Managed to throw some paint over the engine. Have stripped/re-blacked all of the bolts & nuts etc.
Starting to look better now.
I know it's not the right colour but I had some HT paint in the shed.
You're cracking on with this - keep the pics coming!
Thread of the week, keep the pics coming
Cheers guys, will update as I go 🙂
Got the main frame ready to paint. Gave the rear roller a good going over with the orbital sander too, came up quite well:
I picked up an Allen Scythe late last year, a few bits and pieces and it runs - just about, I think the timing needs tweaking but on a Villiers 25C two-stroke that's a black art and a half! I'll post pics next time it's out of the shed
Repair required on the collector due to quite a few cracks in the steel:
Right, I'm ready to paint 😊
Colour chosen - primer/paint/laquer purchased.
It's going to be green but not Atco green...
Your ATCO looks like a Suffolk Punch, I suspect that the two companies merged at one point and used that design. Lovely job.
And we have some colour 🙂 Bonus points if anyone can guess the name of the colour:
Green?
Mallard Green...?
Green - YES
Mallard - NO
BRG?
Same green as my brothers poorly corrado , dragon green
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just send that corrado to the OP, he'll have it gussied up in no time.
OOF, that's one spannered Corrado 😧
Camberwick Green?
Hughie Green?
Gave the reel a sharpen on the lathe as I couldn't get on the grinder. Stoned the bottom blade flat and sharp too:
Well, it's certainly sharp enough. Just nearly took the tip of my finger off 🙁
Bit more painting yesterday. Not brilliant but it'll do..Just need to wait for Halfords to get more of the paint in stock...
looking good
Looking a bit more like it now:
That's transformed - good job!
When does it get a shakedown...?
Thanks fadda. Hopefully give it a whirl this weekend..
I think video is required for the first start-up....
That's looking good!
Whatever you do, don't spill petrol on the paint, it'll melt it off almost instantly:-(
Seems a shame to go to all that trouble then not paint it the right green.
Were there any transfers on it? If you have a photo there's a very good bike frame painter in Bury who can recreate transfers, he might be able to do them for you. Neil at Atlantic Boulevard.
I think video is required for the first start-up….
Will try and remember to do one 🙂
That’s looking good!
Whatever you do, don’t spill petrol on the paint, it’ll melt it off almost instantly:-(
Thanks, will be careful 😉
Seems a shame to go to all that trouble then not paint it the right green.
Yeah, I did think about doing it the right colour but, as I'm gonna keep it, I fancied a colour I like B-)
Were there any transfers on it?
There were a couple of fairly knackered ones. I've found a place that does the stickers for it but thanks for the heads-up 🙂
Try again, with images..
1st coat of Hammerite on the collector. Also added a handle to make it easier to empty..
Ouch...that handle looks totally out of place 🙂
Rest of it is looking good though!
Ouch…
I'll make a smaller/metal one when I get the chance. I added that to make it easier to empty the collector as it's going to be a mower that gets used, not a display piece 😉
As I remember my dads old Atco..... the handle went at 90 degrees to the way your fitted it (and was metal) - might be wrong though.
Nice job on the resto although I'm firmly of the opinion that the paintwork should have been left as it was.
All done (bar the grips & decals which are on their way). Needs a bit of blade height adjustment but cut nicely:
Approve.
Good job, Stevie, and a nice thread to follow it through 😊
