Hi Pete,
It looks great. I am just going through my first restore (started out just changing a gasket and now the whole thing is apart and ready for painting). Any tips you can give me on painting? Did you sand back the existing paint, or paint over, and what type of paint?
Thanks.
Hi Cosullivan,
Thanks very much.
That's basically what happened to me, i just started trying to get her going again after the starter spring unraveled next thing you know I'm doing a full restore.
Tips on painting: I sanded all my parts for painting back to bare metal including the body. Then primed everything with rust protection primer. Then put 2 coats of Enamel paint on the parts and finished with a clear coat after i put the decals on, i thought it would help protect the decals and the paint job and it has. the orange enamel i used was a 3m product i got from super cheap auto it has a good heat protection, which is important for the engine cover and air filter as they are close to the engine you don't want the paint melting off when the engine gets hot.
for the body i got a paint match done at a paint shop this was also enamel.
I hope this helps you.
Good luck with your restore, this mower thing can become addictive lol
Cheers
Pete
