Horikawa robot for parts

[Jonydroid]

Well here i go 

 

As you know i bought this old rusted Horikawa gear robot spring loaded and after i thought about all of it and it's condition i am using it for parts, that was the main reason for i bought it and i am using it for that for now, but this robot have really good parts i don't know if i will recover it later but for now i took some parts like the arm and feet ears and head out for a rust remover and paint out 

 

First i took the eléctric tool to remove the surface rust and did really a good job, second i put all those parts on a rust remover solution that can Also take old Paint out so it's doing well and did a good work i like this, the arm is in bare metal now,

 

 i Will do later a mooth sandpaper work and primer, Next Paint job and install the arm 

 

 

[Jonydroid]

This product did a really good job afterall it's condition 

[Jonydroid]

Chapter 3 

 

Sandpaper complete and ready for primer 

[Roboto]

Fantastic!

 

[Jonydroid]

On 4/26/2024 at 7:02 PM, Roboto said:

Fantastic!

 

Thank you Robot

 

Chapter 4

 

Só here's the first coat of primer, tomorrow i Will apply 2 more primer coats just to seal it well, and next not sure maybe tomorrow i can apply paint...

[Jonydroid]

Chapter 5 

 

I messed up with the color 

Have to search for a dark grey paint 

That is silver  

[ROBODUDE]

i THINK THAT COLOR LOOKS GOOD JOAO!! MAKES IT UNIQUE!!

[Jonydroid]

27 minutes ago, ROBODUDE said:

i THINK THAT COLOR LOOKS GOOD JOAO!! MAKES IT UNIQUE!!

Hello Robodude i don't know my friend it kinda looks weird to me it's a silver paint, i was fooled by the color of the spray can lid, I don't think it looks good... I think i will search for the similar original paint. It's too bright i didn't attached the arm it was only to see how it would look... 

[ROBODUDE]

Yes-I can see now with the parts it would be too silver with the eyes and mouth! Good luck Joao! I cant wait to see it finished!

[Jonydroid]

3 minutes ago, ROBODUDE said:

Yes-I can see now with the parts it would be too silver with the eyes and mouth! Good luck Joao! I cant wait to see it finished!

Yeah and it needs more soft sandpaper to smooth some areas than new Paint but now it have to wait like 3/4 days to a proper dry paint going to leave it into the sun light to cure faster...

[ROBODUDE]

Its going to be GREAT!!!

[SAL]

Jonydroid if you leave it like that then you’d have a Japanese robot repaired with Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing! 
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi

 

[Ranger]

Great work Joao!

[Jonydroid]

17 hours ago, SAL said:

Jonydroid if you leave it like that then you’d have a Japanese robot repaired with Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing! 
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi

 

Thx everyone very appreciated with your comments... Didn't knew about kintsugi art repairing work, pretty cool you know that it makes me feel good to repair things like this it's Nice. 

[SAL]

5 hours ago, Jonydroid said:

Thx everyone very appreciated with your comments... Didn't knew about kintsugi art repairing work, pretty cool you know that it makes me feel good to repair things like this it's Nice. 

Yeah it is a very cool Japanese tradition, valuing the history of the object.