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Fixture Restoration Time... this is the light that resides on the front of our house,it's quite old,possibly as old as the house itself,the fixture of course was not excactly clean it had dirt on the inside and outside and some dead bugs inside (gross) even two abandoned wasp nests!....the first step is repainting,it will likely be painted black on the outside,or grey...and white on the inside,other modifications will be including some gasketing between the top and the rest of the fixture,as well as other area's,i thought of converting this to a PL-Fluorescent Fixture but the fixture is not excactly roomy,and putting it in the lid may obstruct the lamp. The Clear Panels are Glass not Plastic,the fixture is made of Thin Stamped Sheet Metal...im sure its steel Keywords: Misc_Fixtures

Fixture Restoration Time...

this is the light that resides on the front of our house,it's quite old,possibly as old as the house itself,the fixture of course was not excactly clean it had dirt on the inside and outside and some dead bugs inside (gross) even two abandoned wasp nests!....the first step is repainting,it will likely be painted black on the outside,or grey...and white on the inside,other modifications will be including some gasketing between the top and the rest of the fixture,as well as other area's,i thought of converting this to a PL-Fluorescent Fixture but the fixture is not excactly roomy,and putting it in the lid may obstruct the lamp.

The Clear Panels are Glass not Plastic,the fixture is made of Thin Stamped Sheet Metal...im sure its steel

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Filename:Fixture_Restoration_(900x326).jpg
Album name:Form109 / My Lights
Keywords:Misc_Fixtures
Company and Date Manufactured:Thomas Industries - Fort Atkison,Wisconsin (USA Made)
Filesize:103 KiB
Date added:Jul 16, 2011
Dimensions:900 x 326 pixels
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DateTime Original:2011:07:16 09:36:12
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Make:Sony
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Model:DSLR-A230
URL:http://www.galleryoflights.org/mb/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=7424
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joe_347V   [Jul 16, 2011 at 09:03 PM]
I hate dealing with wasp nests in stuff Mad Mad

Cool project though, maybe you can enlarge the wallbox and fit the ballast in there.
Form109   [Jul 16, 2011 at 09:11 PM]
yeah it was pretty nasty inside thats why im thinking Gaskets and Silicone sealant in possible bug entry locations.

what is the Wall Box?....there was actually enough room behind the fixture to put the ballast...but i dont want it just floating in there and no being secured to something.
joe_347V   [Jul 16, 2011 at 09:14 PM]
The wallbox is what I call the junction box behind the fixture, but it might be hard to mount the ballast without drilling the box and I don't know if it's code compliant or not.
Form109   [Jul 16, 2011 at 09:17 PM]
i thought of taking off the wall mount and putting the fixture on one of those Conduit Bodies to house the ballast....but it looked kind of odd that way.
TiCoune66   [Jul 16, 2011 at 10:59 PM]
You could make an aluminium reflector (with an old pie plate or another similar object made of thicker tin foil) and a metal bracket to attach the ballast.

If you replace the screw socket by a PL socket, chances are you'll gain a little room! Plus a 13W PL-C (double) is a little shorter than the average A19 lamp.

For the reflector you could make something similar to this.
Form109   [Jul 16, 2011 at 11:21 PM]
@ Vince i dont Plan to make a Reflector for it....just paint the interior walls white,and im not sure a ballast will fit without causing obstruction to the Lamp,though the lid looks like a viable place for a mount.

PL-C sounds like a viable option since a PL-L Is Taller.

and for that picture i only see a Fixture?
GullWhiz   [Jul 16, 2011 at 11:28 PM]
use a magnet to find out what the metal is made of....if it doesn't stick its aluminum...if it sticks...it's steel!
Form109   [Jul 16, 2011 at 11:34 PM]
Magnet doesn't stick to any part of the fixture body except the rod that holds it all together....the unpainted portions of the fixture have a golden-bronze color,doesnt look like Aluminum....and they do have means to make steel Non-ferromagnetic.
GullWhiz   [Jul 16, 2011 at 11:50 PM]
Then it's brass, use the polisher and polish wax to polish it! Like I did!!!
So the paint may have been added by the old owner...I suggest removing the paint and POLISH it to make it EXTREMELY SHINY! I have a friend that does this for a living....and I do it for a hobby!!!
Form109   [Jul 17, 2011 at 12:05 AM]
but i don't have any thing for polishing? Neutral
GullWhiz   [Jul 17, 2011 at 12:06 AM]
get them....they ain't that expensive heh.....
Form109   [Jul 17, 2011 at 12:15 AM]
sounds lengthy,i need paint remover obviouslly...and what about protecting the polished finnish afterwards?...clear coat?
joe_347V   [Jul 17, 2011 at 12:37 AM]
You should get a rotary tool like a Dremel, they work pretty well for polishing stuff.
Form109   [Jul 17, 2011 at 12:40 AM]
and what will i need to get all that paint off?
joe_347V   [Jul 17, 2011 at 12:42 AM]
Paint stripper, or a sand blaster should work although the second option might damage the brass.
Form109   [Jul 17, 2011 at 12:44 AM]
i can probably find paint stripper at a local hardware store,however i don't have access to a sandblaster.
GullWhiz   [Jul 17, 2011 at 01:04 AM]
joe_347V   [Jul 17, 2011 at 01:06 AM]
Hmm thanks for the link Jace, I might use that instead of sanding the paint off when I repaint my traffic light visors.
Form109   [Jul 17, 2011 at 01:08 AM]
@Jace so i just soak the fixture in the stuff and the paint comes right off?

since it says its Non-Caustic it must be safe if you get some on your skin eh?

and will brasso polish work once the paint is gone?
GullWhiz   [Jul 17, 2011 at 01:36 AM]
I used paint brush and put it all over and leave it there for about 12 hours
and depending on type of paint it will wrinkle or just slip off and depending on type of paint you can just "rub it off" or it peels off....but in some cases you may need to do a 2nd round.......now 12 hours...it actually will do less than that but for best results...go for longer!

it actually smells like orange to me!

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