Hi ChrisUza,
In your above posting you state you are sending off the Rear roller, Chassis and front roller for powder coating.
I would strongly suggest that you do NOT powder coat any of the above mentioned items as Powder Coating is Hygroscopic and once ruptured, scratched or pierced in any way allows water in under the surface and then the cancer begins.
Have a look at your chassis, it is basically covered in rust and that's not just the exposed bits and pieces but if you started pulling on the edges of the current powder coating you will find that the rust just keeps on going. (only the Rover produced 45's are powder coated, Kermit Green and Rover Red units)
The rear roller coating will be rupture on the first outing and as such there is absolutely no point in doing it. If you feel strongly about it then just paint it and all the high points of the roller will wear off instantly. Personally I wouldn't go down that road in the first instance.
The same for the front roller, if anything just paint but the moment you go over any cement the surface will be damaged.
And the chassis again I would sandblast especially since it's been powder coated previously and simply paint with an enamel base paint.
The thread Grumpy has given you the link to regarding cracks in the chassis is in fact one of my units from some time ago now and to this day it has been put aside as there was so much involved and I wasn't going to pay someone a full wage to do it correctly, now if I had someone that was skilled enough to do it for a carton etc. then that would be a different story. I think you'll find that if you scrape back all the powder coating around the motor mount area you'll find that there will be a lot more fractures revealed, much the same as was the case on that chassis I have. Rest assured I will have it repaired but only at the right price as it doesn't take long to blow costs out with paying someone a full quid for their time. I can see in some of your sprocket photos that some will require replacing and the cost will probably blow you over so don't reveal those to your wife LOL !
Don't for a moment be put off as the cost of a new machine is out of this world and you can do the job if you are very frugal at a fraction, but taking the good advice from this forum will be crucial as we don't have any dreamers on here at all, just genuine enthusiasts that have a real love for the Scott Bonnar's
The moral behind the story is to have fun and learn from it and then reap the rewards of your labour, and then you'll get all your neighbours wanting one, next minute you'll be building one for each of them, as is my case. HA Ha !
Cheers,
BB.
Last edited by bonnar_bloke; 10/11/14 07:40 AM.
