Paint Colors

tkhudson · Post by **tkhudson** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:49 pm

4 years ago I was lucky enough to score a 1957 Greenie that had been sitting in a barn for about 30 years. Once I discovered the cardinal rule of twisting the speed control with the motor not running had been broken and repairs were made; it has turned out to be a great machine. Alas it is time to replace some bearings and give it a new lease on life, as the Gilmer belt is running to one side of the cog drive.

I have a few questions:

During my readings in preparation for this project, I had been doing a lot of online research and unfortunately failed to document it. I have a couple of questions.

Is there a source for OEM style hammertone paint? it seems I had read that Rustoleum makes a close match?

Is there a full article on a 2 bearing conversion for Gilmer drives? I read the other posting on here using 2 spaced bearings at one end. How is that working out? Im not really dedicated to dumping the Gilmer Belt as this belt has set for over 30 years and is still in great shape. I have spares as well.

I would like to incorporate some kind of "lift kit" into the legs as I am 6'-1 and have a real hard time doing any turning for any length of time with my sawmill abused back and shoulders. Any proven upgrades here?

I would like to keep this machine as OEM as possible also incorporating upgrades that will make the machine more accurate and easier to operate

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:14 pm

Welcome to the forum tk. Glad to have you.

Rustoleum hammered silver and verde greenare very good paint matches. Verde green is scarce in some areas but check Home Depot, Lowe's, good paint hardware stores.

Others will follow on your other questions. They've all been discussed in the forum.

pmateosian · Post by **pmateosian** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:48 pm

I searched hi and lo for Rustoleum Verde Green and could not find it at any of the local hardware stores, Lowes or HD. I did find a couple of cans on Amazon.com of all places. The price was a bit high at 11.49 per can but the shipping is free if you buy 3 cans. This is a discontinued color and will probably be gone when the current supply is used up.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=s ... erde+green

Still haven't gotten the hang of inserting links or actual photos into the post...

-Paul

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:43 am

pmateosian wrote:I searched hi and lo for Rustoleum Verde Green and could not find it at any of the local hardware stores, Lowes or HD. I did find a couple of cans on Amazon.com of all places. The price was a bit high at 11.49 per can but the shipping is free if you buy 3 cans. This is a discontinued color and will probably be gone when the current supply is used up.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=rustoleum+verde+green

Still haven't gotten the hang of inserting links or actual photos into the post...

-Paul

You got me paranoid. Even though I've heard that Rustoleum would discontinue Verde Green, it just didn't hit me until I realized that I still have a Greenie awaiting restoration along with a joiner so I went down and cleaned out my local Home Depot. $6.49 per can. I asked if they were going to reorder and the guy said yes. But then, the new breed of HD guys say a lot of stuff with NO CLUE what their saying. Time will tell. He said the Rustoleum rep comes in to inventory and reorder weekly. I'll know in 2 weeks if they replenish.
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pmateosian · Post by **pmateosian** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 10:12 am

Hope I'm wrong, but this is what several folks have told me....Maybe it's just a regional thing, but I looked far and wide before I paid Amazon's premium price.

-Paul

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:28 am

pmateosian wrote:Hope I'm wrong, but this is what several folks have told me....Maybe it's just a regional thing, but I looked far and wide before I paid Amazon's premium price.

-Paul

You do what you gotta do to get the job done!! Premium prices are better than no product. Maybe the discontinuation is why Amazon is charging so much. That supply and demand 'thang'. I am going to shoot an email to Rustoleum right now to 'see it straight from the horses fingers'.

mpcarr · Post by **mpcarr** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:44 pm

#11 in the following thread says it is being reformulated, not really discontinued. Of course it was posted several months ago so things might have changed.

http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthread.htm?t=2969

r/ Mike

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 1:16 pm

mpcarr wrote:#11 in the following thread says it is being reformulated, not really discontinued. Of course it was posted several months ago so things might have changed.

http://www.shopsmith.net/forums/showthread.htm?t=2969

r/ Mike

There's a discrepancy with info posted by bucksaw in post #3 of the same thread. bucksaw says 'discontinued'. Hopefully, from a purist sense, a reformulation 'discontinues' the previous part number yet the new formulation / new part number will be very close match. I'll make sure to post when I get current Rustoleum position on this.

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 11:26 am

I just received an email response from Rustoleum regarding the future availability of the Verde Green Hammered spray paint. All it did was provide the telephone number for product support (1-800-323-3584) so I called. The rep I spoke to indicated that the paint is still being manufactured and there was no indication that it was going to be discontinued. FYI.

For those having difficulty locating the color, I'd suggested calling the product support number.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:13 pm

mickyd wrote:I just received an email response from Rustoleum regarding the future availability of the Verde Green Hammered spray paint. All it did was provide the telephone number for product support (1-800-323-3584) so I called. The rep I spoke to indicated that the paint is still being manufactured and there was no indication that it was going to be discontinued. FYI.

For those having difficulty locating the color, I'd suggested calling the product support number.

I looked for it @ HD yesterday. None! No place on the shelf for it. A 'brighter' green was there.