OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Walk Behind Lawn Mower Frames Victa Lawn Mower Frames Victa Model 4: how far should one go?

i recon i am going to try and give this mower a refurbish
paintless restore i recon,
any ideas.


i just want to paint the whole thing matt black. and get a few chrome doodads to sparkle.
but as i cant paint for *hit, was looking at other options
I do want to use this mower so it will get scratched
pic of the motor

and just cause its christmas

thanks
sean

I wonder if they make those pants with a XXXL snack sack and action zone because I find just XL is too tight for my snacks.
You'll find spraying with a pressure pack is not that hard if you use the nozzle on top rather than punching a screwdriver through the can and doing it that way. I had this crazy idea about getting one of those woven synthetic feed sacks, cutting it up and gluing it to a base with spray adhesive and then painting over it with gloss black. I reckon the end result would look like carbon fibre, but then I might be quite mad.

Hi Sean & AT

How about a military camouflage look, with a snack sack
on the handles?

p.s. I just realized your ad makes reference to the Kennedys.
The Jackie Bouvier type model,dress and dog are obvious clues.
Kennedy was known as an 'action man'.

All very presidential.
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Jack

Model 4 not 5....
A paintless resto would be very nice IMO, please dont trash an original Auto

Royo1980 makes an important point.
Whatever you do, make it reversible.
The good thing about paint is that it is reversible!

How about a John Lennon tribute mower?
It's in a roaming gypsy style
It would go with the Mowwear ...
... and a nice shake-up for the conservatives

I mean, the Model 4 is as over-rated as an old roller.

trev jack and royo. thanks for your input, yes i may go the paintless resto, but it seems the paint on the front is a different colour than the rear, so should i gently remove all paint and apply lanoline?
no more camo for me jack. lost too many mowers.
this mower has been fighting with me
i only broke one bit royo


jack yoko rang me and said no
cheers fellas

Looks like a bit of work ahead of you there mate. Will a vinegar bath dissolve the corrosion for you?

yes a bit of work was required and as the axles were u/s i swapped them with another

not to hard to clean up slash, small screwdriver, toothbrush with bit of degreaser mate then cleaned up a bit with sandpaper.
i dont think i have much chance of finding another flap bolt.
now i need to find some nice wheels.
and flaps
and toeguards
and
you get the idea
thanks fellas
sean