John Deere Mower Deck Restoration Pt 2. Sanding, Rust Converting, Priming, Painting W/ Rustolium

[@goofe.washington953]

To me, the most impressive part of this job was the prep work prior to painting. Excellent.

[@GlennsSpeedShop]

So I have a 48 in deck to do next, some day... that is the most rusty as I have ever attempted. The Front spindles were also rusted to the axle, but the rest of the machine is OK. I don't know why I like the challenge of restoring bad decks, making mowers great again! Glenn

[@raymyers6522]

Looks great

[@chrometwourdome1]

I skipped thru a lot of the video but saw the main points. Prep/ prep and some more prep. Better points than most. Definitely knowledgeable on his restoring game. Get her done.. there is a time to be ocd and tmv(time, value , money) , I guess you get what you pay for! My personal mower deck I grinder it with flap discs (40,60,120) , media/ sandblasted any rust lows hard area/, glazed putty lows, primed with high build primer / finished with white primer( yellow covers like sh*t), sprayed ppg base coat and clear coated 4 semi-heavy coats. Amazing

[@mmzwgr780]

Use some zip strip on the paint .it will bubble up in a few minutes then you can just brush the paint off of the metal.

[@rickypollock9100]

Great job! A small poring tip. Just put a couple strips of tape on you can lip making a v shape. Pore and just pull your tape off and you keep a clean can lip.

[@GlennsSpeedShop]

Good idea! I'll try that. Glenn

[@Agustin-jo8mv]

Nice man! I hope you got your money back from all that work. I considered this for a second but ill let my deck rust. haha. sheeeesh. I am however going to see if I can find another L100 mower for cheap in the area.

[@budthomason8890]

Much better.

[@corbonzo1]

Thank you for sharing. Just got a John Deere with some rust on the foot boards and deck. This is incredible helpful. Appreciate you taking the time to make it. I don’t have a spray gun. Is there a good metal primer you’d recommend that I could find in a can?

[@GlennsSpeedShop]

I love Rustolium products, they have it in spray cans. Don't be afraid to brush it on either...

[@Aslanlives08]

A quick comment about the black primer you discovered on this deck. I touched up a few spots on my D130 (42" deck) a few years back with some POR-15 and it looks and feels like the black paint you encountered in this project. Could it be? Also, if you did invest time and energy in restoring the underside of this deck, what final coating would you recommend in the hostile environment of rapidly spinning mower blades?

[@GlennsSpeedShop]

You might be right, it could have been POR15 from a previous repaint. I am a big fan of POR15, it's just so expensive , when you fix them to re sell them there is no return on that investment. I really wanted to try truck bed coating on the underside of a deck bit as a test it needs to be done on a mower that I keep or I'll never know how it lasts. I have seen a couple on KZbin that were powder coated.

[@chrometwourdome1]

Anything glossy and shiny would help the buildup of grad / hay. 2-part

[@stevecurry5785]

Some paint stripper would have saved you a lot of time Now if JD would learn to use primer or powder coat their expensive tractors ?