Talked to my dad, he has a little exp. in restoring old items. Dont try to clean it in a day !! Advice was soak the lantern in water and soda water for a while, change out every few days. So we did this and you can see the gunk drop off in the bucket. NICE Thats what we are doing, can see the diff. already. Will post progress pics as we go. Far as the globe...we aint gonna play catch with it... should be ok . maybe repair....maybe not. Any more input is always appreciated !!! Thanks