Lakeside53
Stihl Wrenching
West Texas said:Dave, that's a nice looking saw you have been working on. I know you have Stihl shop experience, and my question is "What kind of paint should you use to repaint the Chain guard and flywheel cover?" I notice that its not a pure white. Also I think that normal spray can paint would just wipe off unless there was some surface preparation. Do you use a paint stripper, then a prep paint, and then a final gloss paint? Or have you ever undertaken this task at all? Tom
If you're talking about the 088, it's Andy not Dave. The color is Stihl gray, and you just get it from your Stihl dealer. It's a great paint - very fast dry polyurethane, not the soft junk usually sold. I wash all my parts in 2 or 4:1 DILUTED Purple Cleaner to remove every trace of dirt/grease, then wash in hot water. A light wipe with 600 grit is all that's required on the bare or scratched parts, or 0000 steel wool. Ordinary paint stripper doesn't work on the factory finish - it's an epoxy "varnish". If you want a "perfect" job, then bead blast the parts before painting. I find that if you heat the parts up a little, then put very light coats on, you'll get a better finish. After painting and touch dry (just a few minutes) bake them at 225 for 30-40 minutes in a convection oven (I had to get my own as the wife came home early one day..). Heat lamps in a big box work fine also. Let it rest for 24 hours before assembly. If you don't bake it, it's easy to damage for weeks.