Of course, without pictures, we can only guess about what your saw looks like, they have changed design over the decades. Masking before you paint would be a good idea, and possibly do some careful sanding after the paint is fully dry, to bring out the contrast with the machined surfaces. Just spray can enamel, after some quick washing and sanding. I would not bother with automotive paint, I would not even bother with primer. I wouldn’t dream of taking it to school for students to use.Īs for the painting recommendations…don’t worry too much about giving it a perfect paint job. The old saw is not very powerful, and it’s dangerous, but it was my grandpa’s, and I like it. I’ve used it a few times in the past ten years (after another newer free table saw I got finally died). I didn’t repaint it, just cleaned the rust off the machined surfaces, and set up the motor, belt, and added a power switch and cord. About 25 years ago, I spent some time cleaning it up. And then we stored it in flaky sheds for years. It had spent most of it’s life in the southern most part of the country, so it had quite a bit of rust. Also don’t paint any fence or slide parts that weren’t painted to begin with.Ībout 35 years ago, I got an old table saw from my grandfather. spray it with WD 40 when the paint job is done to prevent rust. It all depends on how nice you want it.Īlso, on a table saw, often you don’t paint the table. You can rattle-can or use enamel with a sprayer. Go over it with ‘tack cloth’ before spraying the real paint. It will fill any galvanic pits that may have been caused by rust.Īfter your filler-primer is dry, you can sand again with a higher number, 400- or 600 grit, again wet-or-dry to make it even more smooth. When you prime it, I recommend you buy ‘filler’ primer sold in the automotive department of most auto-parts stores and Walmarts. Sand all places where bare metal and remaining paint meet until no edge of old paint is present. Use wet-or-dry sandpaper (the black kind), with a generous amount of water while sanding. Just to add to the very-good advice from FrankJ, I recommend you paint it like you were repairing a bad area of a paint-job on a car.
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