Thank you Hanyoukimura. Your thread is awesome.:smile: I've recently taken up the retoration and re-sale of unwanted lawn mowers. Although i don't stop with mowers. It is such a fun affordable hobby and there are limitless projects available. I know you said you use rubbing compound to restore the finish. Do you tape off the decals when re-painting or toughing up? I am contemplating repainting an old rally mower i have but an reluctant to do so as i don't want to lose all of the decals. I would like to at least keep the warning labels.
It's a fun hobby indeed! For the decals, I usually mask them off. Only once did I actually see a heat gun and remove the label to reapply it later. It's a PITA.
Well after a winter hiatus its time to get back in the swing of things. Today I finished up a Cub Cadet push mower I got late last fall. This one was a rare treat, because I got it already in working order. All it needed was a tuneup and a good cleaning. Looks almost new and runs awesome. Gotta love those Honda engines. No before photos but here's some of the finished product:
A neat trick for the black plastic parts I hadn't considered before is to use a high shine interior protectant. Makes that plastic look shiny and new.
I also picked up a control cable for the Ariens I was working on last fall too. I ned to order a new filter cover for it because it kinda got destroyed when it fell off the mower while running and ended up under it!
