This Snapper Snow Blower is close to 40 years old and had sentimental value to my buddy as it was his deceased fathers. It no longer ran and I said I would take a look at it. As a surprised once I had it running I decided to restore it.

Supplies

New Carburetor bought off Amazon for $15

Degreaser

Red Rustoleum Paint

White Rustoleum Paint

Grease

Wire Brush

Epoxy

Wrenches

Screwdrivers

Step 1: Remove the Carburator

Remove the old Carburetor and replace with new Carb and gaskets. Bought a new one from Amazon for $15.00. Once the new carb was one and I filled with a little gas and it ran, then it was on to step 2.

Step 2: Before Restoration Pics

The snow blower has seen better days as far as paint goes. The stickers are actually in pretty good shape. I tried to find new ones, they don't exist! So I taped over them and used a razor to cut along the edges.

Step 3: Remove the Wheels and the Chute

The wheels needed to be sanded down and painted. The chute had a crack so i used 2 part epoxy to fix that. I used a wire brush and degreaser to clean all the parts and the motor so I would have good paint adhesion.

Step 4: Masking

I used Newspaper to cover parts that needed to be protected from different paint colors.

Step 5: Painting the Parts

All the parts that could come off I took off and painted separately.

Step 6: The Red

I painted the white first, then covered the motor to paint all the red.

Step 7: Put It All Back Together

I put it all back together, greased all the fittings, filled the tires and tested it one more time to make sure it ran and operated well.

Step 8: The Finished Restoration of a 40 Year Old Snow Blower.

This restoration cost $15.00 for the carburetor, $14.00 for the paint and a few dollars for the epoxy. So for under $35 and some elbow grease this snow blower is like new.