Green SO Impact Guns?

[Burgerkong]

Did every gun SO made come in green?

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-tools-power-tools-air-gun-W0QQAdIdZ389994182

Could be a really, really good deal.

 

[JerseyBoatBuilder]

That is a green protective boot

 

[2JZGTESC300]

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...682061&supersede=&store=snapon-store&tool=all

 

[Burgerkong]

Nope, if you look at the top of the grip area, there's green showing underneath the boot line. I believe the green is a MG325?

 

[Aetsh]

The green one is a mg325

 

[Sooosirius]

My snappy guy has a 3/8" dr green on his truck right now. I asked about a 1/2" dr and he said he recalls them having them on promo a while back. Also said there's some other colours coming out soon for a promo but he wasn't able to get ahold of the all black one that I would have been interested in. Other colours I remember were purple and some metallic colours.

 

[mrshaun]

they make them now and then. we sell out asap with green and orange.

 

[Burgerkong]

So good deal?

 

[hickmlg09]

My favorite color! Almost all my tools will be green. I want a green toolbox.

 

[ianguilly]

I thinking of buying a green snap on 3/8 impact, my tool guy has 2 on his truck. He aslo told me they are gonna stop selling the 1/2 in green because a lacking sales.

 

[xurusaibobx]

i have both 3/8 and 1/2 in green! love it

however the 1/2 the paint starting flaking off and its only been 3 months since i had it. i thought it was powder coated

 

[Skin]

i have both 3/8 and 1/2 in green! love it

however the 1/2 the paint starting flaking off and its only been 3 months since i had it. i thought it was powder coated

they all peel when used. the finish *****.

 

[mrshaun]

when they hit the ground it will crack the paint. especially those guys that toss them around like a used shop rag.

 

[osborn.ozzy]

thats one reason I never really cared for their impacts, its all painted and doesnt take much for them to start to look like ****.

 

[rlitman]

they all peel when used. the finish *****.

thats one reason I never really cared for their impacts, its all painted and doesnt take much for them to start to look like ****.

The old impact guns were aluminum (I've got an IM5100). They didn't paint those, because there was no need.

The MG725 and that family are magnesium cased. The magnesium reacts badly with air, so they need to be painted. Unfortunately just a little scratch through the paint will cause oxidation that makes the paint flake off.
That's what you lose, but the magnesium is lighter than the aluminum, and nobody wants to slug around an unnecessarily heavy tool.

 

[Skin]

when they hit the ground it will crack the paint. especially those guys that toss them around like a used shop rag.

When they hit anything, the paint comes off. The first thing to go is the enamel on the lettering regardless of how you treat it, then eventually the rest goes. I've never seen an MG series impact in a shop environment that had its paint intact. It wouldnt surprise me if they go to a composite housing (like everyone else) for their next impacts.

 

[Burgerkong]

I am going to try and see the guns, anyone know what model is the red one? I'm more interested in the 3/8, but (let's hope) it it is a MG725, oh man.

 

[transittech]

The 1/2 has an IR grip, but he says its Snap On, so it must be a Blue Point. They don't seem to be on their website any more, but a few years ago IIRC you could buy a re-badged IR2135 from SO.

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