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How should I repaint a 48di(US Airforce

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Dave

06-25-2003 18:14:56




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It looks yellow to me.Also hasa us airforce (stincled on sides ((brassed plates corps of engineers))I would like to make it look like it did when it served our country




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Bill

06-26-2003 19:15:35




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 Re: How should I repaint a 48di(US Airforce in reply to Dave, 06-25-2003 18:14:56  
Dave, I own a si that was sold to the corp of engineers. I would bet that it had olive drab as the base coat. mine must have coats upon coats of it under the case orange that someone painted on it.chip away at the bottom of the bell hosing and see what color you have. good luck with it Bill



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D Smoker

06-26-2003 17:35:20




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 Re: How should I repaint a 48di(US Airforce in reply to Dave, 06-25-2003 18:14:56  
You might want to check a little closer and see if there is olive drab(OD) under the yellow. If the tractor has Corps of Engineers plates it was probably OD originally. Later when the Air Force acquired them they got painted yellow. The yellow in Mike's photo is pretty close to the early yellow (probably just very faded). I've seen some that are a brighter yellow, but I think that is a later color. If you can find a large enough patch of color you can have it matched. There is probably a Federal Standard color that is very close. I found a DI one time that I was able to count eight coats of paint on, the bottom one was OD, the rest various shades of yellow. Think those Air Force guys got paint happy sometimes.

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Mike from Canada

06-26-2003 23:45:18




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 Re: Re: How should I repaint a 48di(US Airforce in reply to D Smoker, 06-26-2003 17:35:20  
the army had a sayng:

if it moves - salute it
if it doesnt move - move it
if it wont move - paint it

maybe your tractor sat at the base more than it was used!

just kidding

mike



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Mike Schotte

06-26-2003 06:12:15




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 Re: How should I repaint a 48di(US Airforce in reply to Dave, 06-25-2003 18:14:56  
I saved some photos of a yellow military Case DI off of an Ebay auction a few months ago for my photo gallery.

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You can find the rest of the photos there- hope this helps.

-Schotte

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Mike from Canada

06-26-2003 01:47:44




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 Re: How should I repaint a 48di(US Airforce in reply to Dave, 06-25-2003 18:14:56  
heres something that could be considered a must have accesory for your tractor too!

feast yer eyes!

mike



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Mike from Canada

06-26-2003 00:46:57




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 Re: How should I repaint a 48di(US Airforce in reply to Dave, 06-25-2003 18:14:56  
Case painted industrial models old caterpillar yellow as well as military models.

you may be able to find brass letter stencils at an art supply store. they interlock to make words easier to trace or paint.

hope this helps, make your servicemen and women proud!

mike



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