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The base after almost 3 weeks, all rust gone, but a few bubbles and there's a lot of work to do to prepare for painting....... sandblasting is so expensive... paint remover?? I am just going to go over it with a sanding disk....



cheers
speedy
well Cyclone Debbie sure gave us some grass......

Speedy, have you got a 100mm angle grinder? If so, go and buy a 'twist knot cup brush' to fit it - it will rip paint and rust off incredibly fast.

BUT: Essential PPE for this job is a full face shield, a pair of long welders gloves AND a leather apron.

Trust me, the busted bristles that fly off will penetrate normal clothing, and stick into you...

I can vouch for that, having treated a fire damaged steel base recently. Made quick work of the surface rust and damaged paint without grinding away the good steel.

Still a lot of work...........

Just have to watch out for getting into the wrong angle.. hold on tight....

cheers
speedy

Does your likeness to a certain 1970s racing driver for Ford have any bearing on your choice of user name?

Who was that? We just watch supercars every weekend..... '
I managed to use twist knot wire brush and straight sander on a drill. and hand sanding ,That's enough.....
Put some Aldi rust paint on, it's like a two pack, the air makes it react...

Gloves $8 from Bunnings..... finally a bargain.

All the other stuff is clean and shiny from the mollasses bath..

Do I have to spell it out? Alan Moffatt. You instantly reminded me of him in the pic.

How thoroughly did you mix the paint? I used some of the black Aldi metal care paint I had stored unused for 18 months and despite stirring thoroughly with a metal stick, it didn't cover the work very well, as though there wasn't enough pigment. Next time I will need to try borrowing my local hardware's store paint can shaking machine.

The color looks great. I never knew they had that one in their range.

hi Mowerfreak,
I used this as aldi black is a bit thin....
And it dried a bit thin over my stuff.....


I had some time so put some bits together, and she is ready to test with pullstart as I have to bodgee a holder for this battery I got .
A bit of intrepidation incase it doesn't work.........
try tomorrow...it's been a big day........





safe easter to all.
speedy

I did the LM mod, decoke engine, took rings off, didn't need new ones.
Now it started 2nd pull after many years of sitting under a house.
I reckon most old mowers that stop arn't worn out. Something small stops them and the owners don't take it to a shop preferring a new more reliable one.......
Still have to connect battery..
speedy

With what some mower repair places charge, no wonder they prefer to go the new route.

Your beautiful mower is now somewhat spoiled by the wheels and engine cover.( Still looks great).
A soapy sponge on the wheels and some old tranny fluid for the engine shroud is in order!
Good work.

Love the cat BTW.

A wipe of WD40 on the plastics freshens them up

I rigged up the battery and it didn't have enough grunt to turn the motor over. I have another Deepriver so I'll try that.
It starts so easy , I don't really need electric start, but it was a good exercise......

cheers
speedy

Speedy jumper leads off your car battery will tell you if the starter will crank it

Did the lawn yesterday with the Commando, easy start , did a great job....
We were expecting a rain event,but it fizzer, funny modern terminology.
cheers
speedy