Original colour of the WT80 bunker ofen

[c_hoff82]

Hello,

I am wondering what the original colour of the WT80 stove was?
The once we find in the bunkers today are all rusty.

I have seen some pictures from restored bunkers and they have a silver finish. Is this correct?

Picture from http://www.bunkermuseethirtshals.dk/


Regards
C. Hoff

[kstdk]

Hello

I think it in most cases would have been in its original "cast iron" colour - black / no painting:

Regards
Kurt
kstdk

[kstdk]

Hello

Like this - (source is mentioned in the picture):

Regards
Kurt
kstdk

[c_hoff82]

Thanks for the reply.
Nice to see a colour photo


Regards
C. Hoff

[AvB]

I think both silver and black.

[kstdk]

Hello

Yes - also silver - come to mind - that almost any color of any heatresistant paint could be used.

But - yes, silver and black was most common.

I dont know if there was any difference in painting/colour, between the different types of Bunker Ovens?

Regards
Kurt
kstdk.

[TommySoelbergDK]

I have a Wt80K and on the bottum, it is still green.
It is still in use today in my cousins garage.
Don't use cole when you want to cook something, only wood.
Kind regards
Tommy

[TommySoelbergDK]

See also www.westwall-saarland.com/piece_wt80_wt80k.htm
OR ask www.haassohn.com/de/ maybe they still know.
Regards
TS

[c_hoff82]

I have a Wt80K and on the bottum, it is still green.
It is still in use today in my cousins garage.

Nice and funny to hear that some are still in use
Do you have a picture showing the green colour?


Regards
C. Hoff

[TommySoelbergDK]

Sorry, but the colour is very dark and we just desided that it must have been dark green.
It was found in a 668 in Tversted.
No digital pictures of it.
Regards
TS

[M19 MADMAL]

Sorry, but the colour is very dark and we just desided that it must have been dark green.

Hi,

I have 3 working examples of WT80k stoves at Stp. Corbiere and the original colour was black for sure. I helped recover a mint example from a small shelter and it is now in use in the 634 and the finish on it was a matt black paint which was presumably a type of heat resistant paint. Sadly most of the paint has burnt off now due to it being regularly used

I have tried repainting them with modern heat resistant paint as well as 'black lead' polish but the stuff only lasts one firing up !!

Regards,
Malcolm

[Projekt-Westwall]

Here is my "goldnugget"

Until the bunker is ready restorated, it is heating the entrance floor of my house.

BRegards
Markus

[c_hoff82]

Very nice.
If I only could get my wife to like it as much as me....

[TUS]

Very nice Markus. Nice to see it in action

Brgds Tønnes

[stril]

Not original colour, just rusted, and in some years rusted away.
regards
stril