Fazed
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Out of sheer boredom and prompted by the typically British Bank Holiday weather, I decided to tidy-up my old Record bench vice.
I was given it by a family friend some years ago. It had led an easy life but living in a damp shed had let the rust bugs get hold. I gave it a quick wire brushing and a coat of paint but after 15 or so years of abuse by me it was looking sorry again.
As it was:
Stripped down:
Now, you'll have to use your imagination as I didn't take any pics of the clean-up as I was mainly working outside dodging the showers
After cleaning it all back to bright metal using twist cup brushes on the angry grinder, then a quick blast with the D/A, I gave it a couple of light coats of etch primer followed by two light and two wet coats of Halford's rattle can enamel (Engine Blue, RAL5010. Not a bad match for Record Blue - maybe a shade lighter).
I think it turned out alright:
...scared to use it now .
I was given it by a family friend some years ago. It had led an easy life but living in a damp shed had let the rust bugs get hold. I gave it a quick wire brushing and a coat of paint but after 15 or so years of abuse by me it was looking sorry again.
As it was:
Stripped down:
Now, you'll have to use your imagination as I didn't take any pics of the clean-up as I was mainly working outside dodging the showers
After cleaning it all back to bright metal using twist cup brushes on the angry grinder, then a quick blast with the D/A, I gave it a couple of light coats of etch primer followed by two light and two wet coats of Halford's rattle can enamel (Engine Blue, RAL5010. Not a bad match for Record Blue - maybe a shade lighter).
I think it turned out alright:
...scared to use it now .