Hi all

In a few weeks I am due to replace this old GEC lantern from the 1970s:

www.freewebs.com/streetlightsonstreets/GEC9.jpg

How can I get all the grime from the trees and what do I need to do before I paint it. The control gear is mounted in the lantern. There will also be burn marks from the heat of the lamp and the ballast. If you are interested it is a 35w GEC Z9533 lantern. Part from the restoration will be a new lamp fitted which I can get from work easily as I work with them

Regards DP

Sorry I have a problem with the link so click on this one instead:

www.freewebs.com/streetlightsonstreets/photographs/GEC9.jpg

Thank You!

Regards DP

if u are in the usa go gone or maybe tar remover at a locl hardware store wors great on the metal part

He's in the UK I believe...

Do you have something similar to Simple Green over there?  Simple Green works real well on grime.

always make sure u remove the lens or cover it up with something like paper towels also make sure that the paint remover is metal friendly im in the process of restoring my ge form 79 as we speak and make sure to wear good gloves oterwise u will get a chemical burn always be careful and wear glasses or gogels

Thanks for the tips, guys.

Regards DP

np and post some pics when u can love to se some english laps and and lanters 

Hi all

I am UK based, I haven't seen any of that stuff but we have nitro-mors which is a paint remover. What do you think of the light? It is a GEC Z9533. I don't think I had mentioned it before. On my website there are loads more GEC lanterns.

Regards DP

I like it, partly because it's a LPS fixture

Apparently at work today I learnt that the lamp was from GE and it was only a year old! Apparently GE are as not as good as they used to be with LPS\SOX lamps. No offence to anyone who works at General Electric. By the way, GEC stands for General Electric Company which stopped manufacturing in 1992. They have no relation with General Electric.

seems the older stuff no matter who made it was alot better nowadays seems to be all junk

well i sure do bud after finishing my light yesterday im 95% done and i poped a t-10 tube 25 watt clear bulb in it make a nice glow when u are done with yours youll be like wooohoooo!!!!!

I now have the lantern, it is unrestored but unfortunately our digital camera is broken so we will have to wait and will restore it for sure when the camera is fixed or get a new one so watch this space as i will tell you when the pictures are posted. The will be a few pics of it.