tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18741966.post4573613284271462300..comments2023-08-27T02:42:43.744-07:00Comments on Sarit's Blog: My Delta DJ-20 Restoration (Part 5)Sarithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16696253968862049941noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18741966.post-3139102333200316022013-02-04T13:11:25.255-08:002013-02-04T13:11:25.255-08:00Sarit,
First off, thank you for posting your rest...Sarit,<br /><br />First off, thank you for posting your restoration efforts. I am just putting the finishing touches on my DJ-20 restoration and your blog helped a ton. I clearly did not take enough photos to know where to put everything back. I made the mistake that my memory and the exploded view parts diagram would be enough. Definitely not the case, especially since I pulled it all apart two years ago and then lost steam on it before putting it back together.<br /><br />I used diegrinder and wire brush wheel to strip the paint on most of the cast iron surfaces and then sandblasted in the places which were harder to reach, but looking back I wish I had just sandblasted from the start since it took it off better and faster. <br /><br />On the sheetmetal pieces I used Citristrip to take it to the bare metal. I have found that the secret to Citristrip is to apply first, then wrap the piece in painters plastic. The thinner the plastic the better since it will stick to the Citristrip and keep it from drying out. The key is to not let it dry out while you are waiting for it to do its work. My jointer had literally 1/4 inch of lacquer overspay in places and using this method I was able to strip both laquer and paint. Most of it came off in a single application, but I had to do a second in some places where it either dried out, or I didn't put enough on it.<br /><br />To paint I sprayed the sheetmetal pieces and a combination of spray and brushing for the cast pieces. <br /><br />So far it looks great. All I have left is to put the tags back on and set the knives. Waiting for parts. Anyway, good luck and thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com