Majic Paint?

Tom Bond

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Anyone have any experience with the Majic brand paint from Tractor Supply? I see the paint and primer are oil based enamel. Good, bad? Would get the catalyst and the reducer at same visit. Just not sure how much of each of those needed for a gallon of both the primer and paint. Would a pint of each be enough? Too much? Too little? Thanks....
 
I used the tractor supply paint for many
projects over the years when it was
valspar and all held up great. I bought
a gallon of John Deere yellow to do some
tractor wheels and in 6 months it faded
so bad it looked like kids sidewalk
chalk, never again will I use that
stuff. Painted the triangular lift arm
of my snowplow with what was left back
in December and by may looked like it
was 20 years old, seems to hold up from
rust so far but it doesn't hold color at
all.
 
Tractor supply has Rustoleum implement paint, I would use that over the Majic paint any day. I painted a tractor 3 years ago with rustoleum, mixed in a little enamel reducer, and the gloss hardener. Things like mesquite branches won't scratch the paint, and the paint is still nice, and shiny.
 
Here's my 2 cents for what's it worth.

Used Valspar in the past and did not like it, bunch a Diffrent problems.

Saw my TSC just started carrying the majic brand so I figured I'd give it a try.

Results so far.

Drying time in proper conditions is what I would consider very quick. Overnight and it seems to cure pretty hard and is able to be handled.

Quality of finish, I like very much. It goes on smooth. It also leaves a nice glossy finish. And for being freshly painted parts the finish I have found to be suprisingly durable. Had to re assemble a few parts and painted surfaces contacted each other and did not scratch, chip, or gouge.

I can not give any advice as to the durability of the color and fading as I have just started using the stuff, time will tell. I am pleased however with the quality of the color match from lot to lot have not seen big differences in shades between Diffrent lot numbers of the same color.

Hope that helps
 
repainted my super c with majic paint this past April and got real good results. there is a good you tube video on majic paint. i used this as a guide. here are a few photos of my SC using majic paint


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i used one of the Boss's knee high stockings as a strainer. between coats the paint gets buggers in it. the stocking will strain them out. be sure to use the reducer to thin the paint.

bass
53superC
 
I know a guy that bought a brand new John Deere 79??R tractor last summer. This summer the yellow wheels are faded so bad they are almost white. John Deere yellow straight from the Deere factory is not good.
 
I used Valspar from Tractor Supply on my IH 450 and Majic from Big R on the AC WD45. Both tractors were rattle can painted and all paint
came from same lot numbers of each company. They both went on about the same but the Majic was a slower drying paint.
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I have had bad luck with all three
mentioned below (Rust-oleum, Valspar, and
Majic) with fading. The Valspar being the
worst. Even with their hardener. It does
spray nice and initial results were
satisfying. The RO paint was probably the
best but I thought the green off-color for
JD. I painted a Farmall Cub for a friend
using Majic. I bought the lacquer-based
gloss clear and their reducer. I liked the
color of the red, the flow, and initial
appearance. I clear coated the hood,
rear/front wheels, and fenders. They did
and do look amazing today. I'm now wishing
I would have cleared the whole thing
because of fade. I have done some painting
with Valspar JD green/yellow, clear coated
with urethane based Cromax Chroma Base "4
to 1" with excellent results, no lifting,
no orange peel, etc. That stuff is
expensive though!
 

Before using cheap paint, think about how much time you are putting into prepping it, and then having to do it over if it fades too much too soon.
 
I have used both of the paints from TSC and both will fade. I found that by adding hardener, it lasts and looks much better. I also use Xylene to thin. Don't use mineral spirits.
 
Depending on the color you can have good luck with oil based paints. The paint itself will hold up well and prevent rust but depending on the color may fade really badly. A color containing red is especially prone to fading. This is a Kubota tractor. The stir stick is the correct color. The hood to left is Valspar paint a year old and the peach color to the right is the same paint five years old. I suspect the Majic paint may be colorfast a little longer but will do the same thing. Automotive paints are a lot more expensive because they use components which will last for you. You just have to decide if it's worth paying about six times the price to have paint that will look good for decades.
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It will fade, used a rattle can of the other day just so I could get my gauges back in the dash. It took 24 hrs to cure. Not my kind of spray
paint I guess I should have read the can first
 
I painted my dads tiller with it after a metal repair.. I was impressed with the flow and the super high gloss after I
finishd.. TOOK FOREVER TO DRY...wouldnt use for a "nice" paint job.
 

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