Monarch 10EE Restoration 6: Body Painting

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Жыл бұрын

I spent a long time thinking about what color to paint this machine. Being somewhat of a contrarian I knew I wanted a unique color - something I've never seen on a 10EE before. Although I did not choose an original color, I've spent enough time inside ships to lose my taste for grey (and sea-foam green for that matter). I understand it may not be first choice for most of you folks out there, but I dig it.
I followed the guidance of ‪@ScottsGarage17‬ (thanks!) when it came to modifying the Harbor Freight purple HVLP nozzle to spray more viscous paint. However, I chose to ream and stone the nozzle just to be safe.

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@LadyTwigz Жыл бұрын

The beginning cracked me up, so funny! I like the color too

@gaugeblockjenga Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!

@claralehmann6514 Жыл бұрын

Yes, this intro. The illumination in the box is fantastic and cheeky. I love those little hands pulling out the paint can opener. I really enjoyed the part where you increased the size of the nozzle....spray, spray, spray. Then at 12:00....oh yeah! "Purple people eater." And I caught the bookend (intentional or not) with the return of the sacred can opener. Beautiful work. This is ASMR for me. Keep it up.

@gaugeblockjenga Жыл бұрын

That's very kind of you. Thank you for watching and your feedback!

@Moose40Ron Жыл бұрын

Had to come back to relive one of the greatest intros ever

@gaugeblockjenga Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@veejaybomjay8145 7 ай бұрын

Dude! The intro is outstanding ! The color is perfection ! You really should pop the headstock and take a peek inside, you owe it to yourself.

@gaugeblockjenga 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! So far I've only removed the strainer and glanced in because I had no indication that anything was wrong. I've thought about removing the sealed cover but ended up settling for an oil change. You're right though, I should do a bit more careful inspection!

@theantichrist4267 9 ай бұрын

That victory tune from the old Mario game , brings back memories of levels lost ,and levels won 😅

@gaugeblockjenga 6 ай бұрын

I get a lot of nostalgic vibes from it too :)

@oldmetalmachines2094 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the intro. Th EE is looking good. I feel for you having to do the electrical next. That machine will drive you crazy with all its electrical.

@gaugeblockjenga Жыл бұрын

Thanks! The little ones are always eager to be silly; perhaps they'll get a kick out of watching themselves in these when they're older. I do wonder if these may be a bit more special if I did some talking... I digress. I think I will be driven crazy - but it'll all be in good fun!

@Charlieman. Жыл бұрын

On its way to gorgeous. I get that some don't like anything but gray for their machines - but... it not their machine... Questions, questions: 1. After bondo coat & sand, did you spray another coat of primer - or brush? 2. Did you opt to brush to simplify? 3. Single stage? 4. What paint type did you opt for? 5. What did you go back and coat the inside casting reinforcement beams with just before paint? Big thanks for all the time spent putting a camera in place with close ups. Super helpful!

@gaugeblockjenga Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'd be happy to answer! 1 & 2. Yes, I think when it was all said an done there were at least two cycles of prime-bondo-prime just about everywhere visible from the outside. I didn't have high hopes for spraying the primer at first and so I brushed/rolled. I ended up figuring out the trick to modifying the Harbor Freight gun after and in hindsight I think I could have just sprayed more than I actually did. I'm just a newbie feeling things out. 3. All the paint I used was single, but also in hindsight I think 2K is the better option. In what little experience I have with 2K, "it just works". I think I may have been intimidated by the cost, but I also bought cheaper topcoat paint and tested - found lacking - and ended up not using it. Had I just bought the right stuff to begin with.... 4 & 5) For the primer I used MC-Prepbond by Wasser. Fantastic stuff! It's a moisture cure urethane. Adheres super well, forgiving, and hard. I rolled the dice on McMaster, paying a pretty penny, and knowing nothing else than what the datasheet read - totally paid off. The inside of the lathe was TotalBilge. I figured bilge paint would work well in an oily environment. I hope to plug all the leaks and minimize it's exposure anyway. The topcoat outside is BM Superspec Urethane Alkyd Enamel. I thought that an alykd would be forgiving for brushing (again, I didnt realize I could spray on a budget when I bought it). I'm glad I could help and thanks for swinging by!

@ksfisher1990 Жыл бұрын

The "This Old Tony" vibes are strong in this one....with touch of AVE work bench, with a finish of Vintage Machinery

@gaugeblockjenga Жыл бұрын

I genuinely appreciate your comment! Thank you very much!

@ksfisher1990 Жыл бұрын

@@gaugeblockjenga I just picked up a little south bend lathe. Same model as yours but a little earlier. Power feed lead screw is seized up in the housing and key was sheared. Your videos will be a great asset to tear down. Thanks

@gaugeblockjenga Жыл бұрын

@@ksfisher1990 That's outstanding. I really appreciate knowing these videos are helpful!

@paulrayner4514 Жыл бұрын

well it's certainly different.

@raystevens687 Ай бұрын

Here a word about safety please don't spray the gun to your hand. I had a friend that spray the nozzle to his hand to take him to the ER and they had to cut into his hand to get it out and he also had to go ever day because where cut into his hand they had to go in and get more paint out of there. So please do the right thing.

@theantichrist4267 9 ай бұрын

That’s an ugly color for such a nice looking vintage machine, a light two tone Beige & dark Beige would have looked nice . But you must go with the color of your choice .

@gaugeblockjenga 6 ай бұрын

Certainly!