Thinking about restoring my HLA pallet forks

[GreensvilleJay]

Hugo's 100% correct about 'rounding the corners' ! smoooooth transitions allow more paint to floooooow and get a thicker coverage but you'll find there's a LOT of sharp corners to smooth over. Don't worry about the fork 'notches', they'll get chipped..nature of the beast.
well worth the $$ to have it sandblasted as it does 95% of the hard work.

 

[nerwin]

I have my own sandblasting setup so maybe I can do that...just makes a mess

 

[biketopia]

If you have all this spare time to repaint a set of pallet forks, I've got plenty to keep you busy with down in VA

 

[nerwin]

If you have all this spare time to repaint a set of pallet forks, I've got plenty to keep you busy with down in VA

Haha. I won't have much when it starts warming up and drying out.

 

[biketopia]

Haha. I won't have much when it starts warming up and drying out.

I hear ya! I'm trying to get done what I can before baby number two pops out.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

I have my own sandblasting setup so maybe I can do that...just makes a mess

This is why I love my soda blaster, do the job then Rain takes care of the mess.

 

[RCW]

If you have all this spare time to repaint a set of pallet forks, I've got plenty to keep you busy with down in VA

There's several projects awaiting in Upstate New York too.....shorter trip...

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

I'm pretty sure the accepted method is:
1.) Wash thoroughly with pressurized gasoline.
2.) 12 coats of blue out of a Wagner house sprayer.
3.) Level your realm.


Extra points for wearing sandals and painting your toes with the over-spray.

 

[Sidekick]

I'm pretty sure the accepted method is:
1.) Wash thoroughly with pressurized gasoline.
2.) 12 coats of blue out of a Wagner house sprayer.
3.) Level your realm.


Extra points for wearing sandals and of painting your toes with the over-spray.

So you learned some of Joe's secrets from that thread .

If you plan on leaving them outdoors why bother painting. Just wire brush the old loose stuff off and get a can of rust encaplulator or por15 for the bad areas and to seal the powder coat edges.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

I'm pretty sure the accepted method is:
1.) Wash thoroughly with pressurized gasoline.
2.) 12 coats of blue out of a Wagner house sprayer.
3.) Level your realm.


Extra points for wearing sandals and painting your toes with the over-spray.

You sir "win the internet"!!!!!!

And since my keyboard is now soaked with coveffe, you owe me a new one!!!!

 

[MOOTS]

I'm pretty sure the accepted method is:
1.) Wash thoroughly with pressurized gasoline.
2.) 12 coats of blue out of a Wagner house sprayer.
3.) Level your realm.


Extra points for wearing sandals and painting your toes with the over-spray.

Why you always ragging on that man? He did more with nothing, in a dirt floor hut than most could do here with full “shops”.
Was everything the correct way, no, but it got done and his tractor is running and doing work.

@nerwin wire brush the rust then spray bomb, tractor on.