Wood Burning Stove Restoration - Metal Rescue 

Nice job! Inspiring me to restore an old parlor wood/coal stove I have.

Now get some Stove Polish Paste by Imperial . . . Adds a touch of class to all of your hard work 😊

Old lady here (sunny side of 80). Long story somewhat short: My beloved Royal Windsor that I relied on for many years, was open to the elements after my husband passed away. Now I’m trying to clean it up and restore it as much as I’m able. I find it’s missing the smallest burner on the 3 ring eye. The nickel portions have a great deal of rust and I don’t know how to deal with that. Those parts need to be sanded to bare metal, I can do that. Then they need another layer of nickel applied. That’s where I’m lost. Unfortunately, some enamel has been chipped, but I have to settle for cleaning and polishing and living with that. I’m quite capable of restoring the stove top surface. How do I go about the nickel portions of the stove, and where would I find the small burner eye, please? Needless to say, I’m on Social Security, so just can’t hire someone to restore this old friend to her former glory.

Any updates on the parlor? I have a garage with terrible concrete slab I am thinking of building a floating sleeper floor like yours in but using stone gravel to level things out. How has the floor held up over time? Did you ever consider insulating it? Im in the midwest so that is a goal.

Very nice. I brought a used woodstove home today, a Martin Stove and Range Co King 632 box stove. I like your process and am going to do the same with mine.

I just metal brush the rust off and cover mine with Stove Black. Easy…toothbrush for the more patterned areas and then buff with a cloth. Done

I love a good wood stove. My wife and I have been heating with the woodstove for 42 years. We love it. One thing about it you can’t back up to a heat pump.🤣

Just use old-fashioned stove polish over the rust. That's what it was designed for. Once the polish has dried just use an old towel slightly damp to bring up a high shine touch up yearly . all the polish is ,is carbon black(soot) and sterric acid (paraffin wax)

That’s one beautiful stove.

You need a bottom grate for that stove. Can probably find one that will fit at tractor supply

Imperial stove polish works great if it was not painted before.

Why not just brush the worst of the rust off and then re-black it w lots of good elbow grease ;)

Did you oaint it?

А где рестоврация то ??? Водой из шланга помыл и всё?

Or woodfire

Unfortunately that’s not a restoration. Strip, blast, smooth areas of the metal castings, paint with correct paint and nickel other parts, replace the cement and gaskets.

Looking good man!