Restoring an old wood workers bench vice
Hello all,
I have just been given an old bench vice for my newly built work benches (similar in style to this one, i'll get pictures of mine later) that is a little worse for wear. It has been outside for a number of years, and is a little rusty (only surface rust). It has also been painted over a number of times with various different colours.
What i am in the process of doing is removing all the old paint, removing the rust/dirt, etc and repainting it.
Can anyone here give me any advice on:
-best ways to remove the paint.. so far i have been using an old Stanley knife, wire brush, sandpaper, etc
-what paint to use to paint it again after i am done. I was thinking of using spray paint as I would a car - primer then a few coats of my preferred colour
-any other advice you can think of :-)
Thanks a tonne