The slide after it was cleaned. I washed it in solvent and rinsed, and repeated those steps about 5 times, then turned it over and did the same thing.
The brown is the old color and we are using Ivory for the new color instead of white to give things a little contrast against the white insulation. Also because this paint is rated for 1200 degrees and is plentiful at Home Depo for touch-ups.
If you look where the collar is coming through the rubber mount you will see it is cocked. This is because a bracket failed and the weight of the gen. over time tweaked them. You will also see where I added a new piece of angle, front and bottom, to straighten things out and add support.
Hopefully I will be able to coordinate getting the new exhaust flex pipe this week. They are going to weld the correct diameter collars on the ends for us. The new exhaust wrap is on will-call and I think I will use stainless braided lines for the fuel. I’m leaning towards two, 4in round, clear LED back-up lights, on a separate switch, for better lighting.