SA200 questions????

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Guys I traded this morning on the SA200 I was asking about a few days ago.  I am gonna start this weekend working on it.  The sheet metal is going to a friend that has a body shop for repair and painting.  I am gonna work on building a new running gear, a set of doors, and cleaning and repainting the engine/generator.  Also gonna rewire it.  The engine has been worked on a few years back, and doesn't seem to smoke or burn oil.  Idles down fine, so I am gonna go with it for right now.  Any recommendations as to how to get the paint off of the engine/generator?  It was painted with John deere green, and I REALLY don;t want that, lol  Thought about just steam cleaning the crap out of it and repainting it.  The sheet metal will be sandblasted and repainted by my friend.  I also want to build a set of doors for it.  Could someone give me the deminsions of the doors?  I have some 18ga stainless sheet that I salvaged from a job, and I thought would look good to cover the doors in it with a fresh paint job.  This being my first SA 200 anything in particular that I need to check or service?  Thanks.   ~JacksonI'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......
Reply:Hammack_Welding I am going through the same thing your doing; have a 75 SA-200 and have been doing some touch ups on the apperance of the machine. I have hand scraped dirt and oil where I can reach it, but am concern about using a power washer or sandblaster for fear of getting debris into the fan slots. I see pics of where a machine has been taken down to the bare bones but I am not able to do that. Machine runs ok so I will probably just do the skin and fix the doors. Looking to hear replies on how to clean - remove paint and grime from critical areas. Good luck on your restore.
Reply:When I painted my sa 200 I used a grinder with a wire brush to get the old paint off and then used a shop vac to suck all the dust and old paint out of the generator. Ive read somewhere, prolly on here, that its better to use a vacuum than to use compressed air to blow the dirt out because it will just push it further into the generator.My vintage equipment 1957 Lincoln sa 2001980's Lincoln 225 AC1952 F-2 ford truck1957 F-250 ford truck
Reply:Jackson have you welded with it yet?  How does it work compared to your other machines?David Real world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Originally Posted by bigblueWhen I painted my sa 200 I used a grinder with a wire brush to get the old paint off and then used a shop vac to suck all the dust and old paint out of the generator. Ive read somewhere, prolly on here, that its better to use a vacuum than to use compressed air to blow the dirt out because it will just push it further into the generator.
Reply:Dave, I have not welded with it yet.  I traded with the guy last week for $600.  I am going to pick it up this week since I was out of town during the weekend.  I'll let ya know when I get it and see how it does.I'm a Lover, Fighter, Wild horse Rider, and a pretty good welding man......