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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 19:41:25 GMT -5
I am sure this has been debated somewhere sometime but I just was curious about homelite collectors. I will say I have every intention of completely blasting and painting my C-72's once they are running. I have also cleaned and painted a little john deere pedal tractor and two Tonka trucks so paint is the way I will go. I have had a lot of folks though tell me to leave the stuff original if it isn't too bad as it will hold a higher value. Well I have no intention of selling any of my old Homelite saws, Tonkas, or John Deere pedal tractor. I am just curious what Homelite values may do painted. I am sure it depends 100% on the buyer and seller but just curious is all.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 19:47:31 GMT -5
P.S. I think I am sold on the chevy orange also for my choice of color as I would find it hard to live with myself if I applied anything related to Ford on something as grand as a Homelite. :-D
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Post by undee70ss on Jan 7, 2018 21:21:24 GMT -5
It’s a loaded question. There is all sorts of paint jobs. High quality paint job would add value IMO.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 21:54:08 GMT -5
P.S. I think I am sold on the chevy orange also for my choice of color as I would find it hard to live with myself if I applied anything related to Ford on something as grand as a Homelite. :-D Well you can't think of it as Ford red, its just that some saws Homelite were painted closer to Ford red than Chevy red. I debated this on my model 20o0 and since I used to mix paint at a paint store I'll be mixing two different colors in ratios that hit the right color after I test it dried on a part of the saw itself. I think Gravely red maybe close, but I'll be using Massey Ferguson red with a touch of Kubota orange with a poly converter for hardener and VM&P Naphtha as a reducer, with a clear coat on top. All that said the question of whether to paint or not to paint is a little tougher question to answer. A totally restored saw with many new parts is going to be worth more than an unrestored running saw with new parts, but most people don't want to give much for a unrestored saw anyway and many saws aren't running when they are acquired, so the money you pay for it will be added to parts, paint, and labor. I don't know if you can recover those costs or any profit unless you pay virtually nothing for the saw. The same can be said about restoring a classic car or antique tractor as well. You can't think about money when you are involved in any hobby, it has to be for the love of the collection and collecting. |
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Post by onlyhomelites on Jan 7, 2018 22:22:31 GMT -5
I've seen quality repaints sell on Ebay for close to what some of the really clean originals sell for. The buyer or bidders have to trust that the work was done right. In those instances, I feel it definitely adds value. I'm certain I could sell some of my repainted saws for more than double what they had been worth, but I'm not going to cuz I like them too much! My test mule will be the XL-101 I've been working on. When I finish up, I plan to sell it...that'll be my first gauge of what one of my repaints is worth.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2018 22:56:11 GMT -5
I've seen quality repaints sell on Ebay for close to what some of the really clean originals sell for. The buyer or bidders have to trust that the work was done right. In those instances, I feel it definitely adds value. I'm certain I could sell some of my repainted saws for more than double what they had been worth, but I'm not going to cuz I like them too much! My test mule will be the XL-101 I've been working on. When I finish up, I plan to sell it...that'll be my first gauge of what one of my repaints is worth. I think the x factor in all this is how much someone wants to sell a saw, many of mine I would never sell. I get attached to them and it's not about the money. I bought two SEZAO's for 125.00 delivered and fixed and sold them, because I had two others. I sold some 150's because I wanted to stick with XL saws. My XL-902AM doesn't have a price, and the only way I would sell any others like it would be if I bought another nicer one or had another one. Like undee said, its kind of a loaded question |
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Post by rarefish383 on Mar 20, 2018 10:05:23 GMT -5
It is a loaded question. I have a 68 Cuda convertible, big block, 4 speed, all matching numbers. One of only 64 built and only 12 left known to exist. It's getting a nuts and bolt restoration. I have my 1959 IH pedal tractor, my parents gave me when I was 3. No, resto. I collect Pre WWI Savage 1899 lever actions, no resto on them, either. Now, I'm planning to rebuild and restore my C51 and C72. A few years ago I bought a 7-29 with 52" bar and helper handle for $60. I would not restore it, but it was pretty clean. I kind of put a rarity factor on things I restore. Or, if it's so beat up it takes four of them to make one, sure, it's not original any more anyway. The reason I was checking out the resto forum was to get advice on filing pits. My C51 is pretty corroded, would you media blast and then use a primer/filler and sand, paint, sand till smooth? I'd never stick one coat of paint on a heavily pitted surface. If I'm going to go through the trouble of rebuilding, painting, and adding decals, the surface has to be perfect. Thanks, Joe. Here's the old 7-29.  |
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Post by Brian VT on Mar 20, 2018 12:04:25 GMT -5
That saw and bar look great.
I'd like to see that 'cuda too. :-)
A friend of mine had a 1970? 440. Yellow with the black hockey stripe.
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Post by rarefish383 on Mar 20, 2018 18:13:26 GMT -5
That saw and bar look great. I'd like to see that 'cuda too. :-) A friend of mine had a 1970? 440. Yellow with the black hockey stripe. A friend of mine had that exact car, 70, 440, yellow,hockey stripe. Only his started as a 340 and the original owner pulled it and put the 440 and matching trans in. But, every thing else was factory spec. Mine is the ultimate sleeper. I only have a couple pics before I took it apart. I'd love to paint it Homelite Red, but so far it's the only white one I've ever seen. But, I've only seen 4, red, white, blue, and black. Mine is a 68 Formula S 383, 4 spd, convert, Joe. Oh, the 7-29, a member on AS made me a very generous offer, so it now lives in Australia.  |
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