Maybe I started to late!

Lynn Patrick · Jun 4, 2018

Got started scraping, spraying w\oven cleaner, & pressure washing today. I'll be 75 next month & am beginning to think I may not have enough years left to get it all clean enough to paint;&lt

RBnSC · Jun 4, 2018

Looks beautiful to me.
Ron

Ultradog MN · Jun 4, 2018

Lynn,
Nah,
You've got plenty of time to finish it.
You've done the hard work.
The easy part is squirting the pretty color
on.
My pal Kenny is 82 and just about done with
his 545. See a before photo in my post
below.
He's already looking for the next one.
This photo shows his 545 - closest and my
4450 - behind.
I painted them both the same day.

Sean in PA · Jun 4, 2018

4450? Is that a mutt put together with parts from a 4400 and a 3550?

Royse · Jun 4, 2018

Nah, you got this Lynn!

UltraDog said: "You've done the hard work.
The easy part is squirting the pretty color on."

I wholeheartedly agree with him. The prep is the hard work.
Cleaning, de-greasing, scraping, sanding, wire brushing.
It is also what makes the difference in whether a paint job lasts
or not. That and the correct hardener in the paint of course.

I'm looking forward to pictures of the finished product!

showcrop · Jun 5, 2018

It looks from here like you already have it prepped better than 90% of paint jobs. You may want to remove the fan and gas tank support in order to treat for rust.

Ultradog MN · Jun 5, 2018

And a 4610 steering box.

Sean in PA · Jun 5, 2018

(quoted from post at 07:43:32 06/05/18)
And a 4610 steering box.

Boy oh boy! Some future owner is sure going to be confused trying to find parts.

Maybe I started to late!

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