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david

12-22-2001 13:22:40




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need to know what needs to be removed and what you guys think it will cost.ps Im new to this tractor hobby but having FUN!!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!




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A-BOB

12-23-2001 08:06:02




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 Re: sand blasting a cub in reply to david, 12-22-2001 13:22:40  
You've gotten pretty good advise from those who recommend NOT sandblasting. I'm redundant here, but remove all the small pieces like front axle assembly, wheels, etc and strip the tractor to the basic engine, transmission and rear axles. Tape over any holes that are visable. I used cheap water soluable paint striper and a presure washer. Although you don't get down to absolute bare metal, you're close enough to get a good finished product. You can sandblast the non-mechical pieces quite nicely. J.D.s article is well written and pretty accurate method. I believe you can get as good a job with the paint striper and presure washer as you can with the grinder and its a lot less time consuming. I had great success painting the iron, but I left the shettmetal to a body shop after I cleaned it and got it ready for painting. The body shop then spent more time preparing the sheetmetal before they painted it. The actual painting of the sheetmetal is not a job for the beginner in my mind. If you chose the sandblasting route, you'll regret it.

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J.D. Humm

12-23-2001 11:17:55




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 Re: Re: sand blasting a cub in reply to A-BOB, 12-23-2001 08:06:02  
I don't take castings down to bare metal with the wire brush, just try to get the flaky and chalky paint off and whatever soaked in dirt and grease there is. Sometimes though if a tractor has had a couple of poor past paint jobs it is about as easy to go all the way to bare metal and start over. Dad has a SMTA he wants to get going on and it has a poor fresh paint job on it now by the previous owner. That is going to be tough as the guy didn't even wash it, let alone sand or brush it first. I use stripper in places I just can't get to any other way but kind of like the rotary brush on open areas, not quite as messy. Any which way a person goes at it is a lot of work to do it right.

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AlBie

12-23-2001 04:03:49




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 Re: sand blasting a cub in reply to david, 12-22-2001 13:22:40  
The Cub that I purchased was sandblasted and primed. There was sand in every conceivable part of the tractor. Could not trust any area so every bolt ,nut, washer, seal, gasket, bearing, brush etc. etc. was replaced or threads cleaned. Because of the *kids* playing with the sandblaster it cost all new bearing which was an unnecessary expense. The Cub was taken completely apart down to the 18.00 brass washer in the steering section and the bearing in the gearbox. I would not even accept another sandblasted tractor but it did get me the one thing I always wanted. TO TAKE A CUB APART DOWN TO THE LAST BOLT and this sandblasted job did it, AlBie

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charles ethridge

12-22-2001 18:47:57




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 Re: sand blasting a cub in reply to david, 12-22-2001 13:22:40  
david, check out the pic. gallery under international cub 1967 i have a pic there of my cub i finnished several months ago, have manuals if you need any help. charles



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J.D. Humm

12-22-2001 18:47:27




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 Re: sand blasting a cub in reply to david, 12-22-2001 13:22:40  
I don't really like sand blasting either.



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charles ethridge

12-22-2001 18:36:54




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 Re: sand blasting a cub in reply to david, 12-22-2001 13:22:40  
david, take off every thing possiable, starter ault.radatior, gas tank fenders all part that have crome, serial plate,glass, take every thing to a good commerical shop and get them to help you to figure out what they can blast saftly with out damanging the parts, prime just as soon as it is blasted, if you dont the thing will be covered with rust ever where by the next day, this is one of the most important parts of painting. again prime just as soon as it is blasted, try to work with your shop and set up a time so you can do the painting!!!!

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dave g

12-22-2001 18:27:41




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 Re: sand blasting a cub in reply to david, 12-22-2001 13:22:40  
My experience with sandblasting, is that it gets EVERYWHERE. Into bearings, gaskets, seals, even bolts and pins. My best advise, which I always do, is to only sandblast parts without any bearings or seals or anything that moves. I usually just blast the sheet metal (at a lower pressure and with the gun held way back to prevent warping), fenders and any parts that I COMPLETELY disassemble, such as covers, castings, axles, hubs, etc.

For the rest I just use a wire brush wheel on a grinder. It's hard work, but it sure beats finding a bearing full of sand, or a leaky gasket or seal once it's done. Some people just go ahead and blast everything, but I don't. By the way, sand will get in places you never dreamed possible without pointing the gun directly at it! (especially your ears)

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david

12-22-2001 18:33:51




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 Re: Re: sand blasting a cub in reply to dave g, 12-22-2001 18:27:41  
thank you, dave g



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