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More lawnmower bits.
This also shows what happens when you paint over synthetic top coat with an epoxy primer then a 2K top coat and the answer is, nothing much.
I painted this mower about 10 years ago.
It was scabby at the time so I blasted the panels and (I think) I used Leighs Epigrip epoxy then a single pack primer and a synthetic top coat (Massy Ferguson red)
It held up pretty well in fairness but was faded and looked tired so I wanted to give it a quick make over.
I keep a supply of Ford Tractor Blue that I paint most of my home made tools with, so decided to go with that.
I don't have any proper before photos but these are the panels.
The back cover is sanded in the above photo which shows up some of the original scabs pretty well.
I welded up any cracks I found and pressure washed everything.
I was going to give it a quick sand and paint but some bits are hard to get into with a DA sander so I decided to sweep blast inside and out instead.
Sweep blasting gives a great key but it also leaves a very rough finish.
A full blast would have given a much flatter surface for paint but it would also have taken a lot more time.
It's just an old, done, lawn mower that I want to keep going for a few years more and if I'm honest, the next time it will be cleaned will probably be when I need to paint it again. (if ever) so there is no point in getting too hung up on it.
Primer I used was 2 coats of Selimix 7-413 epoxy primer applied wet on wet with a Devilbiss GPi with a 1.8mm set up.
I used this over this over Jotun epoxy mastic because the data sheet says you can apply the top coat wet on wet.
Then 2 coats of Delfleet F3114 2K top coat (3:1:0.5) applied with a Devilbis GTi pro with a 1.4 set up.
This is less thinner than I usually use, but there were a lot to lumps and bumps to fill, however it did give a pretty peely finish.
While I was at it I blasted and painted a few other black bits.
All back together and first cut of the field underway.
Not bad for a 32 year old mower me thinks.
All it needs now, is a few Ford stickers.
Just a note, the chassis was painted at the same time (10 years ago) with Leigths glass flake applied directly onto the blasted steel. (no primer)
I didn't put nearly enough paint on so it is not lasting as well as it should have, however it will have to do for now as the grass needed cutting.
This also shows what happens when you paint over synthetic top coat with an epoxy primer then a 2K top coat and the answer is, nothing much.
I painted this mower about 10 years ago.
It was scabby at the time so I blasted the panels and (I think) I used Leighs Epigrip epoxy then a single pack primer and a synthetic top coat (Massy Ferguson red)
It held up pretty well in fairness but was faded and looked tired so I wanted to give it a quick make over.
I keep a supply of Ford Tractor Blue that I paint most of my home made tools with, so decided to go with that.
I don't have any proper before photos but these are the panels.
The back cover is sanded in the above photo which shows up some of the original scabs pretty well.
I welded up any cracks I found and pressure washed everything.
I was going to give it a quick sand and paint but some bits are hard to get into with a DA sander so I decided to sweep blast inside and out instead.
Sweep blasting gives a great key but it also leaves a very rough finish.
A full blast would have given a much flatter surface for paint but it would also have taken a lot more time.
It's just an old, done, lawn mower that I want to keep going for a few years more and if I'm honest, the next time it will be cleaned will probably be when I need to paint it again. (if ever) so there is no point in getting too hung up on it.
Primer I used was 2 coats of Selimix 7-413 epoxy primer applied wet on wet with a Devilbiss GPi with a 1.8mm set up.
I used this over this over Jotun epoxy mastic because the data sheet says you can apply the top coat wet on wet.
Then 2 coats of Delfleet F3114 2K top coat (3:1:0.5) applied with a Devilbis GTi pro with a 1.4 set up.
This is less thinner than I usually use, but there were a lot to lumps and bumps to fill, however it did give a pretty peely finish.
While I was at it I blasted and painted a few other black bits.
All back together and first cut of the field underway.
Not bad for a 32 year old mower me thinks.
All it needs now, is a few Ford stickers.
Just a note, the chassis was painted at the same time (10 years ago) with Leigths glass flake applied directly onto the blasted steel. (no primer)
I didn't put nearly enough paint on so it is not lasting as well as it should have, however it will have to do for now as the grass needed cutting.