Well I've decided as I'm going this far with this resto that the rear roller just can't go back in being just cleaned up on the outside, so I decided to pull it apart and yon and behold inside the roller assembly I found a mouse nest.
So from that it was a full strip down and rejuvenation. Even though it had lots of rust on it, it still came apart rather easily.
Anyway here is a photo of one half after painting and also the paint used which was pretty much a perfect match to the original paint colour used on the cast iron assembly. The locking collars are originally finished in the same colour as the reels were poainted from day one, that being Chevrolet Orange. Those haven't been done as yet as I'm waiting to get those back from the plating shop with them being re-zinc plated and also the bearing carriers.
Anyway the photo below shows one of the roller halves along side with the paint used. Even though this is cheap paint from Bunnings it's pretty much a perfect match for what was originally done during production of our much loved mowers. Also this paint is touch dry within 10 minutes which is a bit of a plus. One thing to take into consideration and that is that all the top sides of the ridges will have their paint rubbed off in no time when traversing over hard surfaces. These were only ever painted so as to keep corrosion at bay between production and the eventual sale of the mower. After that it was the purchasers problem I guess.
I live a 24 Hour lifestyle, but every now and again I seem to fall asleep, well at least that's what my wife tells me.
