Older Lamp with rusty base. ID and how to get rid of the rust on the base.

The lamp is about 9" tall. The glass "wing" things remind me of a piece of Stevens and Williams I had years ago but this glass seems thicker.

The base is very rusty. Is there a way to restore the base or should I just try and find a new/different base to replace the rusty one? Thank you.

 

Hi Mill Cove,
You can find another base at most lamp stores. If you want to keep the original I would paint it with a dark bronze color after a quick cleaning to remove the "rustiness".
greg

 

If I were keeping that, I'd have a go with wire wool and see how it looked. If it were still manky, I'd use Hammerite.

 

Agreeing...
And... there are some spray paints by Krylon that purport to resemble metals... 'Hammered Copper', etc. I don't know about the 'hammered' part, but I think the final result is very pretty, very metallic yet subtle looking, almost like a very light tarnish.

 

Hammerite - do you guys get it over there? - is excellent because you can paint over rust and corrosion and it inhibits both. You get both smooth and hammered effects.

 

My ol' man gets it on Amazon.com!

 

Used Hammerite for years, but Rustoleum's hammered finish sprays are easier to find (don't care for the 'Universal' version...

~Cheryl

 

Thanks for all the tips and ideas. I never heard of Hammerite, I will look that up.

I have used the Rustoleum metal finish paints. I really like it on some things but, not so much for older items. For outdoor furniture it looked great. I used the rubbed bronze and it had a nice, rich finish I used the same color on PVC. Outdoor curtain rods and hardware were absurdly expensive so I made my own out of PVC pipe and PVC pipe hangers. I painted them all with the rubbed bronze and put a coat of sealer on it. It looks just like metal. It worked great on some older planters that were still good but had faded finishes. I used the same rubbed bronze on the base of an old lamp and it was just meh. It just didn't seem right for the aged piece. I'm going to try some of the cleaning ideas and I'll let you know how it turns out.

Any guesses as to who made the glass part of the lamp and when?