09-17-2012, 01:10 PM
The only cosmetic "rebuild" I've done was a lathe. So dirty that I wasn't real sure what it was, but the guy said it was a lathe. I could see that it had the outline of a lathe, so be it. First stop, the car wash. Behold! An 11" South Bend. It air dried on the way home, the only rust was what it came with. The summer humidity is low here.
TSP from the paint store and a stiff brush to clean it, wiped down with a rag and water. It dried fairly quick, followed with a coat of paint. I had asked for a paint to use on oily surfaces, whatever it was it worked great. Benjamin Moore, the label said in bold print "contains Stodards solvent". I'm not sure if that was a brag or a warning, but it took a week to stop stinking. Applied it with a brush.
Looks nice. A while back the previous owner stopped by and asked whatever became of that lathe. I said, "you're standing next to it." Totally surprised him.
TSP from the paint store and a stiff brush to clean it, wiped down with a rag and water. It dried fairly quick, followed with a coat of paint. I had asked for a paint to use on oily surfaces, whatever it was it worked great. Benjamin Moore, the label said in bold print "contains Stodards solvent". I'm not sure if that was a brag or a warning, but it took a week to stop stinking. Applied it with a brush.
Looks nice. A while back the previous owner stopped by and asked whatever became of that lathe. I said, "you're standing next to it." Totally surprised him.