OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Victa Walk-Behind Rotary Mowers Model 5 - Hammertone Coral Red - seanw

NO

and no ,

yeh i found out the hard way. she found the blade with the whippersnipper about 10 mins later. should i get insurance??. the mower sounded like a harley till i shut it down. not that professional. so i used old ones and mushroomed the top of the bolt over the nylock nut.it should last till i get to bunnings or out of ane

Nooooooooo, Sighs* lols....

and well you learned the best way too , man they can kill !!! seen them go through corrgated tin sheds before

so i will make her a new mower
hehe

Hi Seanw,

as the others above said, there are some things that should not be reused/rebuilt/restored. Blade bolts and nylok nuts are two of them!

Now I'm as culpable as anyone at wanting to reuse things, so here's what I do with something safety-related that should not be reused: upon removal I take to it with an angle grinder/axe/hacksaw/sharp knife/whatever, render it permanently and obviously useless and put it in the bin. Otherwise it's just too tempting for me- or for others who don't know what it's been subjected to.

Pitrack_1

Here's my trick after lots of bad paint jobs and some really good ones.

I spray the primer and sand once with about 320, then another light primer with a 400 sand.
Lay up the colour, if using Hammertone or epoxy I try to spay on a really warm day and put down about 3-4 coats one hour apart, with hammertone the last coat is a bit thick we are close to lunchtime. I let it set in the sun and by then we're about 4 O'clock and the product is still warm, without cleaning the gun I lay down a few thin coats of 2 pack clear, I thin this a bit more than a normal clear so it bonds with the first layers and the clear mixes with the remnants of colour, after 2-3 coats about an hour apart, a nice deep gloss. Cover and leave.
Allow 4-5 days to cure and then a light Wet sand with 800-1200 and a light but full 2 pack clear if you don't have a good gloss.
Usually you'll get a really good gloss from the last 2pk coat but sometimes a touch to address blemishes is needed.
In the end... Bullet proof paint.
Good prep and primer are the essentials though.

mate that is some great info.
i still have my coral red 18 next to me in the loungeroom, yes i do dust it.
my next painting proj
ect is.
i dont know what color to paint it. i want it to look good as i use it as a working mower everyday.
you dont need a whippersnipper.
thinking chrome on a cherry red base??
any input would be great