Amphipod
Seaman
- Joined
- Mar 18, 2024
- Messages
- 58
Hello folks! Been a while since I was last on.
I just picked up this old girl from an auction for 20 bucks, I expected to have to do a bit of work to get it running. I was wrong. Put some gas in it, primed it, and it fired first pull and runs like a top. The old gas tank even works, leaks a little air around the cap and where the top section mounts but that's fixable.
I plan on replacing the impeller before long, and hopefully painting it sometime.
What do y'all use for paints on these? Do you use? Clearcoat? I've had some experience painting and want to get it looking factory again. Would you clearcoat over new decals or no? (Sorry if that's a dumb question.) How would a guy find accurate colors for this, being that it's from 1957?
Thanks!
I see the ability to post pictures has been added since last time I was here.
(I thought I got this posted this morning...must not have clicked the button...lol)
I just picked up this old girl from an auction for 20 bucks, I expected to have to do a bit of work to get it running. I was wrong. Put some gas in it, primed it, and it fired first pull and runs like a top. The old gas tank even works, leaks a little air around the cap and where the top section mounts but that's fixable.
I plan on replacing the impeller before long, and hopefully painting it sometime.
What do y'all use for paints on these? Do you use? Clearcoat? I've had some experience painting and want to get it looking factory again. Would you clearcoat over new decals or no? (Sorry if that's a dumb question.) How would a guy find accurate colors for this, being that it's from 1957?
Thanks!
I see the ability to post pictures has been added since last time I was here.
(I thought I got this posted this morning...must not have clicked the button...lol)
