Hi xhall and Norm,
Norm is correct in saying that doing one off jobs is expensive. Here in Adelaide Korvest have a minimum charge of $80 and thus why I don't get things done. If you knew someone with an account it could be slipped in with the rest of their stuff.
Doing the front roller, yes, but the rear roller no as you'll end up with molten dags left all over the circuital machined areas.
Honestly, I'd leave the rear roller bare as they look OK like that, remember this would be a working mower and not a display piece won't it ? If you must paint it then a good gloss black looks rather smart, but remember the high spots will wear off really quickly leaving the black in the recessed sections intact and that won't look too out of place. The Kermit Green Rovers had their rollers coloured green at the Brisbane Factory and most of those look disgusting nowadays.
For xhall,
as I mentioned previously the Rovers are all turning into rust buckets while many of the Hammertone painted SB's from the 1960's still look brilliant in many cases. Painting will come out with a far more durable finish in the long run and will look superb if you get the correct colour custom mixed, something you can't do with powder coating. The Reel can also be painted in brilliant signal red and again look superb. Remember it's a working tool and no matter what finish you use it will degrade over time if not properly maintained.
Cheers,
BB.
