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steam123
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| Spokesmann wrote: | | Shame about the firebox sides, maybe wait for a beater to come up on ebay? thing is the SP2 and Sp4 use the same side panels so they are more common. Rechroming may be expensive too. Will that p;aint to up to the heat? These engines do get very hot since the fuel tablets are totally enclosed. |
Thank you for the info the paint is vht I will be on the look out for some side panels I might be able to get hold of some as you said the same size as the sp2 and sp4  |
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Spokesmann
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| Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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| steam123 wrote: | | Spokesmann wrote: | | Shame about the firebox sides, maybe wait for a beater to come up on ebay? thing is the SP2 and Sp4 use the same side panels so they are more common. Rechroming may be expensive too. Will that p;aint to up to the heat? These engines do get very hot since the fuel tablets are totally enclosed. |
Thank you for the info the paint is vht I will be on the look out for some side panels I might be able to get hold of some as you said the same size as the sp2 and sp4 |
Sorry just saying the SP5 panels are longer and the SP2 and SP4 are the same size! - sorry for the misleading info, you could use two lots of old SP4 or Sp2 ones, these may still be available as spares....
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steam123
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| Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:31 am Post subject: |
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| Spokesmann wrote: | | Shame about the firebox sides, maybe wait for a beater to come up on ebay? thing is the SP2 and Sp4 use the same side panels so they are more common. Rechroming may be expensive too. Will that p;aint to up to the heat? These engines do get very hot since the fuel tablets are totally enclosed. |
I hope it will cope it is vht paint temperatures up to 1110°F, 600°C I have had no problems with the black gloss so see how this silver paint copes 8) |
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Spokesmann
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| Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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Let us know, always good to see how a refurb goes, we can all learn!
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