On Thu, 19 May 2005 08:44:02 -0700, Grant Erwin
wrote:

Why remove all the filler? All this baloney about "gotta get down to bare
metal" I now think is pointless. If the stuff hangs on there like glue,
just PAINT OVER IT.

I learned this when I redid my Walker Turner band saw. I insisted on every
square millimeter of cast iron being clean and then I painted it. Sure, it
looked great. Now it's usually covered with chips, who cares?

GWE

Simply because the edges dont feather very well. They seem to crumble
leaving ledges rather than a smooth blend.

I was going for "One nice looking machine in the shop" on this one.
Shrug..Ill likely give up shortly and simply spray it as is.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner