SCK, the person who restored my stove is famously OCD. It was hardly used, but after 65 years it needed a thorough cleaning. I didn’t choose to have the chrome re-done because it’s fine. He took it completely apart, cleaned every moving part (with a teeny tiny wire brush), replaced/re-packed the rock wool, tested the thermostat, and reassembled it (put the big chunks together in my kitchen so it wouldn’t have to be moved on a dolly). Reassembly and testing each burning took a day-and-a-half.
Some of the people on the forums who restore stoves do either a full-on job or a “just get her up and running” service without the aesthetics.
The stoves you see on the Stove Lady’s website look like every bit of chrome and enamel has been re-done. Lots of work and shipping off-site. (Answering more than you asked - for the record)
