Old Tote Goat Restoration-Advice Needed

kmk1012 · Sep 10, 2022

My grandfather gave me this thing when I was 12 (30 years ago), now my son is 12 and wanting to restore it correct. It survived many engines and hard miles in my usage of it but it deserves some respect now. It is a Blazer brand that I was told built in the late 40's to early 50's. We are in the process of wet sandblasting it down to bare metal as he wants to paint it OD green with an Army white star. We've acquired a proper motor and have gone through the two speed transmission already. My needed advice is, does any company make a durable spray OD green paint or do I need to buy a paint spray gun? I can't wait to see him complete the project I was always too lazy to do right. He's been spending time with my dad in his shop building a new motor mount, foot pegs, and seats. Here's a couple pics of the project.

CamoDeafie · Sep 11, 2022

Bake-on enamel paint maybe? Think BBQ/High temperature paints? Or you could look into powder coating it.

Edit. Powdercoating is probably your best bet. There are also Duracoat and Cerakote but I believe powdercoating is more durable.

kmk1012 · Sep 11, 2022

I agree with the duracoat, powder coat, cerakote but, I'm going to be painting it. Hope to have it primed in the next couple days while I decide what direction to go.