Exotic fabrication project!!

[EdT]

Well, not really, but it got your attention. Patching up my mower deck which originally had truck bed liner (or something similar) on the inside. I will probably strip and re-coat the whole inside of the deck after the repairs are complete. Any recommendations for what if anything, is best for this tough application?

 

[dadsEH]

Powdercoat

 

[Rockett69]

Well played....

I would think aircraft remover (though a little spendy) would probably eat anything off of any surface, just my thoughts as I have never tried it personally. Gotta be something they use at the coating places to get the stuff off... Best of Luck!! Be sure to post up what ends up working!!

 

[jimgood]

http://www.dualliner.com/blog/remove-spray-bedliner

 

[EdT]

I guess I was dazed by my catchy lead in and fell victim to a tragic ambiguity. What I was trying to ask is what would be the best coating to use. Any of the original coating that won't come off with a twisted wire brush on the angle grinder is probably stuck as well as anything new will stick so I'll be leaving it in place. This isn't a show piece, it's a mower deck.

 

[jask]

..... we still need pictures

 

[gahrajmahal]

I think I would be tempted to try that new super slippery Rustoleum paint to keep the grass from sticking and building up.

 

[Stooge]

What are you asking? what to use remove the existing finish or what to use for the new finish?

I would think aircraft remover (though a little spendy) would probably eat anything off of any surface, just my thoughts as I have never tried it personally. Gotta be something they use at the coating places to get the stuff off... Best of Luck!! Be sure to post up what ends up working!!

this, I've had aircraft stripper literally melt powdercoat off of things, it should be up to the job!

Powdercoat

I believe most new mowers are being powdercoated from the factory so that would be the best bet, although it could add up for a cheap project. maybe just paint and a rubberized undercoat/ plastidip on the inside to keep rocks and debris from chipping the paint?

 

[Fixed]

I'm sure this isn't the "right" way to about it, but I usually just clean the underside of the deck off at the end of the year, and then blast it with some oil before putting it away. Seems to have kept rust away, and like you said, it's a mower, not a showroom display.

 

[Rockett69]

My bad, I thought you were asking how to get the current finish off. If the finish now has stuck that well, use it again!! It obviously worked!! Lets see some pics! Doesn't have to be pretty to post it up

Stooge, melt powdercoat? Cool! That stuff is evil, I used it to get a fiberglass patch job off a fender and it basically dissolved it into goo. Not easy on the lungs either, even in open space.

 

[EdT]

When I get the deck off and upside down, I post some pics. Probably be a few days.

 

[Zeke]

Hi, Ed. Undercoater used on German cars called 'shcutz' is water based and tough as hell.
3M makes different product numbers and I don't know the differences. Regular UC seems viable and the truck liner sounds like a good idea as well.

It's actually used on outer lower surfaces of Porsches.

 

[homebuilt burner]

graphite paint on all my mowers.

 

[TLCObsession]

graphite paint on all my mowers.

I have used Slip Plate from the ag store on mowers. I originally bought it to paint in between the leaf springs on my Land Cruiser.

 

[G_P]

If you have it powdercoated. ALL of the old bedliner needs to be removed or it will melt/soften in the baking oven and prevent the powdercoat from sticking to the metal.