Ernie,
In a misguided attempt to restore my father-in-law’s Stanley planes, I bead blasted them (over 30 years ago). They’re not historic or collector’s items at this point, obviously, but I’d like to put them back together in an appropriate way. What can I do to restore the japanning (sp?)? Would some sort of paint or powder coating work?
Thanks,
Mike
Edited 11/23/2007 8:26 pm ET by tahoetwobears
Edited 11/24/2007 7:14 pm ET by tahoetwobears
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My Fine Woodworking Video, Restoring Flea Market Planes guides anyone through the process of making one of these old beauties sing again. Unfortunately bead blasting is about the worst thing you could have done to your planes. I would opt for a black paint like Rust-Oleum. You will also have to work all outside surfaces on a piece of abrasive clothe on a glass plate or a machine table to get them flat and free of the bead blasting. You can make your planes work just fine again and they can be good users. Bead blasting has just made the process much more difficult.
With best regards,
Ernie Conover
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