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I noticed packages of new tension(roll) pins. I never felt it necessary to replace the original unless bent or severely mushroomed(so bad they cannot be cleaned up by filing/grinding).

Great job!

I could have reused some of them, but a few of them I really had to persuade them to get out due to the corrosion and paint.

If I had to do it over again, I would have tried harder to clean them up.

Any thoughts on the color of the base tube?

I have considered(not actually done so) Rustoleum hammered silver.

Not a match, but 'nice'.

AllenH wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2024 12:31 pm I could have reused some of them, but a few of them I really had to persuade them to get out due to the corrosion and paint.

If I had to do it over again, I would have tried harder to clean them up.

Any thoughts on the color of the base tube?

I am thinking about using Rustoleum Chrome paint on mine.

FWIW OEM color from that era was a flat light gray.

FWIW, here's the paint on my Greenie. It's quite shiny and smooth (no tactile texture, even though it has the appearance of hammer paint). It almost appears as if it's been clearcoated, though I would not expect they would be using clearcoat in 1960. The visual and especially the tactile texture is different from the motor pan, though the color is a pretty good match. AFAIK all the finishes on the machine are original but I certainly can't guarantee that.

YEP, that looks like my Goldie bench tubes. They may have been glossy >60 yrs ago.

Maybe I should just hit the Titanium with a coat or two of clear and call it good.

The Goldie I restored, shown in my post on page 4 of this thread had, silver Bench Tubes which is what I used to paint them. Just regular silver Rust-oleum spray paint.

Nice job on the Retractable Caster Assembly. I have used a brake hone to clean up holes like that too. That's a good word of caution you included. It's unfortunate a previous owner painted the Caster Assemblies as they did. Makes more work for your restoration.

Did you use gloss, satin or flat?

Yes the paint on the castor assemblies is kind of a pain. I can't remember if I mentioned that I soaked them in Rust911 for about 4 hours. It removed the rust, and softened up the paint to an extent. I was able to remove the paint with scotchbrite pads.

I am working on polishing the second set and the rods are much more pitted than the first set.