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charles(mo)

11-18-2007 15:30:16

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I just bought an old copper Childs Foamite fire extinguisher yesterday at an antique store. I have done a google search for dating this thing but came up with nothing. I would like to find out when this thing was made if possible.

I've been trying to polish it up with steel wool and Brasso, but it is a slow process. Any suggestions with the dating or the polishing would be greatly appreciated.

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Bill-KCKs

11-18-2007 22:52:17

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Re: Way off topic in reply to charles(mo), 11-18-2007 15:30:16

As far as finding the date on the thing, you might pose that question to the AmericanLaFrance collectors on Yahoo!groups. ALF bought Foamite at some point, IIRC.

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RobMD

11-18-2007 20:35:18

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Re: Way off topic in reply to charles(mo), 11-18-2007 15:30:16

I buy the copper fire extinguishers to sell them for copper scrap. At 2 bucks a pound, i'll never polish a copper fire extinguisher.

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J.T.L.

11-18-2007 16:31:30

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Re: Way off topic in reply to charles(mo), 11-18-2007 15:30:16

Years ago in the 1970s, I had a good many of those old Copper units to clean. The fire inspectors that came to the company I worked for were replacing them with modern extinguishers. The old ones were no longer legal. I was able to buy them for $5.00 each from the inspectors. After that, the inspectors saved all the ones from other local companies and I bought them.

I found that that many of them had a coat of lacquer on them. I used paint remover on them first to get it off. Then I used Twinkle copper cleaner (found in local supermarket) with a Brillo soap pad in a tub of warm water. The finish came out a clean pink color, but the soap pads being steel wool, left less of a shine. I then buffed the copper with White Diamond rouge on a 10" buffing wheel. I worked restoring metal work for antique shops as a side job for over 20 years and did more polishing then I care to remember.

John

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WantACaseLASomeday

11-18-2007 16:20:51

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Re: Way off topic in reply to T_Bone, 11-18-2007 15:30:16

I used to get it at a law enforcement supply but I just googled it and got 65000 hits - everywhere from Amazon dot com to ebay to auto shops. It's the very best metal polish in the world.

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WantACaseLASomeday

11-18-2007 15:58:53

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Re: Way off topic in reply to K.W. in Tx, 11-18-2007 15:30:16

Personally I would skip the elbow grease and Brasso and go with Simichrome polishing paste. Wipe on, wipe off, and copper or brass is clean and bright.

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charles(mo)

11-18-2007 16:07:57

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Re: Way off topic in reply to WantACaseLASomeday, 11-18-2007 15:58:53

Where can I find Simichrome?

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Jim in N M

11-19-2007 12:23:28

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Re: Way off topic in reply to charles(mo), 11-18-2007 16:07:57

Just Google it !!! Jim in N M

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steve from mo - dangit!

11-18-2007 16:17:16

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Re: Way off topic in reply to charles(mo), 11-18-2007 16:07:57

Motorcycle shop; most car places will have it as well.

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