I've had this little Junior for seven or eight years now. It's actually the first one I purchased, but not long after it arrived I got a great deal on another one in fantastic condition, so this poor little guy got pushed aside and forgotten about. But now that the sand blaster booth is usable it was finally time to give this one some much needed attention. As you can see in the first photo the paint on the body was pretty well trashed by years of use, but once I opened it up and removed all of the old dried out and gummed up lube it was clear that in all other respects it was in excellent shape. In other words, it was a great candidate for restoration.
In photo two, most of the paint has been removed. Some of the paint in crevices and inside corners was kind of stubborn, but I managed to get it all off. In photo three you see it as it looks now. Two coats of Royal Blue spray paint, two hours baking in the oven at 250 degrees, thirty seconds under cold tap water, and it was ready to reassemble with fresh lube. With any luck it'll last another fifty years, but that won't be up to me. It'll be in a box under the Christmas tree with my sisters name on it.
In photo two, most of the paint has been removed. Some of the paint in crevices and inside corners was kind of stubborn, but I managed to get it all off. In photo three you see it as it looks now. Two coats of Royal Blue spray paint, two hours baking in the oven at 250 degrees, thirty seconds under cold tap water, and it was ready to reassemble with fresh lube. With any luck it'll last another fifty years, but that won't be up to me. It'll be in a box under the Christmas tree with my sisters name on it.
