OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Restoring, Customising and Modifying Ride-On Mowers Snapper Ride On Restoration

Hi,Darryl, I'm not stripping it anymore, i will put the wheels on then push it outside, sand, clean,mask then paint it.
I had to repair a laptop today, it took half a day to fix, full of trojans, the poor bloke was trying to run Vista with only 512MB of ram .

I will take more photos later on.
gmax

Hey gmax, that would be like trying to run a Snapper with a 25cc Ryobi motor!! lol!!

A Ryobi motor that runs at all, would be a miracle!

Hang on guys I used to do warranty work on the old Ryobi machines and they were ok. But I must admit that with the amount of rubbish coming out of China these days I would have to agree that they are lucky to run.

Ok, The old ones were slightly better than the new ones

To All,
Amen to that!!

Today it was nice & sunny, so i pushed the snapper to the back lawn jacked it up, removed the wheels and pressure cleaned it.
I have most of it sanded now tomorrow i will try to get it painted, thats if the rain stays away.



gmax

Hey gmax, best of luck with it mate, I hope the weather stays fine for you, don't forget to post pics when it's painted....

Hi Darryl, Well i had it all masked up & primed then it started to rain ,.. oh well tomorrow i will try to finish it.


Time for a beer to wash away all the dust. gmax

gmax, what a shame mate, rain always seems to appear when you start painting....better luck tomorrow, enjoy the beer....

wow, looks like fun :), is that your 2pac pain goin on this beast?..cheers toroman

toroman,Yes I'm using acrylic urethane 4-1 mix, dust free in 10 minutes, so i can quickly put the wheels on & push it in my shed.


gmax

Hi Gmax, ohhh acrylic urethane, how is that to work with? does it need hardner?,4.1 is that paint to thinners? interested to hear more about paint process..Cheers Toroman

Whoops.. i forgot the enamel part, its "acrylic urethane enamel"
4 parts paint 1 part hardener, i thin it no more than 10%.
It shrinks a lot when fully cured, so i spray it nice & thick.

Today i managed to get the snapper painted plus a few chainsaw parts, next i will paint the wheels then put it all back together.
I only used 1.5 litres of red paint, 2 pack paint goes a long way.








gmax

gmax, She looks fabulous!!
Didn't the bonnet come up well!!

The snapper is all finished, next restoration will be some old chainsaws, after i return from my holiday.






gmax

Wow gmax, doesn't she look great!!
She looks just like a bought one mate and a credit to ya!!
PS, are you gonna use it to tow the van to Wagga? !!lol!!

What a great looking resto its fantastic

Thanks guys, Darryl that would make an interesting trip, at least I wouldn't get booked for speeding!



gmax