Old Atco mower project.

If I owned that lawnmower I would just cover it in Chrome plating…the whole thing

Similar to above, as your blasting and polishing, I’d just go with that as your finish but keeping the blade frame red.

It’ll need painting to protect the metalwork.

Got the bearing plates done overt the weekend:

Bit of ultrasonic washing and a light bead blast:

Before:

After:

Main chassis nearly stripped. Just need to get the clutch assembly off:

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

Grass bin stripped. Bloody messy job..

Grass bin stripped

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?

Nope, it’s a 90’s VW colour.

Got the main chassis primed:

Chassis primed

Same green as my brothers poorly corrado , dragon green

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 🙂

Bit more assembly..

https://photos.app.goo.gl/dxr1gczVbEmJdGrc9

Try again, with images..