Husqvarna brown

[a. palmer jr.]

Is there anything you can do to restore the bright orange that came on new Husqvarna saws? My latest one is just about all brown now and would consider brightening it up, might even consider paint.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Don’t know of anything the remove the discoloration but Krylon makes a spray paint specifically for plastic, works great.

 

[blsnelling]

About the only way to do it is to sand it down and then clear coat it.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I may end up buying a new starter cover for it, thing's pretty beat up. The rest of the saw seems fairly solid. It's a 372 so probably worth putting a little money into..

 

[NPKenny]

Don’t know of anything the remove the discoloration but Krylon makes a spray paint specifically for plastic, works great.

The "Pumpkin" Krylon Fusion is remarkably close to Husky orange shades and bonds to plastic very well. Minimum prep compared to taking the fade all the way down. Degrease and lightly buff / sand / scour. Use good spray painting techniques of multiple very light coats and results are good.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

The "Pumpkin" Krylon Fusion is remarkably close to Husky orange shades and bonds to plastic very well. Minimum prep compared to taking the fade all the way down. Degrease and lightly buff / sand / scour. Use good spray painting techniques of multiple very light coats and results are good.

Any clues as to where I could find this paint?

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Home Depot for sure. Maybe Lowe’s.

Any clues as to where I could find this paint?

 

[a. palmer jr.]

We don't have a Home Depot in my area but I can get to a Menard's or Lowe's.

 

[NPKenny]

Any clues as to where I could find this paint?

Ace / True Value stores. HD does not carry Krylon and I'm not sure on Lowes. It may be regional.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I think I saw Krylon in our local WalMart store, not sure about that color though.

 

[NPKenny]

I think I saw Krylon in our local WalMart store, not sure about that color though.

Yes, I have seem Fusion at Wal-Marts... I think it is the only orange color in the Fusion line.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

Well, I ended up buying some paint but it wasn't Krylon, it was an implement enamel at Rural King called "Town and Country" but it was bright orange like Husqvarna. I didn't have anything on my saw to compare the paint to since mine is multi-colored but I think it's gonna be okay. I noticed it is a slow drying paint so I heated up a part with a heat gun before I painted it and it turned out pretty good.
I don't know why I'm worrying about paint when the saw is gonna need a complete tear down and some new parts like bearings, seals, and maybe a set of rings..

 

[Jeff Lary]

I had one of my old Partners plastic top covers in the sink a few years ago. I was just scrubbing it out good with some Dawn and a brush very greasy inside. Anyway I had a piece of 600 grit wet dry sandpaper close by and running water so I figured I would try some sanding. The yellow cover was almost white and kind of crusty dry ya know what I mean? I did some sanding and man what a difference I bet it went back to 85% of the color it was meant to be when new. When I was all done I had some clear coat in a spray can and I dusted it over several times . It still looks good today that was about 4 years ago.

 

[a. palmer jr.]

I'll bet the handle/gas tank will never get the orange color back again, doubt I could even paint it, probably just leave it as is..