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Hey all! It's been a while since I've posted here and it's great to see this forum is still going strong.
I'm looking at restoring a 1910 Maxim wheeled carriage mount with the piano storage box for a spare lock. It was caked in hardened cosmoline to the point where nothing wanted to move easily. I currently have 99% of the cosmoline removed and the entire cradle assembly disassembled. The lower wheeled portion has not yet been disassembled.
The paint is very worn in several places down to the primer and bare metal. I'm also considering replacing the wood spokes on the wheels. I want to make it look as if it is fresh off the factory assembly line.
My questions are:
-Is there a high quality primer and paint I can use that is an exact match for the original factory color and where can I purchase it?
-Does anyone reproduce the wooden spokes? If not are there drawings/ dimensions available? And if that information doesn't exists then what type of wood should I use?
-Are there any tips or reccomendations anyone would make who has done this before? Perhaps there's a trick to disassembling a certain component that I haven't gotten to yet?
I have access to sandblasting, a wood shop, and large walk in paint booth so I'm just about set to go. Thanks in advance!
I'm looking at restoring a 1910 Maxim wheeled carriage mount with the piano storage box for a spare lock. It was caked in hardened cosmoline to the point where nothing wanted to move easily. I currently have 99% of the cosmoline removed and the entire cradle assembly disassembled. The lower wheeled portion has not yet been disassembled.
The paint is very worn in several places down to the primer and bare metal. I'm also considering replacing the wood spokes on the wheels. I want to make it look as if it is fresh off the factory assembly line.
My questions are:
-Is there a high quality primer and paint I can use that is an exact match for the original factory color and where can I purchase it?
-Does anyone reproduce the wooden spokes? If not are there drawings/ dimensions available? And if that information doesn't exists then what type of wood should I use?
-Are there any tips or reccomendations anyone would make who has done this before? Perhaps there's a trick to disassembling a certain component that I haven't gotten to yet?
I have access to sandblasting, a wood shop, and large walk in paint booth so I'm just about set to go. Thanks in advance!