Painting thoughts?

KTNC

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Will be painting my M in the spring, the painter mentioned he will clearcoat all sheet metal... What about the other parts of tractor, cast, motor, etc. can/should you clearcoat those?

This tractor will be a show boat...
 
Am in the process of painting a 460 now. i have painted the body of the tractor without clear coat. The person doing my sheet metal is going to clear coat it. Am interested to see the replays on this post.
 
I painted my H with urethane. It is really tough once it fully cures for about a month. I have the first coat done, and I am doing 3 coats, sanding between.
 
Evidently he is using 2 stage for the sheetmetal, (base coat and clearcoat), and just using single stage on the rest to save you some money. I painted 2 tractors using 2 stage, when paint was a lot cheaper than it is today. Castings really don't need to be color sanded like your sheet metal. The castings will shine just as pretty with single stage versus 2 stage.
 
I had one tractor (sheet metal only) clear coated and I will never do another one, if its not sealed real well around the gas fill neck the gas will get under the paint and lift it. I wouldn't clear the cast either because when you have to repair something later on it's very hard to just touch up the paint. JMO, Chuck
 
I use PPG Omni base clear and have had no major problem. I do the sheet metal and the cast. For touching up the cast I have some single stage urethane that matches the base clear close enough. As to the gas tank don't try to paint it clear to the top of the opening. Leave the area covered by the gas cap unpainted. Or if you are afraid of rust cover it with epoxy primer along with the rest of the tank. If the correct police are reading this, yes it gives a brighter finish than single stage urethane -- I like it that way.
 
Put on all 3 coats 10-15 minutes apart, let it sit for a couple of days, then if you are not satisfied with the finish, sand it and apply another coat, otherwise color sand it and buff it out. I see no reason to sand between coats--basically that ended with the mostly demise of acrylic laquer. Urethane is far better. That is not necessarily only my opinion as to the time between coats, it is in the tech sheet for the paint.
 
Agreeeing with below statements.

I would AT MOST just base coat/clearcoat the sheet metal only. Single stage on the engine/cast drivetrain components.

IMHO,there are just TOO many,small moving components to NOT have to touch them up at some interval. Single stage is just easier to re do.

I can send you photos of mine with the cast components done in single stage and the sheet metal done in base/clear,if you like?
 
Well,DONT "throw rocks"at me,but here is my Ford 600.It has ONLY the sheet metal base/clear coated. ALL of the cast is a GOOD quality single stage automotive grade paint.

I am glad i did it this way because I COULD NOT tell you how many times I hd to touch up a bolt head,cover,nut,brake pedal,ECT. Single stage is easier to do that to.And it looks nice on a cast surface.
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PPG Omni epoxy, followed by PPG Omni surfacer on the sheet metal, followed by Omni base coat followed by Omni clear. Same on the cast except no surfacer in the cast. I do not mix brands.
 

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