I painted the chassis and clutch cone today and put it on lighter, but the effect didn't come out any better...I guess it might be the gun/pressure or the paint itself? I tried calling the place I bought the paint from, but their spray gun expert didn't get back to me. I primed everything twice and also sanded it after each application of primer - did I make it too smooth ? Anyway, it still looks good, I just would have liked to have seen the hammer effect the way it was intended. I'll try to get it right with the lighter green hammer paint on my 20 inch.
As for the colour, I'll try to take a picture in natural light next week once it's dry. I'm not great with colours and all of those photos were taken shortly after painting, so it would have been wet.
I will turn my attention to the motor now. I'm going to see if I can get away with painting it mostly assembled. I'm getting a bit anxious about painting the motor, so are there any tips for sanding/painting? Can I sandblast parts such as the air filter housing, petrol tank and air cowling or do you think that would be too harsh and leave too much residue behind? Just trying to cut down on time as I know that I'll hit a few road blocks during reassembly. I know you mentioned that painting the carb can sometimes make it seem as though the screws are sort of glued in, so I'd really appreciate any advice with painting. I don't want to get it wrong and have to strip it all back again.
Thanks for the positive feedback. It's been a learning curve, but I'll save myself a heap of time when I get around to stripping/painting the next one as I've done a lot by trial and error...I'm just so nervous about getting that motor back on and making sure it still runs and cuts correctly after painting, reassembly and sharpening. I've printed all the instructions for fitting and aligning everything, but I still think that will be the real test!
