painting a bar?????

[a. palmer jr.]

I usually put a coat of primer and a coat of paint on a bar if I don't think I'll be using it for a while. If I'm going to use it in a few weeks or less I just shoot a coat of primer on it. It gets kinda humid around here and a little paint keeps the rust off.

 

[bonden]

Here is my other saw

 

[chopperfreak2k1]

they're both beautiful saws! thanks for posting them

 

[fatjoe]

Yes, both very nice saws.

 

[SawTroll]

so if you live in the USA that makes you a gun expert? i didn't know that.


thanks for the info!

NRA membership is mandatory, isn't it? :greenchainsaw:

 

[sawbid]

NRA membership is mandatory, isn't it? :greenchainsaw:

It should be...they are one of the few "good" organizations that actually assist us in gun control...and I mean helping us keep our guns.

"Guns kill people like spoons make Rosie O’Donnell fat"

 

[Showme]

Here is my other saw

They both look terrific. I would love to see and hear them in action! How about a video sometime?

 

[chopperfreak2k1]

They both look terrific. I would love to see and hear them in action! How about a video sometime?

:agree2:

 

[Meadow Beaver]

por-15

 

[BryanEx]

Here is my other saw

Don't those exhaust pipes get tangled in the branches all the time? :monkey:

I'm not into the saw-mod thing myself but do have to say they look pretty cool.

 

[jmarheine]

I don't consider a bar to be "broke in" until the paint is worn off.

 

[bonden]

I have a little video on YouTube with the Black saw.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPLjI3E_ubY

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[a. palmer jr.]

I don't consider a bar to be "broke in" until the paint is worn off.

Yeh, me too. The paint to me is a storage thing, but they look nice for a while! I don't paint the chain though, just a little oil.

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

I usually cover mine with Rustoleum hammered. Some of the used bars I get are pretty ratty looking and I want to see where they wear when I'm using them.

It doesn't look all that professional but it covers pretty well, seems to hold up somewhat and doesn't take but a few minutes to wipe the bar with degreaser and spray it with the rattle can.

I haven't used it on a bar, but I've found the hammered paints seem to give a harder finish and hold up better than standard rattle can paints.

 

[briantutt]

Bluing No, Parkerizing Maybe. I don't believe Parkerizing works on every kind of metal. Bluing isn't very wear resistant.

might as well Cerakote it then...

 

[briantutt]

sandblast or sander

Is it better to sand blast a rusty old beat up bar or orbital sand it before painting it?

 

[landyboy]

Here is my other saw

Now that IS a bangin`looking saw

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Is it better to sand blast a rusty old beat up bar or orbital sand it before painting it?

I don't do either..I just lay it on a table and block sand it by hand. Either way you mentioned probably will work, I just hate to mess with my sandblaster, it gets crap all over my garage. It's enclosed but it leaks.

 

[hybridkarpower]

Not very cost effective on chainsaw bar I'm afraid, but it is an outstanding finish with superb surface hardness + great corrosion resistance !! You get what you pay for

might as well Cerakote it then...

 

[briantutt]

Not very cost effective on chainsaw bar I'm afraid, but it is an outstanding finish with superb surface hardness + great corrosion resistance !! You get what you pay for

Yeah, I had my grandfathers 1950's Wingmaster done and an old single shot bolt action .22 from my great grandmother that was all rusty. It looks awesome and is tough as nails.