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Post by captbob on Nov 12, 2014 14:33:39 GMT -5
I would soak the pans and then hit them with a wire wheel on a drill. But, I'm kinda anal when doing restoration projects. You can try a car wash, but that probably won't take the cement like stuff off. I painted mine with a Rustoleum primer then spray paint with a "hammered" finish.
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Post by broseph82 on Nov 12, 2014 15:03:19 GMT -5
captbob Would you take the wheels off and do the same to the shaft?
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Post by captbob on Nov 12, 2014 15:09:25 GMT -5
You're going to replace the wheels, so I'd disassemble everything I could. It's been so many years ago that I don't recall my exact process, but I probably just hit the shaft with emery cloth and oiled it down. I doubt you want to subject the bearings to a car wash.
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Post by gingerkid on Nov 12, 2014 19:16:00 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 12, 2014 21:34:07 GMT -5
No worries about that machine turning into a rust bucket. The pans and hoods are cast aluminum and won't rust. If you can find a place to do it cheap enough, have it soda blasted to bare metal. Prime it with zinc chromate primer. Let that dry for about 4 hours and give it a color coat. Rustoleum hammertone paint looks good on them, and they have a green which is almost an exact match for the original HP green.
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