(quoted from post at 18:03:41 07/01/14)
It's your tractor. If it were mine I would take a part like one side of the hood where it has not been molested on the inside, and take it to the paint jobber and get it digitally analyzed.
(quoted from post at 18:47:33 07/01/14) black and white will make an assortment of "brown shade" greys but most greys will also have a little blue in them to take the "brown shade" away and give it the true grey most tractors/equipment use. Spray some home mix on beside factory and you will see what I mean by "brown shade". I like to climb over the gate to save wear on the hinges also but not when it comes to paint.
(quoted from post at 16:07:06 07/08/14) RE. FORD GREY VALSPAR
Today the parts store manager said he talked for 20 minutes
and couldn't get the paint mixing proportions right from valspar.
He says only the spray cans of FORD GREY seem to be available.
Is old stock out of Amazon the only way to get a quart?
He also said again to bring down a body part and he would photograph it with their special camera -- presumably properly color sync'd. I'm looking at the four screws that hold the hood to the hinge arms.
Frustrating.
Thanks,
Terry
(quoted from post at 18:35:53 07/08/14) Well at least they seem to specify the Light Ford Grey or the Dark of the earlier N's.
Here's a couple of paint shade photos.
I restored and painted the rear light with "Light Grey" Tremclad rust paint. It IS a shade lighter than the reast of the tractor.
The body paint is very hard so I suspect that they did take the trouble to find the right color of FORD GREY auto paint -- but who knows.
What say you?
Thanks,
T
Well thanks to good old vise grips with good teeth, I got the 4 hood screws loose -- with liquid brown rust dripping off the threads. Did I mention I love Amsoil MP?
So tomorrow I'll whiz the hood to the Valspar guy for the digital color match.
(quoted from post at 09:07:48 07/09/14) Hi Showcropper,
I'm glad you gave me that tip about the backside.
But because I picked the hood, it figures that it has been sprayed on the backside too.
But at least the backside might be best color representation because it has been out of the sun and weather.
Thanks much,
Terry
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