Painting the Frame

Over Christmas I was able to find Lodge's Sandblasting, who prepped the frame for painting. The old blue paint and original red paint was stripped away.

Hauling it from sandblasting to be painted. Great day to transfer bare ferrous-metals! Just don't drop in the snow!

I was able to use the spray booth at my workplace. Wonderful! I would have loved to hang it to paint, but this worked just fine. Here it is ready to go.

Raw metal. No primer yet.

Notice foam filler protecting the allen holes in the collars.

The sandblaster hit the cracks with a little weld, but I may need to hit it again my self.

There is some primer on the cross member.

AHHH... Color! It is a bit darker than I anticipated. But it is a standard color for enamel in a spray can. Rattlecan is a new term I have found.

Protecting the bushing slots

She's Blue!

I have some metalic aluminum spray enamel that I may use on some details.

Next up is cleaning up all the other parts, rebuilding the frame, and rebuilding the engine.