OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Walk Behind Lawn Mower Frames Victa Lawn Mower Frames Victa Hammertone Paint Drama, Early 80s Model.

Well, I've decided to run with this colour as my eyes have adjusted to this more golden hue and I'm just happy to see it with a badly needed new coat of lacquer that will last years.

Now onto painting the dress cowl. I've already found a very good matching colour to the original shade of beige. Only negative is it's gloss. I'd rather it was satin as the original plastic would not have had much shine to it but I'll have to be flexible as finding such a good match to the colour in a rattle can was a blessing in itself.

Any advice on prepping the plastic before paint would be appreciated. You can see it's very patchy with parts of the textured surface worn off and scaly over the years and some bad yellowing from spilt fuel around the filler. The dirt you see is ingrained into the plastic.
Does this need to come off though thorough sanding or can it be painted over after a basic rub down?

I have had to apply body filler to a couple of damaged spots (one is circled).