painted or naked vise?

[dumper]

After removing most of the paint off my newest old vise, it actually looks pretty good with no paint! At the risk of a paint failure, is it better to leave the vise unpainted? I am using it as my main vise. Do you coat the vise with oil or some other sealer?

 

[bobcatdan]

Most vises I use do not have any paint left on them. I do not have any rust problems, but vises are use daily in the shop and have plenty of hydraulic fluid dumped on them. I say 100% your opinion. If you don't have any rust problems, leave it. You can always paint it later.

 

[north]

I'd say leave it unpainted if you like it. It looks pretty good to me. Wipe it with some WD-40, Fluid Film, oil or whatever if you're afraid of rust.

 

[dmw56]

Get it powder coated!

 

[rusty65]

Leave it naked and get paste wax or what ever it's called it will help uncoated surfaces from rusting quickly.

 

[JasonW]

I was going to say paste wax as well. After wiping it on, hit it with a hair dryer or heat gun to even it all out, give it a quick polish with a clean rag, and you are good to go. Otherwise, painting isn't such a bad idea either just be sure to take your time and mask it properly.

 

[gilbo]

when i restored my wilton bullet, i decided to just clear coat it, and it looks great

here a couple pics

 

[BajaBound]

I would leave it naked and just keep wd-40 on it.

 

[SweetD]

I would leave it naked and just keep wd-40 on it.

Or just a light coat of oil once in a while. That's what I do with my Prentiss #92 (my main vise) and it works fine. Mine is "patina'd" rather than totally naked though...I never stripped it clean of its surface patina. We have high humidity for a good part of the year too, and a tinge of salt air is always present here.

Now let's see yours!

Dave

 

[EOC_Jason]

Now that is an awesome prentiss!!!!

You can probably just wipe it down with a spray lube every now and then or whatever light oil you have laying around...

Rustolium makes a clear coat paint.

Why don't you want to paint it? Just wipe it down with acetone then get out the rattle can and go to town.

 

[pipehack]

Leave it the way it is. Wipe it down once in a while with WD-40. I only use my Wilton C1 as my main vise. I don't wax it, buff it or any other of that ****. It's a tool so don't become one to it. I'm not saying don't take care of it. I don't beat on it or use it as a press. It's a work holding device. That's all.

 

[RivennHewn]

Vises and women.

Naked clamping!

 

[hofferwood]

Neked

 

[EvilWelder]

Vises and women.

Naked clamping!

Covered in oil, more funI

 

[Packard V8]

There's no wrong answer, but I'd never paint a vise.

jack vines

 

[CWP1616L]

I'd paint the cast iron part and then leave the long square bar piece unpainted and full of grease. Vise jaws and handle would remain unpainted too.

 

[admranger]

I'd paint the cast iron part and then leave the long square bar piece unpainted and full of grease. Vise jaws and handle would remain unpainted too.

Since I'm in the middle of restoring my Charles Parker, I was wondering what kind of lube I should use for the main screw and how much.

Filling the bar full of grease seems excessive to me though. Is that so the screw is protected from contaminents as only the outside bit of grease would collect dust/grit? What about the bearing surfaces? What do you use there?

My plan was a coating of Redline synthetic grease on the acme threads and the bearing surfaces. But, I fully know that I don't know if that's the right thing to do so hence my question.

Thx.

 

[Matt018]

Just about all the paint wore off this one. You certainly dont win any beauty awards but you dont need to worry about nicking the paint when your beating on something hard.

 

[EOC_Jason]

Since I'm in the middle of restoring my Charles Parker, I was wondering what kind of lube I should use for the main screw and how much.

Filling the bar full of grease seems excessive to me though. Is that so the screw is protected from contaminents as only the outside bit of grease would collect dust/grit? What about the bearing surfaces? What do you use there?

My plan was a coating of Redline synthetic grease on the acme threads and the bearing surfaces. But, I fully know that I don't know if that's the right thing to do so hence my question.

Just general thick grease like for bearings or what you put in your grease gun. I usually put some up and down the the acme thread and run it through the vice , then clean up whatever excess is necessary. I also put a thin layer on the bottom of the slide and the respective part inside the static jaw are. Finally I make sure to put grease on both the inside and outside of the end of the main screw handle area where it makes contact with the static jaw.

 

[Catamount]

when i restored my wilton bullet, i decided to just clear coat it, and it looks great

I love this! Op, remove the existing paint and just wipe down the resulting metal with paste wax. I love this "naked" look.

 

[t100]

I've done painting mine before, too much work(to do it right). now I'm just too damn lazy to do it.

I'd say Nikied.

 

[dumper]

Hey, this is my thread, so I will post that I left my vise naked, as well. Slopped some oil on it, and put it to use.

 

[thundermug]

I'm digging the naked look. Very nice.

 

[JSBriggs]

Id leave it naked. You could always highlight the lettering later on if you wanted to give it a fresh look.

-Jeff

 

[EOC_Jason]

lmao... Vise ****....

 

[thundermug]

Stripped the sloppy paint job off of the 3" American Scale. Much better.

 

[billybudge]

I love any reason for a spot of restoration work, heres a before and after on a great nade in England vice.

 

[elguappo]

Looks great nekked, good choice.

 

[Jawn]

I prefer painted... except for any "anvil" surface and jaws... they shouldn't be painted.

 

[thundermug]

I prefer painted... except for any "anvil" surface and jaws... they shouldn't be painted.

I agree. I think that there should be some accent points left bare. Some vises look better bare, others painted.

I spent most of my free time this week cleaning and repainting two vises. One is old and naked. The other is newer and will be orange.

 

[lauver]

Stripped the sloppy paint job off of the 3" American Scale. Much better.

Thundermug,

Awesome job on your A.S.C. vise. Very tasteful, but still looks like a vise.

 

[thundermug]

lauver,

Thanks. I'm contemplating the restoration of an old Wilton. I might paint it a shade of 50s industrial green. Either that or just take the rust off, as it has most of the original paint. Needs new jaws.

The wife said I could get it if I intend to flip it, but now she says I can keep it if I want. Got it for cheap.

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