Restoration work

[Four Paws]

In the winter, I manage to do some "restoration" work on my projects. I have a nice bead blaster and it is integral to the process. As is the woodstove!

I generally degrease my parts, and wash with soap. Dry by the woodstove. Then, I bead blast my parts to bare magnesium.

Mufflers get tossed on a bed of coals and cooked for 15 minutes - then pulled out to cool before blasting.

The goal is to not contaminate my glass media.

After blasting, parts get hung on wires on a rack next to my woodstove. After heating, they are ready for priming and painting. Heat helps the primer and paint flow out smooth, and dry faster. It also seems to harden the paint a bit, making it more durable.

I like using my saws. I don't mind if the paint wears in, and don't see the value in powder coat unless it is going to be a showpiece.

That said, I finished up this recoil today. It was in rough shape operationally and cosmetically. I replaced components, refinished the paint, new sticker, and Chiwainese elasto-start handle.

Share your projects and methods!

 

[Warped5]

I'll speak from my Mac experience ...

I'll clean/wash as best I can. (Here comes the fast part) Goes to the sand blast box .... gets wiped down with rubbing alcohol .... gets primed with metal-etching primer. I go over this with several light coats of Rust-Oleum. Then light coats of Dupli-Color Clear Engine Enamel.

I do believe that when curing the color coats, a few temp cycles of warm/cool over a period of days helps to harden the paint. Same goes for when the clear coat is going on. I'll hang parts in my South-facing pickup truck for the high temps, then move them to the basement.

I know all this takes time, but I think the finish it provides is quite durable to fuel and use.

Here's a before/after on my first restore, an SP81:

 

[Mastermind]

Y'all do nice looking work. Glad to see stuff besides porting here.

Jon does quite a few restoration projects. Mostly powder coat.......cause we know a guy.

Now on the older saws......I just can't bring myself to redo them. I like that they look well used.

Does that make me weird?

 

[jake wells]

Y'all do nice looking work. Glad to see stuff besides porting here.

Jon does quite a few restoration projects. Mostly powder coat.......cause we know a guy.

Now on the older saws......I just can't bring myself to redo them. I like that they look well used.

Does that make me weird?

weird no,,,,, cheap YES

 

[Duane(Pa)]

Y'all do nice looking work. Glad to see stuff besides porting here.

Jon does quite a few restoration projects. Mostly powder coat.......cause we know a guy.

Now on the older saws......I just can't bring myself to redo them. I like that they look well used.

Does that make me weird?

 

[Wolverine]

Duane, I think none of your saws have any signs of use.

 

[huskihl]

I can't bring myself to pay for powder coat for my personal stuff either. I'd be inclined to place some sort of pad in the back of the truck to protect my investment when I cut wood. I'm not there....yet. But in the spirit of restoration, here's a pile I started with.

I've always wanted an 066, and there's a few in there. I picked one out of the pile and got started. Pulled it down to bare case halves and took it to the parts washer. I got rid of my blast cabinet, so I sanded the halves and sprayed and sanded 3 or 4 coats of aluminum primer to smooth out the scratches. Ford Light Gray is nearly a perfect match
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[sefh3]

Some of the oldies need their battle scars left on.

 

[czar800]

I just got this old battery charger. Not sure what I'm going to be doing with it yet. It works just fine.

 

[Redfin]

What is that ^

 

[huskihl]

 

[huskihl]

It runs great, and I don't have much into it other than elbow grease

 

[Duane(Pa)]

What is that ^

Now, just remember this is the internet and I'm trying to be funny.......That is Jon working circles around Randy n stuff.... lol

 

[huskihl]

Some of the oldies need their battle scars left on.

There's a 394xp in that pile that's gonna keep her scars. It'll be a milling saw. Well, that...and I don't wanna try matching up 4 different colors lol

 

[Sty57]

This is my first attempt on a saw.

 

[Sty57]

There's a 394xp in that pile that's gonna keep her scars. It'll be a milling saw. Well, that...and I don't wanna try matching up 4 different colors lol

Dibz on the 394.... [emoji4]

 

[Sty57]

I just got this old battery charger. Not sure what I'm going to be doing with it yet. It works just fine.

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That thing is awesome.

 

[Sty57]

Old bowsaw that was hanging in the shed at the farm.

 

[Sty57]

Drill Press I found on the rock pile.

 

[drf256]

I dig old machines.

Sometimes the patina is nicer than a refinish.

I use PPG urethane applied with a brush. It's amazing how many saws a pint can do, and it's hard as nails when dry.

I recently got a small blast cabinet. With the right media, it's amazing the finishes one can give parts.