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Re: Painting a 660
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2013, 01:26:19 pm »
Do you have picts of the saw in differand angels ?  wold be better so see you job
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Re: Painting a 660
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2013, 03:42:54 pm »
Some more pics.
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Re: Painting a 660
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2013, 03:47:14 pm »
Some of just the case.

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« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2013, 03:48:20 pm »
Hope that will help.
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Re: Painting a 660
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2013, 09:10:24 pm »
That's pretty nice for the end product. I'm getting ready to clean up a 08s and I was wondering what you guys used for the paints.  I don't want to use home depot paint but I don't have powder coating equipment either.

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Re: Painting a 660
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2013, 09:24:51 pm »
If you are going factory colors I would use stihl paint. I can get you part numbers if you would like. I used the factory black touch up paint for my chipper. And then used an automotive clear coat with hardener. The hardener makes the paint more durable. And it was all from spray cans. I think it would have turned out better had it been warmer out , 40 degrees is a little cold for paint. I don't know how durable the stihl paint is. Some one here may now some more about it.
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Re: Painting a 660
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2013, 06:50:17 am »
Thanks for the picts, great  job you did there, keep up the good work
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Re: Painting a 660
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2013, 06:52:15 am »
Thanks for that. It was a fun little project.
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Re: Painting a 660
« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2013, 12:08:50 pm »
Nice.

Never seen one stripped down bare like that. That also gave me a idea. Does mag cases buff to a high shine bare? 
I've done it before on a old Jonsered. I removed the paint with commercial grade paint remover and then polished the magnesium cases with a large cotton buffing wheel mounted on a large bench grinder. Apply the polishing compound to the cotton wheel  while holding the part underneath the wheel to catch the excess compund .
For smaller hard to get areas I used a air die grinder with a small cotton wheel.
If you have an old style saw with the alloy fuel  tank painted inside, don't remove the inside paint. The coating protects the magnesium from chemical reaction from additives like methonal, which is common in todays fuels. Fuel stabilizers etc. my be harmful too.
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Re: Painting a 660
« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2013, 01:14:29 pm »
STIHL paint is garbage. Ask anyone thats used it.

FORD Grey Implement Paint @ TSC is a close enough match for the STIHL white/grey.
Krylon DUAL in Mandarin color is a close STIHL orange match.

I bought and returned both cans of STIHL paint I purchased last fall.
Its extremely thin and is not fuel resistant

 

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