Painting my 9n

Petey156 · Oct 27, 2012

I have read that Rustoleum smoke gray is very close to the original dark gray on my 9n. A previous owner painted it like an 8n. I have it apart now and want to paint it back to gray. If I paint the engine the rustoleum smoke gray. How will it last, on the engine due to the heat. Is there high temp dark gray engine paint?

Thank you
Preston

Thank you.

Colin King · Oct 27, 2012

The only area on the engine that requires a high-temp paint is the manifold. I don't paint my manifold, but a lot of guys use a high-temp black.

Colin, MN

Petey156 · Oct 27, 2012

ok I did not know about painting the head and block. Thank you.

souNdguy · Oct 27, 2012

paint will burn off the hot part of the manifold.. but is fine on the head and block

Bill Memphis · Oct 28, 2012

I used the smoke grey on my 9N and am very pleased. Go for it.

Petey156 · Oct 28, 2012

should I prime first?

Royse · Oct 28, 2012

(quoted from post at 19:11:53 10/28/12)
should I prime first?

If you have bare metal, for sure.
Rustoleum paint over Rustoleum primer.

Petey156 · Oct 28, 2012

Will the smoke gray rustoleum give it a gloss look with out a clear coat? How about fuel resistance?

Pete76NY · Oct 29, 2012

We used it on our 2N...liked the color although it may have been just a tad too light, but we didn't use any hardner...it's pretty much faded to just a primer looking color now, even with waxings...I will not use it again when I redo it, and if I were to use it again I would sock the hardner to it.

Bill Memphis · Oct 29, 2012

I forgot to mention that photos of my 41' 9N are posted on this site
in the tractor photo gallery. Tagged as 41' 9N Bill A. TN. Have a
look, picture is worth a thousand words.

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