The Beaver chainsaw, Cox's most interesting product

Sadly, here was the result of apply FROG painters tape (ostensibly to protect the decal from paint), then peeling it off.  Believe it or not, this original decal was in REALLY good shape prior to this little DISASTER



Here all the pieces laid out. Some have already been sanded and painted. A work in progress...



Here are the two paints I tried... The Rustoleum 'Marigold' looked like it would be a good match, based on the color of the cap, but once applied was not very close.
I settled on the Rustoleum Sunburst yellow. It lacks some of the orange tone of the original Cox paint, but since I planned to completely paint all parts, who will know (but me and you)?



I tried to remove the Flywheel to free the engine and ignition from the last remaining bodywork, but NO DICE. I have two pullers, neither of which would work and the "pry with two large screwdrivers" technique didn't work either. I elected to simply protect everything I didn't want painted, and go for it. All painted parts were first lightly sanded with 220 wet, then cleaned with lacquer thinner. Chipped or gouged areas were sanded smooth prior to painting.