Restoring pulleys

[Joe M.]

Joe

[Joe L.]

Re: Restoring pulleys

Joe

Joe------


Pullies that were originally painted were painted a semi-gloss black. Some pullies were phosphate finished. So, inspect the pulley carefully for any vestige of the original finish. The problem is that if they're phosphate-finished, that's a hard finish to restore. By 1973, though, most pullies were semi-gloss black paint.

[Joe M.]

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Once again Joe, thanks for the help, I appreciate it.

[Mark G.]

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Joe & Joe -

This a typical note on pulley drawings through the '60's to mid '70's.

Mark

[Steve L.]

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72 hours of salt spray,,,,,what a joke

[Stephen B.]

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Joe
Those pullys are semi gloss black.What I have found to be an excellent,and affordable product for this and many other areas of Corvette restoration is Rustolium. It comes in spray cans , quarts and gallons. If you spray it with a gun,use a good quality enamal reduser and you will get excellent results.The gloss when treated this way is very nearly as shinny and free flowing as acrilic enamal,and cost only about 20% as much . I've painted frames for years with rustolium satin black. It also fills very well. One more tip.When using spray cans, heat them in hot water. the paint will flow better.
Stephen Barrett(21558)

[Joe L.]

Re: Restoring pulleys

Joe
Those pullys are semi gloss black.What I have found to be an excellent,and affordable product for this and many other areas of Corvette restoration is Rustolium. It comes in spray cans , quarts and gallons. If you spray it with a gun,use a good quality enamal reduser and you will get excellent results.The gloss when treated this way is very nearly as shinny and free flowing as acrilic enamal,and cost only about 20% as much . I've painted frames for years with rustolium satin black. It also fills very well. One more tip.When using spray cans, heat them in hot water. the paint will flow better.
Stephen Barrett(21558)

Stephen------


Yes, Rustoleum is an excellent paint for restoration purposes, especially chassis components. The only problem I've had with it is that the satin black looks just a tad too flat to me. I used to use a product called Derusto Semi-Gloss Black. It is/was a paint similar to Rustoleum but I found the degree of glossiness to be just about right. However, I have not seen Derusto for sale in any of the places I used to get it. Plus, I think the brand was bought out by DAP and I don't even know if the formulations are the same anymore.

The thing that Rustoleum and the old Derusto had in common is that they are both slow-drying paints that are extremely durable. This makes them perfect for chassis restoration, assuming that one intends to drive their car. I actually prefer Rustoleum and the old Derusto to any of the much more costly, modern, hi-tech paints for chassis parts restoration.

That's a good tip regarding heating the spray cans in hot water. I've never heard or thought of that before but I'm definitely going to try it next time.

[Joe M.]

Re: Restoring pulleys

Joe
Those pullys are semi gloss black.What I have found to be an excellent,and affordable product for this and many other areas of Corvette restoration is Rustolium. It comes in spray cans , quarts and gallons. If you spray it with a gun,use a good quality enamal reduser and you will get excellent results.The gloss when treated this way is very nearly as shinny and free flowing as acrilic enamal,and cost only about 20% as much . I've painted frames for years with rustolium satin black. It also fills very well. One more tip.When using spray cans, heat them in hot water. the paint will flow better.
Stephen Barrett(21558)

Stephen,

Thanks for all the info and tips as they turned out great with all your help. I hope you and your famlies have a great Holiday.

Joe