need advice about range top

I could find anyone either, Sam. That's why I went with GiGi. Her work is great and pretty darn reasonable!

You should check out GiGi's. They will do the stovetop properly. I went there on Wednesday to drop off Opal's burners and assorted other parts for new porcelain. It is like stepping back into a different era. The stove is just full of vintage stove parts. Their business card lists an e-mail address, but they depend on old fashioned hand written records. I think that all of the professional restorers in LA use them along with many professional restoration shops around the country. Andre said that he might take a short vacation sometime this summer and I imagine that they will be closed during that time.

Point of clarification - I would never recommend painting the porcelain parts on your stove - I was referencing Sam's post on 'waxing' your stove. I have not tried it yet, (and I don't think Sam was kidding - but it is sometimes hard to tell). Sam is always referencing his OKM model Chambers stove - he's a sly fox [img]wink.gif[/img]

Sorry, I must have heavy fingers this morning, I double posted

<font color="#FFFFFF" size="1">[ June 16, 2006 10:46 AM: Message edited by: maryopal ]</font>

can the stove top simply be swapped out with another, say, a chrome one?

Oh my so many choices!! I think I am going to pursue finding a porcelain person. I hate to do things halfway and it's just a big risk to take with painting. Anyway, the stuff I need is going to be hard to find anyway. Uncertain Stoveman, was the porcelain place in Dallas called American Reporcelain and Repair because that came up on a search?? It is hard to believe there is no one around who can do it. I am loathe to ship the monster top to California!! The decrepit old man who started my restore had a person who could do reporcelain but his oven wasn't big enough for the whole stove top or the lid. Mine is a model B, with the fold-down top, lowback. Anyway, wish me luck-I am determined to find someplace closer! Oh and see ya at the Chilly Mart. Although I don't frequent it much--what about Wal-Mart [img]wink.gif[/img] !! Hee hee.

Yep, American Porcelain in Dallas can't do stove parts anymore. See Ya at Walmart....or the Appraisal Board, I'm fighting with them on property taxes.

There is a place in wichita that can rechrome your top for $100. Google this site for Robbie's Hobbies.

If the top is just dull you may be able to polish
it out with wright's silver polish. It has some
very fine abrasives [jewelers rouge] that will
remove some of the outside dull finish. It takes
a bit of time and a lot of elbow grease. If it
is scratched up, there is a windshild scratch remover
product at auto parts stores you can get but you
will probably need a buffer. Autozone has one
on sale now for $19.95. You can try a small
area by hand. I really cleaned up the porcelain
on my 61C with wrights silver creme. Removed all
kinds of stains and dull places.
You said you wanted cheap. Two to three bucks
for the silver cream, nothing for your work.
You will not get it all the first time, but if
you will try a small area and really rub, and
rub some more, and more and more you will see
some improvement. If you see enough to satisfy
you then you can finish the rest. But it will take a lot of work.
Pokey

Alvajo, take it easy on the "decrepit people" comments - some of us resemble that remark! [img]graemlins/whatever.gif[/img]

<font color="#FFFFFF" size="1">[ June 19, 2006 12:23 AM: Message edited by: RobbiQuest ]</font>