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Old 03-11-2018, 03:16 PM
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I've used rust converter if they are really bad--too expensive and too much trouble to get one blasted around here. I've also just wire wheeled and sanded, primed an painted. Come to think of it, I did blast my 60" Haban. The Haban was shot with a qt of Cadet paint, no hardener, primed wither with lacquer or rattle can primer (same stuff). It is just fine after 8 yrs or so of using. The 128 deck was painted 20 years ago with the same stuff, but no sandblasting--still looks fine. My 1811 deck had to get the rust converter treatment, and then it got rattle can primer and paint---only been a year of use but so far so good.

I will say the 2284 has a 54" deck and that one scares me. Lots of flaking rust with a weird looking rust underneath. I may have to find a sandblaster for that job.
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