Rebuilding Seal 200 Press

[rorye]

OK, I was debating painting my ratty old 200. Having seen that photo I'm off to the hardware store. Thanks for the inspiration!

 

[tkamiya]

Where did you get the foam rubber? Mine is starting to go....

 

[ic-racer]

Where did you get the foam rubber? Mine is starting to go....

I got it from B&H. I was putting it off for a while then remembered a few years ago how I was delaying my order on that Jobo 3005 drum and then poof its gone

 

[jlpape]

ic-racer inspired me to take a shot at restoring a Seal 200 Commercial that I bought on Craigslist. Here it is, still waiting on a new pad from B&H and some high temp wire to complete rewiring it.

 

[cardiomac]

While the top heating part was out I took the opportunity to repaint it also. I used silver 'hammer-metal' finish paint. So here it is BEFORE and AFTER:

Congratulations. Very nice job.

 

[Ken Nadvornick]

ic-racer inspired me to take a shot at restoring a Seal 200 Commercial that I bought on Craigslist. Here it is, still waiting on a new pad from B&H and some high temp wire to complete rewiring it.
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Holy Jalapeños, Batman!

That thing looks HOT!

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Ken

 

[ic-racer]

I noticed PhotoBucked has removed all the pictures.

I will reload them.

 

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[paul ron]

what are the christmas lights for?... oh those are your indicators.

i have a box on mine with neon panel lights n the temp controler.

 

[Renato Tonelli]

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Beautiful job. What paint did you use? ...and just as important, how did you clean it up before painting it?

 

[Arklatexian]

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It looks as if you have a brand new press. Did you replace the heating elements also? Now how much is the hernia operation going to cost from lifting that monster? I have a hernia and don't dare lift my press and it is much smaller that yours.....Regards!

 

[Stephen Prunier]

It came out looking nice!
I just purchased one yesterday for $100 off of craigslist. It needs a little cleaning on the top, otherwise it's in real nice shape. I never thought about applying a coat of paint. I'll keep that in mind.

 

[doughowk]

Thanks for re-posting the images. Mine is from a former graphics company, and the plate needs cleaning. Tried the Seal cleaner, but still have old residue. Any secrets to sanding the plate?

 

[ic-racer]

Beautiful job. What paint did you use? ...and just as important, how did you clean it up before painting it?

Rustoleum Hammerd finish. I used 'paint prep' from the auto finish store.

 

[ic-racer]

It looks as if you have a brand new press. Did you replace the heating elements also? Now how much is the hernia operation going to cost from lifting that monster? I have a hernia and don't dare lift my press and it is much smaller that yours.....Regards!

I met up with the seller at a photo meet. We lifted it together to my car. When home, I disassembled it to get it out of my car and into the basement piece by piece.