Back when I bought the contractor, I thought if I could only have a Unisaw, now I do and cant wait to bring it back to life. I had a Delta contractor saw I lost in a divorce and was looking for a replacement. I never thought I would own a Unisaw and I am not a real wood worker so its over kill for me. There was moderate rust on the top, but that cleaned up pretty well with a scotch bright pad. Only main problem was the power cord was removed, but the motor and arbor spin freely so I cant test it yet. It does have a newer motor from what I can tell, single phase 3 hp v. Mine has the wings, fence, blade guard, jet lock fence and rails, and all placards, but is missing the dust cover and motor cover. I also just bought what I believe is a 68 Unisaw, based on what I could tell from internet searching. I pr get rustoleum hammered painted because they hide a lot of imperfections but any good quality spray paint will work. All the machines were done with plain old spray paint cans. As far as painting I just knocked the loose stuff off with a wire brush and some light sanding, then primed and painted. Keep in mind I had other restored machines at this point and I had painted those. Did you find any advantage to painting, and what or how did you go about cleaning the surfaces? What type of paint did you use? I really like both the interior and exterior painting.
Mine is in similar starting shape, though I am missing the wings and fence. I have just come into the possession of a unisaw. This is the heart of my shop - a Delta Unisaw model It originally had a 3-hp single phase motor but after some money, time and effort I determined it was bad.