Rebuild VC Resolute

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latitude45

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Bought this VC Resolute off CL this summer finally got a chance to break her down and build her back up. The process went fairly quick, just like a 10 piece jigsaw puzzle. Only problem was getting the rods back into place.

Next I need to cure the fire cement then paint!

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Nice Job!. Boy does that bring back memories. That was part of my job for a few years back in the 80's, rebuilding VC stoves. Didnt have to do too many Resolutes. Did you end up just putting some nuts on the rods to grab them so you could give them a little bend so they would line up thru the holes on the bottom plate? That was my trick, if memory serves
 
I like to use black stove polish instead of paint , when buffed its looks nice and when it time for a touch up you can do it where the stove stands instead of dragging it out side and spraying it down it has a little smell when first lit but goes away quick..
 
Franks said:
Nice Job!. Boy does that bring back memories. That was part of my job for a few years back in the 80's, rebuilding VC stoves. Didnt have to do too many Resolutes. Did you end up just putting some nuts on the rods to grab them so you could give them a little bend so they would line up thru the holes on the bottom plate? That was my trick, if memory serves
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The old rods we so corroded I replaced them with new. I left the new rods extra long and did put nuts on them, it helped out alot!
 
Redburn said:
I like to use black stove polish instead of paint , when buffed its looks nice and when it time for a touch up you can do it where the stove stands instead of dragging it out side and spraying it down it has a little smell when first lit but goes away quick..
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My wife and I decided to paint the resolute stove bright mojave red. Its sand blasted and ready to go. I think it will look sharp. Well at least complement the couch!
 
As my kiwi friends say, "good on ya mate". As I type this, I'm sitting beside my old Resolute, cold now as it is relatively warm. They are great little heat boxes, no question.
 
Fine looking job, Latitude. Give us a pic when it gets back"home".
 
Did I say black I ment red lol!!! Nice job ....... was it a fun project ? Would you do it again ? Looks like it was worth it anyway good luck and burn on ...........
 
I LIKE IT ! Hats off to a great job... You picked one of the most eye pleasing stoves ever made in my opinion. Glad you had the cajones to do something besides black. The pleasure of a job well done will far outweigh whatever labor it cost.
 
Redburn said:
Did I say black I ment red lol!!! Nice job ....... was it a fun project ? Would you do it again ? Looks like it was worth it anyway good luck and burn on ...........
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Yep, I enjoyed the project and would do it again. Epically now that I know what I'm doing!
 
I see where you said you would do it again and too bad you live in MI, I have one you could do and have it look so sweet like yours!!! Did you sandblast it first? or how did you prepare it? What paint did you use? The high temp paint I have seen is BLACK.
Sandie
 
Yep, I broke the stove down into its parts and sand blasted it, then put it back together and painted it with stove bright mojave red. It turned out very nice. I have been running the stove 3 weeks now no problems. It was a bit stinky the first few firings due to the paint off gassing.
 
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