Gunner wrote:
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

Stick with your plan, and do this one right.
You will be glad of it.

Rex