Re: (ET) refinishing my "new" E15

[Michael S Briggs <msbriggs alberti unh edu>]

Steve,
	Thanks for the tips. Since the rust/paint removal wheel attached 
to a power drill hasn't been working that well, I may borrow a grinder 
from our machine shop here to try, with a wire brush wheel. I quickly 
realized I should wear safety goggles about 10 seconds into the paint 
stripping process, when I saw paint chips shooting around. :)
	The motors (and blades) won't be in the mower deck when I clean 
and paint it, so I shouldn't need to worry about water getting into the 
motors.

Thanks,
Mike

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Michael S. Briggs
UNH Physics Department
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On Tue, 6 Jun 2006, steves wrote:

> For paint I use a wire brush in an angle grinder. I think it works
> faster than most 'home-type' sandblasting setups. It does take time and
> soem areas are hard to get to. Also watch out for flying wires -
> definately need safety glasses and long sleeves/pants.
>
> For gunk, a scaper should work - assuming you'll be repainting;
> otherwise use a wood or plastic tool. I wouldn't wash under the deck as
> the motors have weep holes at the bottom.
>
> - SteveS
>
>
> Michael S Briggs wrote:
> If anyone has any tips on getting the
> > paint off (short of sand blasting), cleaning the gunk off the underside
> > and underneath the mower deck, etc., please feel free to share it with me.
> > :)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike
> > E15 in progress
>
>
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