The toughest coating and probably overkill would be epoxy paint. If given a second coat within 24 house it will bond to the first coat.
Physically brushing the paint on always provides better adhesion than spray painting. -Dave Walton On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 7:25 AM, John Reames <jwrea...@comcast.net> wrote: > I figure that I'm not the only one here who prefers older tools, and will > take the time to spruce them up. > > If that's the case, I'm wondering if anyone could give a few pointers on > cleaning them up. (Not necessarily Concours grade cleanup) > > I'm picking up an older (american made) Rockwell/delta drill press (15" VS, > peace logo on blue background era) which is in pretty decent shape > mechanically, but it has accumulated surface rust and schmutz on the > non-moving machined surfaces (the column and the machined top surface of the > base) > > Any suggestions on how to remove this? > I was thinking of lightly using a scotch-brite wheel and some WD40, following > the direction of machining with the rotation of the wheel. > > Eventually, I'd like to disassemble it and repaint it. Any suggestions on > decent enamels? (I don't need exact color matches, although finding "stock" > colors that are close would be nice!) > > Once it's all cleaned up, what's a good way to ensure that t stays rust-free? > I'd think that a light coating of butchers or johnson's would work better > than oil, since oil will get gummy, etc. > > -- > John W Reames > jream...@verizon.net > Home: +14106646986 > Mobile: +14437915905 > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
