New member with an atco 16" standard.
Hi all, I have just acquired a atco 16" standard 1923/1926 which i intend to restore, I will try and upload a picture if i can work it all out. plenty of questions to come.
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Atco Standard
There are some notes on the forum about this, but I would be happy to help out if you want to e.mail them to me & I will put on for you.
e.mail clive@adurgardening.com
Regards
Clive
paint
Hi, Would anyone know the right shade of green to use on a atco standard ?.
many thanks..
Atco paint colour
Hi there
The paint colour recommended is S5040G30Y, local paint specialist should understand this code& be able to mix for you. Shades often varied when mowers were made/seviced, sometimes just using the nearest available tin of green paint.
I tend to find an area of frame etc that has been concealed away from light,oil etc & take this along to a paint supplier that has one of those magic scanners that can pull up a direct match which they can mix for you.
Take a look at my website & you will see the result of doing this (note the images were taken in different light, the later ones with the wooden rollers/handles are how it actually looks in daylight.
http://www.vintagemowers.co.uk/page3.php
Hope thats of use.
Regards
Clive
Atco paint colour
Thanks for that clive , Thats a great help, i will now look into it...
atco standard
This is how far i have got with the atco standard, hope to have it finished for the annual rally at milton keynes in may.....
Looking good
Hello again
Looks good be interested to see at MK, I have a couple of standards but not restored any yet, they are a bit down the prority list, but I do have one that operste o.k. Did you have a box?
Cheers
Clive
atco standard
Hello clive,
Yes i do have the grass box i sprayed it at the weekend, so waitng for the paint to cure...
All the best kevin...
atco standard
Sorry Kevin,
Silly question, has been a long day today, but it was obvious you had one from the previous images!
Off to the pub now to revitalise my braincells.
Clive
thanks cheyenne for sharing
thanks cheyenne for sharing your experience and pic to all.nice job. keep in touch.
Sorry cant seem to get my
Sorry cant seem to get my head round the photo uploading...