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claimdude wrote:Hey All,

Got my PPro upgrade today and unboxed it. I am watching the included video and they talk about refinishing the headstock before putting back together. My grey paint on the headstock is original w/almost no scratches. Is there a togh satin clearcoat I could put on the headstock rather than repaint with grey? Don't want to wait for grey paint from Shopsmith.

Thanks
Jack

If it looks that good, do not paint it!;)

Jack,

My paint was in good shape as well and I decided to skip the repaint. I'm not sure clearcoat will do much for you. If you are determined to repaint and aren't willing to wait you might be able to get a decent match at your local big box store.

When you get to the step where you enlarge the hole in the motor pan for the power cord I can recommend carefully using a Unibit instead of a file to open the hole.

Troy

horologist wrote:Jack,

My paint was in good shape as well and I decided to skip the repaint. I'm not sure clearcoat will do much for you. If you are determined to repaint and aren't willing to wait you might be able to get a decent match at your local big box store.

When you get to the step where you enlarge the hole in the motor pan for the power cord I can recommend carefully using a Unibit instead of a file to open the hole.

Troy

Thanks Troy, I went ahead and picked up a unibit yesterday as I didn't want to go the roundfile route either. Probably will just clean and wax headstock and leav well enough alone.

Jack