BOWTIE 226 #1 Posted November 20, 2014 STARTED THE RESTORATION ON MY 1992 310-8 LITTLE EARLY BECAUSE OF THE SNOW OUTSIDE. THIS IS MY 42" DECK I JUST FINISHED. I HAD NO HOLES JUST BAD PAINT, REPAINTED IT WITH RUSTOLEUM REGAL RED. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,144 #2 Posted November 21, 2014 Did you take it down to bare metal before repainting? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,498 #3 Posted November 21, 2014 Like they shout at the opera ..BRAVO....BELLISIMO.. ..did you use rattle can or hvlp gun on that? Looks really sweet. Your grade A+. Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,742 #4 Posted November 21, 2014 Good job....Looks like a brand new mowing deck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,488 #5 Posted November 21, 2014 Lookin' good . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 10,062 #6 Posted November 21, 2014 Very Nice give use the details on the paint job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slammer302 2,156 #7 Posted November 21, 2014 Looks great just finished doing the same thing but yours looks way better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOWTIE 226 #8 Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) GUYS, I AIR SANDED IT DOWN AND SAND BLASTED A FEW AREAS. ALL BARE METAL WAS PRIMERED AND THEN SPRAYED REGAL RED WITN AEROSOL CANS. IT JUST COST TO MUCH TO MIX PAINTS AND SPRAY ANYMORE. TAPED OFF THE DECALS I USED 2 CANS OF RED,1/2 CAN OF PRIMER AND DULL ALUMINIUM PAINT. TOTAL COST $8-$10 IN PAINT. I DISMANTLE THE WHOLE DECK INCLUDING THE SPINDLES. Edited November 21, 2014 by BOWTIE 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irv 115 #9 Posted November 21, 2014 Nice job! What did you do to the underside? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOWTIE 226 #10 Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) I PRESSURE WASHED IT. SPRAYED IT WITH SOME CHEAP STAINLESS STEEL COLOR PAINT. THE UNDERNEATH WAS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. Edited November 21, 2014 by BOWTIE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,520 #11 Posted November 21, 2014 Great work! Nice to see a WH deck well taken care of. I too use Rustoleum Regal Red. Always on the shelf at Home "Cheapo" and less than four bucks for a rattle can. Thanks for posting the pic's! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geno 1,929 #12 Posted November 21, 2014 You did a really nice job on that! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motox25 36 #13 Posted November 21, 2014 You know I am impressed with the durability of the rustoleum paint. Takes up to a month to fully harden but when it does that is some tough paint. Accidentally spilled some solder on the paint and thought I would have to end up repainting the panel but it scraped right off without leaving a scratch. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel-N-It 2,969 #14 Posted November 21, 2014 You're doing good work there Bowtie!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,144 #15 Posted November 21, 2014 Looks great... new hardware through out too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,488 #16 Posted November 21, 2014 new hardware through out too? Stainless I hope . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WheelHorse79 271 #17 Posted November 22, 2014 (edited) Good job. Looks too nice to mow with. When I restored my RM-425 deck, I knew I would never mow with it because they're pretty rare now (although it works fine so I could). I also put it under my 1045 which also precludes me mowing with it. You'll enjoy mowing with it more now that you put your own T&E into it. Edited November 22, 2014 by WheelHorse79 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOWTIE 226 #18 Posted November 22, 2014 THIS MOWER DECK IS THE ORIGINAL FOR THE 92 310-8 TRACTOR. I'M USING THE TRACTOR FOR CLEANING UP THE LEAVES WITH A OLD 42" DECK WITH A DR VACUUM SYSTEM. I RETIRED MY 82 SK486 FROM LEAF DUTY. ALL THE FASTNER HARDWARE IS REGULAR STEEL REPAINTED EXCEPT THE BELT COVER SCREWS, THEY ARE NEW. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
