Chain saw paint????

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Thinking of repainting the air cleaner cover and cylinder cover on my MS460. Any good paint out there? Spray can stuff?

 

[Canadian farm boy]

I've heard it said that kubota Orange is a good match for Stihl orange. I haven't used it. I usually paint my plastics flat black when they need to be freshened up.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Thanks! Sorry I forgot to mention I was thinking of a dark blue. lol

 

[Canadian farm boy]

The flat black paint I use advertises as having high solids. I don't know if this is much help or not but the paint I've been using seems to be pretty durable and fills in some of the lighter imperfections in the plastics quite nicely. You'll want to throughly degrease the plastics and maybe give them a light scuffing before you paint them

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Maybe try krylon.

 

[P.M.P.]

Havent used this on chainsaw butpainted some plastic trim on my hot rod holding up well

 

[Canadian farm boy]

That's the stuff. Lots of colours to choose from and pretty cheap

 

[P.M.P.]

I have been wanting to do this to my 7901 Dolkita

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Fresh paint makes a saw faster and increases the value at least $100.

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Thanks! Sorry I forgot to mention I was thinking of a dark blue. lol

If you do paint the plastics dark blue I'd be curious how they look on the saw. Would you mind posting a picture or two?

 

[P.M.P.]

Don't do it keep it original colors.

 

[TJ the Chainsaw Mechanic]

Don't do it keep it original colors.

Aww man! Taking my fun away. lol Any particular reason why?

If you do paint the plastics dark blue I'd be curious how they look on the saw. Would you mind posting a picture or two?

Will do! I painted the air cleaner cover of an ol blown up saw I have with a blue I have on the shelf just to get an idea. I'll let ya know if I go through with this or not. lol

 

[wildroamer]

I have been wanting to do this to my 7901 Dolkita

Pretty sure you don't have one of those, unless we get a pic.

 

[wildroamer]

I almost bought a 6100, to go with my 421. Ended up with the 562 because it was such a good deal, but really like Dolmar!

 

[KZ1000]

I think that the paint from TSC is one of the best in a can, starts with a v and a bunch of other letters. Kubota is a good color, the old ford white/grey is a good match for old stihl and a couple of the others (IH) work on Huskies.

 

[exSW]

Yo

I almost bought a 6100, to go with my 421. Ended up with the 562 because it was such a good deal, but really like Dolmar!

You got a better deal on a 562 than you did a 6100? My 6100 was at least $100.00 cheaper with a bar(a *s-wordty bar) than a 562/2260. And i liked the way it handled better.

 

[wildroamer]

Not better than the 6100, but close enough to make me want to jump in and see what all the fuss was about.

 

[exSW]

I really liked my 6100,till some *b-word stole it.

Someone said Rit dye in black works on plastics.(Thread related content)

 

[wildroamer]

No local Dolmar dealer, and I was within about $50 of the 6100, so jumped. Not following the last part of your post exSW.

Never mind, RIT dye. Found it.

 

[P.M.P.]

Aww man! Taking my fun away. lol Any particular reason why?

Pretty sure you don't have one of those, unless we get a pic.

Keeping original color holds resale value