imput on painting a stihl

[da new feller]

anyone here every paint their stihl? my 66 is look'in a bit used. i tried to clean the plastic but it appears to stained deep within it. i see original stihl orange on ebay, but i'm having a hard time visualizing the end result. or is there an alternative i'm over looking besides leaving the :censored: thing alone?

thank you, Jon

 

[Evan]

sand degrease and clearcoat. krylon clear is what i used makes the orange look like new.

 

[Meadow Beaver]

Don't sand it, sanding really messes up the coloring.

 

[da new feller]

thanks guys.

jon

 

[Paul001]

Do a search on the subject Andy and Brad both have done extensive write ups on the subject.

 

[Evan]

this is sanded

i think down to 1200

top ones sanded and cleared, bottom 026 is like new


saw looked like this when i got it.

 

[blsnelling]

Don't sand it, sanding really messes up the coloring.

Not if you follow up with clear coat.

Forget Stihl orange paint. It's about as good as colored water. It takes a million coats to cover and has ZERO fuel resistance. Your best bet is to get some custom matched tractor and implement enamel from a good hardware store.

 

[Evan]

for the plastic?

ive never heard of painting color on plastic. exscept in autos with special primers and paint

 

[little possum]

New fellar, whats wrong with that 064 in the sig?


I sanded my 394 top cover and clear coated. I like it, but wish I would have gone with the sanding steps. I only scuffed it a little and cleared. But with the time and patience, it can be done

 

[Meadow Beaver]

Not if you follow up with clear coat.

Forget Stihl orange paint. It's about as good as colored water. It takes a million coats to cover and has ZERO fuel resistance. Your best bet is to get some custom matched tractor and implement enamel from a good hardware store.

I just don't like the clear coat idea, maybe if I had a flat finish clear coat.

 

[stihlboy]

I just don't like the clear coat idea, maybe if I had a flat finish clear coat.

why not it looks better than what ya got right now

 

[Meadow Beaver]

why not it looks better than what ya got right now

True

 

[blsnelling]

I just don't like the clear coat idea, maybe if I had a flat finish clear coat.

Why flat? The plastic is very shiny when new.

My MS460 is cleared and still looks great after more than a year. I don't prefer cleared plastic, but it sure looks better than it did and holds up fine.

 

[Meadow Beaver]

That does look good, I forgot what new saw plastic looks like.

 

[little possum]

Hey Brad, your chain is on backwards.


HAHA, made you look. If you dont mind me asking, with all that perty plastic, why didnt you paint the handle?