Got an old Toro recycler from the 90'. It needs a really good paintjob. My question is that the deck is magnesium and there is some white stuff on it. How do I go for preping and painting this deck? Will Tremclad do the job? It has a Briggs quantum motor.
No serial or model number on deck. Completely stripped.
Got an old Toro recycler from the 90'. It needs a really good paintjob. My question is that the deck is magnesium and there is some white stuff on it. How do I go for preping and painting this deck? Will Tremclad do the job? It has a Briggs quantum motor.
No serial or model number on deck. Completely stripped.
The white stuff in Mg Oxide, very similar to Al oxide and treated exactly the same way.
You paint it exactly th same as if it was aluminium using aluminium paints.
Best stuff is the aircraft grade material which you can get mail order from Aircraft Spruce
Close second best is the POR 15 Aluminium paint.
Both are as tough as nails and will withstand years of mowing.
#7
Lawnboy18
I will check more tomorrow on that Rivets.
Would Tremclad do the trick to paint the deck?
To treat the oxydation, can I simply hit it with a rust converter?
NO NO NO
You treat it with aluminium primer.
Magnesium oxide is not rust ( iron oxide ) and phospheric acid tratments will do nothing but eat holes in the surface.
Also do not use mag wheel cleaners as they all leave silicon compounds on the surface which will prevent the paint from bonding to the magnesium.
Magnesium, like aluminium developes a very tough, coheasive, chemically inert, alkaline ,abrasive, oxide, which can be anodised with a little difficulty to give a beautiful finish.
This ozide is chemically different to the loose flakey iron oxide ( Fe2O3.6H2O ) we know as rust which must be bonded to prevent it from falling off.
Magnesium oxide will not flake off but can powder ( white dust ) and once this happens the corrosion product is very chemically stabe so will not "convert" into anything but worry
I sandblasted the deck of my Toro 10547. Sandblasting leave a nice matte finish that holds primer well. Plus you can remove the paint in all those nooks and crannies.
Jeff
#10
Lawnboy18
Ok, I will get some rust-oleum primer then.
I don't have access to a sandblaster, but it would probably be the best.
#11
Lawnboy18
Rivets,
I cannot find a thing on this mower. I've looked everywhere. Under the operator control panel, around the baging/chute area, under the deck, etc.
Can you post a picture of the top of the handle and engine numbers. That design was used for many years and we are going to have us the engine numbers to solve your problem.
#13
Lawnboy18
I'm on it! Will post later today.
#14
Lawnboy18
Here are the pictures! Let me know if you need any more.
That is what I am thinking also! I've looked around and my best bet is 20666. Same deck, motor, bag, handles, controls, etc.
Also, each time I shut off the mower and restart it again, it falls in choke mode. I have to lower the throttle and slowly get it back up to speed to not hit choke. What could be the problem?
I will try and see tomorrow if I can find some numbers on the motor.
You could have helped a guy out. Why didn't you post what model you thought it might be in the beginning???? It would have saved a lot of time and effort!!! Do you think we can just look at a unit and model numbers just pop into our heads??? Not a happy camper!!
#21
Lawnboy18
If you look on the first page, you will see that I posted a picture of the EXACT same mower as in the video. I thought that would of helped enough. I gave you the most info I could: pictures, details, motor, etc. It's not like I am being worthless here. I'm trying my best here.
You posted, "That is what I am thinking also! I've looked around and my best bet is 20666.". To me that means you had a model in mind at the beginning of this thread. How would you have guessed a model year between 1990-1995. I'm getting out of this one, as I have given you my best opinion on your original request. Did the best I could, but guess it wasn't good enough. With over 1000 posts you have posted enough times on this forum to know how the system works. Good luck.
#23
Lawnboy18
Should of said it. Thinking the picture would of helped out enough. Thanks for the help anyways.
