murphy4trees
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I just bought an '87 Rayco 1665 AC stump grinder.... Has an air cooled Wisconsin 65 Hp. gas engine... Very rough looking, but generally seems mechanically sound...
Picked it up very cheap... Took a day to service it and get it running... Planning on painting it...
This is a second machine for storm chasing.. planning on taking it to Florida ASAP... I Am already running an '03 Super RG-50 there now!
So any suggestions on painting this oldie but goody are appreciated. I need the machine to look good and may even keep it as a back up for a number of years....
I was planning on just using an angle grinder with a stiff metal brush to clean up the rust... I don't neeed an immaculate restoration job, but have some good help to get it cleaned up... Sandblasting might be best for all the nooks and crannies, but is impractical....
So what kind of primer and paint should I use... should I just prep it and take it to Maaco or find a shop that shoots equipment.... I have a firend that owns an auto body shop that owes me a few hundred and another mechanic friend said he would shoot it for me....
Also want to replace the rubber curtains and windshield....
Thanks in advance for your suggestions....
See pics below
Picked it up very cheap... Took a day to service it and get it running... Planning on painting it...
This is a second machine for storm chasing.. planning on taking it to Florida ASAP... I Am already running an '03 Super RG-50 there now!
So any suggestions on painting this oldie but goody are appreciated. I need the machine to look good and may even keep it as a back up for a number of years....
I was planning on just using an angle grinder with a stiff metal brush to clean up the rust... I don't neeed an immaculate restoration job, but have some good help to get it cleaned up... Sandblasting might be best for all the nooks and crannies, but is impractical....
So what kind of primer and paint should I use... should I just prep it and take it to Maaco or find a shop that shoots equipment.... I have a firend that owns an auto body shop that owes me a few hundred and another mechanic friend said he would shoot it for me....
Also want to replace the rubber curtains and windshield....
Thanks in advance for your suggestions....
See pics below