I have a Heartland stove 9200 that is about 26 yrs old. Bought it for the look. No problems for 19 yrs. Then the burner knobs started getting difficult to turn. Paid for appliance repair to come out but they were unable to repair. Situation worsened, called Aga Marvel and bought some repair parts. They never supported my efforts. Called Thompson Appliance in Tacoma, Wa. My experience with them leads me to to say never call them. The stove new was almost $5,00. delivered and installed. Thompson came out said I needed to have it taken into the shop, polished up and rehauled. They reportedly went to a recent seminar on the stove at Aga Marvel. I paid 2,500 with the parts and after a few months, same problem. They are a dishonorable team of father and son (son being the worst). I lived with one working burner for about 2 yrs. until I found an excellent repair person on Vashon Is, Wa. Issue with these burners: careful to not get water spilled down into the burners. Rust develops. I believe that was the only problem. Heartland was bought out by Aga Marvel and now have some stove parts but phasing out. Good luck.

The problem spots in those porcelain over stamped steel sinks are around the faucet holes and the drains ... I see rusting out at the faucet holes, which may make it impossible to install a faucet. Check under the drain - remove the fitting - and make sure it's not too rusted out to hold the fitting. If it's rusted out, I doubt they can be repaired, although there are some great epoxies for mending metals.

I adore that chandlier...if you give up on it, I'll buy it in a new york min!!! Gad it's fabulous (and worth a pretty penny my dear...it was worth it to have to buy a house with it LOL) I have restored many of these for my house (not as cool though). I'm guessing maybe the "spot" in an area that has flaked off and rusted? You need to take it down regardless so first, take it down. I'm guessing the wiring is likely original cloth, and that must be changed, no question MUST be changed, which isn't that hard, but I had mine done by a UL Certified electrician or you can do it on your own if you're comfy with electrics. I personally learned that if I'd done it I'd have done it wrong. There was wear on the ceramic portion of the sockets that would have been a hazard and some had to be replaced (easily found so don' worry about that. So, again, take it down. I hope you didn't rip out the sink because it's about to become your new best friend (or the bathtub). You don't need to worry about the wiring because it's going and personally I wouldn't remove it so that it leaves a clear path for the new wires to follow in (sometimes they're a bit complicated). Fill the basin with hot soapy water :) Now with a sponge, scrub, scrub scrubbbbbb (gently, but you do need to knock off any lose finish). Most of it will hold strong, but don't worry if it does not...it's easily replaced). If your jewels come off, take them off and clean them separately but keep you pic so you know where they go. If not you'll have some tedious work to do but you can do it by hand while they're on there. It will take a few tubs full of water and probably two or three times to be "done" then move on to the bad spot and any others that might have developed (this is after you've dried it by laying it uside down on a big towel for a day or so to drain out any water). Time to find the steel wool...and you'll want to lightly clean up that area with steal wool. It will get caught in nicks and crannies, and remove some of the finish nearby, try to minimalize this by being a careful scrubber, but it must be done. Now first you need to prime that spot with a primer applied by a small artists brush. I used a rustoleum product in a spray can, which I sprayed into a bowl, ran my brush through and then applied (because it's best for rust). Go just past your damaged areas with the primer, but again, keep it minimal. Dry dry dry. Don't worry about little bumps and things...when on the ceiling they'll disapear. While the paint is drying, head down to Michaels. You want to buy the little 2.99 acrylic paints they sell there. I'd buy a few different greens and golds both metalic and none. And any other color you might need given the design...white? I can't tell. You also want to pick up a can of clear matte laquer to finish it when you're done painting, and some very good (and small) artist brushes with fine hair (I like white china bristles myself). Get a few different types, thicker and thinner and very thin so you can apply the paint where it needs to go. Now the fun...if you found the right color without having to mix you're blessed by the gods. But likely you'll need to mix paint. I found a little metallic in the mix will give you a better match. Apply a tiny bit on your finished area to see if you have the color right, then wipe right off (it's removable with water at this point if you really screw up). You need to concentrate on color matching, not on the final finish sheen which you'll acheive when you're done painting, so go for it, get that puppy painted. It will not look good on the first swipe. You'll need to let colors dry between coats and I normally did three coats at least. Work on your lowest surface first and up to the high relief areas. Let dry for 48 hours. (This process probably took more than that) and now is the time you hope you got those crystals off. In the best case world, you'd first spray the newly painted area with several coats of the matte clear (get a non yellowing by the way). Then you need to blend the entire finiish with a coat or two of the matte finish by spraying the entire fixture (best case) or an isolated areawhich you'd acheive by taping off the arms and crystals and then spraying that entire base. Ohhh lossen the flower on the bottom before you spray or remove it and spray separately. It will take a couple coats. Pay attention to the directions on the spray can. I'd have two on hand myself for a fixture. Are you scared yet...it's not as hard as it sounds, just meticulous because you're spot refinishing instead of total repair. The original finish is baked on and you really can't (without spending a fortune) restore that...and not on your own. You'll see when finished and next to your eyes that you see dips where the damage was and your restoration is, but if you've blended the area you repaired well with the surrounding areas, it will disapear when hung. These are fixtures I've restored using the same technique: I've done several others, but those are quick pics to give you the idea. They were all done following their original color finish paths (some very damaged). Good luck, and again if you give up...call LOL (I adore that!!!)

Oh ! MY then you would love to have my kitchen , I started retroing it the minute the landlord told me to go for it ,and then when she told me the age of the house , I loved it even more , it's a 1920's Sears Craftsman home ,I love the the huge cabnets not, alot of space but I like it , it's still has the sink comeing out of the wall and of course the same windows with the weight in side, so far I stubled on a 1945 Gafflers and Staller stove , pressure wash it and got all the grills and stuff cleaned and the only thing I haven't gotten to yet is finding a clock for it , i've been all over the antique store's lucky me I live in Orange County and the orange circle is just brimming with retro items, on the mirowave I simply bought a red one from Target like 60 bucks and a red coffee pot, if you have any good wills in your area hit them up , cause alot of estate things go there , I've painted my kitchen red and yellow , took the rather large drawers and took some paint remover , and some elbow grease and a paint gun which just melts the paint off , painted them red and found some little rooster decals that I put on , went to the 99 store and food some checkered red and white contact paper and put them in the drawer some plactic deviders to . Because I'm into both the retro, feista and the older pyrex , you know the different colored one with the little lids, i found scores of them in the goodwill nd also the different color pyrex bowl set , for a grand total of five bucks ,it's got a door to that leads to the laundry room , so i took out the old glass and put some screen wear the glass was and painted the door red and then found some red and white checked curtains and it looks super , even still has those old looks with the knob to open the door , I'm still trying to find the perfect frigerator , I saw one on one ad and fell in love it's a kelvanator foodarama (SP). Know i have the Idea to pull up the linolim (SP) and see what he wood looks like, maybe sand it and do the red and white checker board my self or be lazy and find the red and white checker board myself , as for the kitchen counters I hate them the tile , but i want to go for the old soda pop look , red linolem , so far. as for the arctiure of the the house it's soild and and i love the wood detailing so i'm just going to get out my magic eraser and clean , the walls do need paint has a few cracks bit i figure to paint the walls a camel color so the cracks will give off a shadow , if you go to the 99 cent store you with find alot of red if that's your color and the good will you would be amazed , I found and old ceder wood cabnits that hold plates and glasses and I store my pyrex and feista wear in there , also at the good will I found not one but 9 chrome toaster with the cloth cord for 99 cents apiece still in the box to took them home shined up a little ,put them up on ebay for 50;00 a piece and all sold except the one I kept and still use , I don't know if alot of folks go to the good will but you can find lots of stuff , I'm fixin to paint my 1945 stove red , like i said i live in what i call antique town , I just got the universal knobs to the stove , because it has the stove on one side and the broiler on the other and has the griddle in the middle , I guess the floors are pretty stonge cause that thing took 4 good sized men to get in my kitchen oh and of course , i found some old cambells soup and vegatable ad that came out of the time life magazines painted some black frames and put them on the wall above the stove , I will have to take a picture although not all toghether yet I still love my kithen even if it is in the works. Take care