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'55 Mark V Color
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:02 pm
by wildthings
This forum got me pumped up on rebuilding this Mark V I bought 5 years ago for $150. It's been sitting in the back of the garage and accumulating rust. The headstock is now completely stripped down of components. Looks like a few things need to be replaced, the speed control bracket/quandrant and he castors for sure.
While down I'm going to replace all bearings including the motors. What is the original color supposed to be? It's painted a baby blue right now.
Barry
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:15 pm
by JPG
wildthings wrote:This forum got me pumped up on rebuilding this Mark V I bought 5 years ago for $150. It's been sitting in the back of the garage and accumulating rust. The headstock is now completely stripped down of components. Looks like a few things need to be replaced, the speed control bracket/quandrant and he castors for sure.
While down I'm going to replace all bearings including the motors. What is the original color supposed to be? It's painted a baby blue right now.
Barry
Original was a metallic hammered green and silver.
Closest today is Rustoleum hammered Verde green and silver.
Nothing wrong with whatever strikes yer fancy!
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:32 pm
by holsgo
I was forced to buy a case of verde green...so I have a few cans if you are in need.
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:37 pm
by wingrider
I don't know where you are at but I found hammered Verde Green and hammered Silver at Menards. The photo is my Greenie I rebuilt this past spring. I sand blasted all my parts while it was apart and then painted them and reassembled them. I cut down the way tubes and made it a shorty as I have two SS and use the Greenie for SPT. and the full size machine for everything else.
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:17 pm
by wildthings
wingrider wrote:I don't know where you are at but I found hammered Verde Green and hammered Silver at Menards. The photo is my Greenie I rebuilt this past spring. I sand blasted all my parts while it was apart and then painted them and reassembled them. I cut down the way tubes and made it a shorty as I have two SS and use the Greenie for SPT. and the full size machine for everything else.
Very Nice!! I'm in the Houson area and found the colors at my local HomeDepot
holsgo wrote:I was forced to buy a case of verde green...so I have a few cans if you are in need.
Thanks holsgo for the offer but it'll be real easy to grab some locally