BX2816 Snowblower Bare metal in the impeller housing

[skypros]

I just purchased a 6-year old BX2816 Snowblower for my BX23s
3/4 of the impeller housing area is bare metal..... The bottom is kinda rough.
Should I just coat the area in something like fluid film? Or Wax? Or some other suggestion.
OR should I take it apart and sand and re-paint it.
That impeller housing area is always a area that usually gets the paint worn away.... so I don't think my rattle can primer/paint job will last too long.
What I have always done is use a spray on wax.... preseason and this has helped my 18-year old walk behind snowblower.

 

[RCW]

Working on a stone driveway, my BX2750D snowblower looks like that every spring. Been that way for 12 years.

Same for my JD425 tractor and snowblower for 12 years before that….

I use the rattle can touch up.

I don’t believe disassembly and sanding the blower is time well-spent.

Will look the same after a few sessions in November or December…..

 

[Rcflyer330]

Here is my opinion and what I do with my b2782b snow blower. I decided not to repaint it because its just going to wear off the next winter season. After the winter season I will wash the blower then after its dry, i will grease everything and give all the bare metal a coating of rust preventative like a light oil or spray wax like boeshield T-9.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

speaking of grease... is that a Zerk on top of the worm/gear box that's never been greased ?

 

[SHAWZER]

I believe that is a vent plug

 

[Dustball]

Spray it with Fluid Film

 

[Bee-Positive]

Scrape/sand off any heavy rust, apply Corroseal or similar, paint it or not, apply your favorite wax.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I believe that is a vent plug

thanks, hard to tell(old eyes....) A LOT of paint on it !!

 

[Mowbizz]

Spray it with Fluid Film

^^^^^this^^^^^
The paint would last about one hour, I have found.

 

[skypros]

Thanks everyone for your feedback.
I decided to give the Boeshield T-9 a try.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

You could just 'adhere' a thin stainless steel 'band' to the blower..

 

[chim]

Mine was painted with Pittsburg AUE two part paint that has been a real winner. Even with that coating, the stones / grit / sand etc wore it off in spots. The worst was the inside of the fan from about 3:00 to 9:00 where it had stuff in it. From 9:00 TO 3:00 the fan was pretty much empty. The edges of the augers got chipped up. Most of it fared well. Here's a picture of it from when I was selling the L3200 after 4 or 5 Winters. I've read about people lining them but was concerned that water (especially salt water here) would get between the lining and the steel and rot it away long after an unlined one would be dry.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

yes, could use a good quality urethane or epoxy.. I just have lost of thin SS laying about 'looking for a good home'.....