'm only going for function at this point.
What I did on this one is in fact for function, that it helped cosmetically was a nice touch. Preservation and conservation lends itself to good function and dependability
We’ll done ✅ I’m having a day with my old lantern 220K from the mid 80’s, it was finicky then. Currently I can’t get it to light, the pump seems good, I think the problem lies inside the tank/font, I’ll try your method of inverting the unit and a vice. Any tips you can provide would be great. Thanks
Your Powder Coat looks better than Factory! What color powder was that? I am hoping I can take my Fount to a local powder coater and have them use the same color you did. Thanks!
Good video. Only a few things I would have done differently: Blasted and painted the whole burner cage. thread sealer on the valve & bung and pre-burned the mantles before lighting. Correction: he did burn in the mantles.
He actually did pre-burn the mantles. And my own experience rebuilding Coleman lanterns is that they don’t need thread sealer. The pipe treads do the job
@@revolutioninthespiri Sorry yes he did burn in the mantles. I stand by what I said about the thread sealer though. Coleman used thread sealer in the factory, and if you screw the valve down tight, it will not be clocked correctly. When you have it clocked right, It will still be a bit loose and will probably leak air.
Way to simplify the tear down. Your explanation of all steps were great. Thank you.
You’re welcome.
I have my grandfather's 220, and I wasn't sure how to get it working.
This video series has helped so much, thank you sir!
Glad to hear it!
Great job, loved watching all the steps and the commentary. Such great lanterns, now it's ready to go for another 100 years.
Thanks so much!
Great restoration video. I found one of these in a junk pile recently and it was made the same year I was born 75'. So I will give it a clean up like you did using your advice. only thing I wont do is repaint it. Just a clean. It needs a new glass and mantels of course.
I scored a 220K a few days ago. I ordered another generator and mantels for it and cleaned the fuel pick up tube. It works great but the frame assembly (the part that encloses the glass) is pretty rusted. This was just the kind of information I needed. Thanks for sharing.
As a pressure lantern lover it was wonderful to see you expertly restore the 220. It got the royal treatment. Editing this to say I pulled my 220J out of the attic and leisurely restored it. The rust on the frame and brass parts I soaked off in hot water and citric acid and scrubbed with steel wool wiped down with Ballistol hopefully as a rust prevention. Too lazy to repaint the fount so I just used Turtle wax to shine it up. I have experience with lanterns but your great videos really inspired me to clean up mine and I'm glad .
Thank you for posting these. There seems to be a lot of hate from snobby collectors on "common greens" and not a lot of help or info on them, but hey, for those of us new to lanterns or who have a personal or emotional connection to them, it's most appreciated. The newer ones like this are a much more simple setup than the ones built 50 years before these ones. Thank you!
I dont get cought up in the static, I just like to keep em runnin.
8/16/2022
I have two of these lanterns, one identical to the one shown and one with the wide "rain hood". The wide hood lantern I found and the clean out is bound up, Now I know how to fix it. The bound up clean out is likely why it was discarded too/
I know replacement parts can be very hard to find, so hopefully I can fix them both . Thanks again for a great PAIR of videos. ;-)
Beautiful restoration and great instruction!
Glad you liked it!
This is so satisfying. I want to get into restoration for these. I want to know how to restore the porcelain top. Thank you so much! I am born and raised in Kansas and so I’ve always been proud of this history. Fond memories on Boy Scout camping trips and family camping trips.
The top is more difficult, You can shck with heat and cold to remove the old material but need a kiln to replace with new material.
Thank you
@@agentp6621 Most Coleman restorers use a company called IPE , they enamel ventilators.
Oh wow Kevin Johnson! I live about an hour and a half away in Topeka, KS. Thank you so much!
Excellent job restoring your lantern. The powder coating process was particularly interesting.
Thank you. I was happy are now able to source a colour
Good lantern! I have the same one, inherited from my dad, who found it laying in a corn field back in the early 80s and restored it.
This one seems slightly different in construction from my others so I did this one first
Fantastic. Your approach is one of the most helpful I’ve seen on RUclips. Loving that you are giving new life to these old lanterns, they are gems!
I appreciate that!
Came across your channel while looking for some Coleman rebuild information. Good stuff you've got here, and a lot of you other videos I plan to take a look at. As a kid, we had the family Coleman lantern and stove, and I've always had a fond memory of those. I recently picked up a stove, 220F lantern, and a 511A catalytic heater. I had to rebuild the pumps in the stove and lantern, and both work nicely. I didn't realize it before I lit it, but the 511A had never been used. I thought based on the condition it might have been used a little, but the mesh on top still had factory paint. Well, now it doesn't, and I'm a little annoyed at myself for that. Something about the shape of the heater just says art deco and stylish design. The stove is probably the worst of the three, and now I'm planning on stripping and powder coating it. On the lantern, I may strip and repaint the brightwork, but the tank is in pretty good shape. The top could use refinishing, and I'm wondering if Cerakote would hold up to the heat. Something to look into, at any rate. Thanks for the three enjoyable videos on the stove and lantern!
Thanks for sharing. Glad you found the videos helpful.
Nice job!
Thanks!
Very Nice Work! I watched the video a couple times to try to hear if you said a specific color for the green powder coat but you basically said you found a color close the the original green. Is it a standard RAL color or a special mixed green color?
Where can I find part 3? I searched your videos but couldn't find it.
Good information I have just got my Dad's 220J from my brother, he never used it. I'm going to get it in top mechanical shape and clean up best I can. Although I admire the job you did I'm only going for function at this point.
What I did on this one is in fact for function, that it helped cosmetically was a nice touch. Preservation and conservation lends itself to good function and dependability
@@retrotechandelectronics I liked the powder coating jus wondering what that cost
@@bluefishbeagle1 the bag was about 20$ I could do 5 lamps and a stove with it.
We’ll done ✅ I’m having a day with my old lantern 220K from the mid 80’s, it was finicky then. Currently I can’t get it to light, the pump seems good, I think the problem lies inside the tank/font, I’ll try your method of inverting the unit and a vice. Any tips you can provide would be great. Thanks
Very Very nice !
Thanks for the visit
Amazing!
Thanks!
Buen trabajo.
Gracias!
how did you remove the lever opposite the knob? i need to replace all the graphite seals in mine and i cannot get the thing out
Hi what is in your green solution mixture as i would like to make some. Would you mind sharing the ingredients please.
What green solution mixture are you referring to
Your Powder Coat looks better than Factory! What color powder was that? I am hoping I can take my Fount to a local powder coater and have them use the same color you did. Thanks!
Did I not mention the powder coat source in the video?
How is the lantern holding up? did the Heat resistance paint last?
A video on this is forthcoming.
Good video. Only a few things I would have done differently: Blasted and painted the whole burner cage. thread sealer on the valve & bung and pre-burned the mantles before lighting. Correction: he did burn in the mantles.
He actually did pre-burn the mantles. And my own experience rebuilding Coleman lanterns is that they don’t need thread sealer. The pipe treads do the job
@@revolutioninthespiri Sorry yes he did burn in the mantles. I stand by what I said about the thread sealer though. Coleman used thread sealer in the factory, and if you screw the valve down tight, it will not be clocked correctly. When you have it clocked right, It will still be a bit loose and will probably leak air.
@@42phaedrus that’s fair.
Is there a fix for the chipped ceramic on the hood?
Not an easy one...
Not seeing #3 video 3 months later... Or I'm blind lol
So how did the paint hold up?
Perfect, still documenting a few more months for follow up
@@retrotechandelectronics 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
What’s the update on the heat paint?
A video on the update of this is in the works
@@retrotechandelectronics looking forward to it! In process of cleaning up the very same model.
Very informative, thanks for the show.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice job !!
Thanks for the visit