I got the small parts painted and on the deck yesterday. I used the old hardware on most of the parts but the pieces where the head was behind the baffle I used new hex head bolts. I got the spindle covers wire brushed and sanded. Probably won't paint anything today since it in the 40's here. I took the gauge wheel assembly apart. Looks like I need some new wheel bolts, I remember buying 2 of these for my other 48 inch deck and crying all the way home. One of the dog bones is twisted, I haven't figured out how I will go about straightening it yet. With the paint on I can see that it was pitted worse than I thought it was. I started out using whatever yellow Rustolum I had and ended up using "Tuscan Sun" to finish the deck shell and small parts. It's not as good a match as I hoped it would be.
Cannon
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