OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Reel-Type Mowers Scott Bonnar 45 - 14" 3rd Generation

Thanks Freebird for your help. When I next started the mower it worked fine so no further changes were required.

For the last few weeks I have been researching rust. So many methods available on the internet but most worked well on unpainted parts. What I wanted was to remove the rust with out damaging the paint and original stickers.

I ended up purchasing a product called Evapo Rust. It's a non acid based product. I tested first on the air filter lid. Here is how it turned out.


Next I removed the cowl and submerged it in the solution. Here are the results.











It's not perfect but it has cleaned up well considered the age.

Please let me know if you notice anything else in the photos.

What should I now do to these surfaces to prevent rusting again.

Also the starter cable is now grabbing a lot and not retracting very well. Is there any good threads on here describing how to diagnose this and get it back to normal.

Appreciate your advice

DonnyW