Looks good !! Paint won't make it work better ! I'd use it them things are high dollar!
Thats a nice reel! I would be happy to have one like that. I made my own that utilizes quick disconnects.
Yup, that thing doesn't even need sandblast, a little sandpaper and scotchbrite and its good to go.
Sand will get into the spring & swivel joints. Clean it and use it as is but check for leaks first might need o rings. The outdoor hammered paints don't need primer just clean and put it on there.
Nice find Ronnie!!! I'd break it down and hit it with a wire wheel, sandpaper and then prime with some self etching primer(Advance) and then paint the color of my choice. "Times is hard" guys like us have to start somewhere and blowing wads of cash to "pretty" up a truck which will have no useful affect on our welds is money wasted. If you need parts check Quality welder repair off 4th in Nashville.
Shawn
My God Man, you're not really thinking of putting that rusted looking banged up piee of trash on a new welding rig are you?????!!!! What kind of work do you plan to show up for totin that decrepit, worn out, squeaky wobbling junk with? Waste Management trash receptacle repair? Lookee here, let me save you some heartache and embarrassment. You just PM me and I'll send you a valid mailing address where you can ship that old clunker where it can be looked after properly. Really, Ronnie Taylor, if you plan to break out as a rig welder, you're gonna be expected to do better than that, so you just send that on over to my place- shipping shouldn't cost you that much- and I promise not to tell anyone wat you were planning to do.