painting manifold

Anonymous-0 · Nov 25, 2010

In all my research thus far on painting I noticed someone had cleaned down the tractor manifold and carburetor and painted them black. Looked perfect against the red paint. I sense that it would look spectacular against the cream white I intend to use on my BN. My mind must be in a muddle! I can't think where I saw the information and instructions the person gave as to how to complete the process.
Did any one see the article or ever work such a process?
Thank you Wm.E.J.

Dave H (MI) · Nov 26, 2010

Well...not an expert here....but I used flat black barbecue paint on my manifold. Heard of folks doing it so giving it a try.

GlenIdaho · Nov 26, 2010

Sounds like you may be interested in a original paint job. If that is the case, I would have the manifold sandblasted to remove all rust. You can then go to Napa or another automotive store and buy some high temp manifold paint which will withstand the heat. For the carb, be sure you get paint that will withstand gasoline spills.

If not interested in an exact original look, Quantum makes a product called Cast Blast, it is high temp, withstands gas and looks like cast metal and protects from rust. Here's a couple of pictures, one with Cast Blast and the other high temp colored paint. Normally, tractors were painted with the same paint and were not high temp so on the manifolds the paint burnt off. Hope this helps.

showcrop · Nov 26, 2010

Hi Glenn, Whats with the spacer between the carb and manifold? Real nice looking job!

Anonymous-0 · Nov 26, 2010

Thank you Glen:
I like how you re created the manifold & Since I will be painting My 1946 IHC BN IHC Cream White which was often used on special introductory tractors, then repainted to IHC dark red. This will w c/white on the main w with silver gray rims and dark red hubs so I will be painting the starter, generator, manifold, since this is a special for it is one of the rare supper BN s. It has a hydraulic system like the supper A s. It was a trial model.
Thank you again, Wm. E.J.

GlenIdaho · Nov 26, 2010

Hi Showcrop;

Thanks. My original manifold was cracked and beyond repair so I bought an after market manifold. Once I installed it and the carb I discovered that new manifold was not up to the specs of the original. The manifold mounting flange for the carb is higher. As a result it throws off the choke linkage. Brad_bb, another contributor, also discovered this and designed and had produced the spacer. This corrected the choke rod alighnment. I recently made a new mount for the choke rod and will be making a new center choke rod guide and will be removing the spacer.

CNKS · Nov 26, 2010

You can do what you want as long as you know that the only IH tractors painted white at the factory were the Cub, Super A, and C. Jan, Feb, March, 1950. That is very well known. That is all, unless someone special ordered one painted white. IH did not use cream, but whitecap white, an IH truck color. Your BN did not come from the factory with hydraulics, someone took a C or Super A torque tube and engine, and used them. There was no Super BN. There was an experimental Super B -- NONE were sold, as IH replaced the B and BN with the C. My CaseIH dealer has a B with hydraulics on the main floor, with the wrong color wheels. Another conversion, which are not that uncommon.

William Eccles - Jardine · Dec 5, 2010

Dear CNKS: Would you happen to know the "exact" description re., formula for what you call white cap white ?? The only formula I have come up with is from the IHC archives of Wisconsin Historical society. They sent me a list of paint formuli for White, dark red, blue, light red. The yellow that was used on some plow parts I found out from a local IHC dealer.
Thank you for the information. This tractor was used by my father who had worked for an IHC dealer in the late 40s to the middle 50s. It was one that had come in and he bought it with mower & scufflers. He later wished that he had also bought the plow as well, but didn't.
Any way thank you again.
Wm. E. J.

CNKS · Dec 5, 2010

I don't know -- you might ask on the Farmall forum or on www.farmallcub.com, Cubs were painted that color in the 1st quarter of 1950. Exactly what do you have?? There were no Super BN's. There was an experimental Super B that was not ever mass produced. There was an experimental called the Frameall, not Farmall that was similar to a B, it did have the forerunner to Touch Control. A few escaped being scrapped by IH, but I assure you they were not white. Possibly it and the "Super B" are the same, but I don't think so. If you happen to have a Frameall, it may be worth something. There was an article about it in Red Power Magazine a couple of issues back. Does it have a serial plate and what does it say. There are a couple of people on the Farmall forum that know more about this than I do. Post there and ask for Jim Becker. Gene Bender is knows more about the offsets than almost anyone else -- ask for him also. I'm more interested in the tractor you say you have than the color.

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