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Title: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: Jim on January 15, 2012, 11:55:41 am Hello everyone,
I know everybody likes pictures so I uploaded a few into the SMC Photo Gallery: Stoner Junior (http://soda-machines.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=66&g2_itemId=6841) I personally think this one came out better than my previous Stoner Senior Restoration (http://soda-machines.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=66&g2_itemId=6464) Thanks for lookin'... Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: Ltransam on January 15, 2012, 12:21:05 pm Jim Thats SWEET !!!!!!!!!!! i WISH i had it !!!! Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: Pat Pixley on January 15, 2012, 12:35:42 pm Look Great Jim, :biggrin: I will be calling and bug you on some question when I get ready to do mine.
Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: Roadman on January 15, 2012, 01:48:42 pm Very, very nice! How long did each machine take to resore, start to finish?
Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: Slapshot42 on January 15, 2012, 02:01:31 pm Look Great Jim, :biggrin: I will be calling and bug you on some question when I get ready to do mine. Same here I just got one last Wed. Mine is the same plus the mint wheel. Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: mygoose101 on January 15, 2012, 02:24:45 pm Restored to original, I like it, very nice.
Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: TomFromJersey on January 15, 2012, 07:51:20 pm Nice looking machine...Did you do the paint work yourself?
TFJ Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: Jim on January 15, 2012, 08:44:35 pm Thanks for the nice words everyone ! ! !
I will be calling and bug you on some question when I get ready to do mine. Anytime I can help, I will...How long did each machine take to resore, start to finish? Well... I didn't really keep track of my time as I did a little here and there as time permitted... But I would estimate it took approx. a month to six weeks of fiddling around...Did you do the paint work yourself? I did paint this machine myself using Hammerite Paint and since this is the same paint used on my Stoner Senior, I felt the extra practice yielded better results on the Junior. I find it a little difficult to get the "hammered" finish to be consistent on ALL surfaces, especially any vertical surfaces, but the planets were all aligned as was the sun & moon so I am very pleased with the overall finish...Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: mznb1u on January 15, 2012, 09:05:51 pm Looks great Jim!
:drinking: Tim :drinking Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: cola62 on January 16, 2012, 07:40:14 am Nice job!!
Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: SIGNGUY on January 16, 2012, 09:41:36 am Jim,
The paint does look awesome.. did you spray it out of a gun or can? I find it hard to get it consistant out of a can... love the hammered finish... I'm thinking of doing mine in a burnt orange hammered look... I saw an original like that ,looked cool. Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: rayg on January 19, 2012, 08:57:42 pm Signguy,
I used cans of blue Hammerite Paint on mine, which at first didn't look the best, but what made all the difference is once I was done spraying a few coats, I then sanding it with 600grit sand paper then sprayed it with auto clear coat. It gave it a nice smooth consistence finish, advice I got from a auto painter. Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: Jim on January 19, 2012, 09:12:22 pm Jim, John, I bought the paint in quarts and sprayed via a HVLP w/ a large tip, 1.8The paint does look awesome.. did you spray it out of a gun or can? Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: Pat Pixley on January 19, 2012, 09:17:23 pm Yeah you can order it by the quart or by the gallon (way to much)
Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: SIGNGUY on January 20, 2012, 10:56:44 am cool, thats what I figured, I can get it in quart sizes as menards.. and have done it too in the past both ways... HVLP gun results much better than rattle can for large areas...
Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: mznb1u on January 20, 2012, 01:57:55 pm Signguy, I used cans of blue Hammerite Paint on mine, which at first didn't look the best, but what made all the difference is once I was done spraying a few coats, I then sanding it with 600grit sand paper then sprayed it with auto clear coat. It gave it a nice smooth consistence finish, advice I got from a auto painter. Ray--that machine turned out good--looks a lot better than it did when I sold it to you. Post a few more pictures so we can check out your work! :drinking: Tim :drinking: Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: bcharlton on January 20, 2012, 05:33:55 pm So are you saying Jim that your restoration is a little ahead of mine????
ps I love the "squirrel cage" that was used in outdoor machines to keep the mice out. BC Title: Re: Stoner Junior finally Restored... Post by: MCarter on January 20, 2012, 07:47:43 pm I heard the "Rat Trap " is hard to find. Thank goodness i have on for mine
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