Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

My spring project...
I picked up a model 49 snowblower last week from craigslist for my John Deere 318 that needed some TLC.  I'm not finished, but I'm pretty close.














After:

It looks beautiful. Looks brand new.
But what kind of paint did you use? I found some stuff called "farm and implement paint" that I used for a work project a while back. It was super tough. Did you look into the cost of powder coating? I was thinking about having an old Montgomery Wards blower powder coated, but never got as far as pricing it.

JimmyM wrote:
I used paint very similar to the farm and implement paint that I purchased from a local store and gave it several coats.  I've never looked into powder coating cost, but that would be interesting due to the extreme durability.   My decals came today, so now I'm a little closer to being finished.

Decals and everything. Wow. You do nice work.

Your probably better off painting your blower. Powder coating is very durable. But it will not get into certain tight places as well as primer and paint (Faraday effect). Especially places like overlapped seams or tight 90 degree corners. The paint and primer will tend to run into the seams or small cavities a little, where as the power will not. And once you get a little bit of rust started in a seam it creeps out underneath the coating. Getting those seams sealed really well is important. With all the water they are sometimes exposed to. And a little salt doesn't help either. The paint is also easier to touch up when it gets damaged or scraped off. Your blower looks great. Smart move putting on a coat of red oxide primer as a base.