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painting old implements that are rusty

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Beeman

04-15-2006 23:01:55




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I've got a couple of older implements I would like to paint. i've got a compressor and spray guns and plan on using the implement paint from TSC. All of it has the original rusty finish and I was wondering what to prime it with? Trying to clean all of the rust off of a disc or ripper plows seems impossible so I figured there must be something to spray on.




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cj3b_jeep

04-17-2006 12:06:52




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Beeman, 04-15-2006 23:01:55  
I wire wheel mine, then wash them or wipe them down with acetone, pickle juice - anything that will clean up the dust. Then I brush paint them with rustoleum rusty metal primer, then the color I want...usually red. I did this to my brushhog, but used a paint gun and it turned out well. The rustoleum is tought stuff and cheap.



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jubilee johnny

04-17-2006 09:47:34




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Beeman, 04-15-2006 23:01:55  
Last week I spent a total of about 3 hours sandblasting, priming, and painting my old jd lister-planter. I used jd brand paint. It is already out by the mailbox. You can see there are many ways to get some paint on your equipment from the responses you have had. I don't beleive you can get a better result for your time spent than sandblasting. Look for an inexpensive one at Northern tools or Sears. I used play sand from Lowes that was very inexpensive and resifted it. You can spend a lot of time and agrivation with wire brushes, messy oven cleaners and scrapers and still not get the result that will last. Sandblasting makes everything sooooo clean. Go for it!

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hayray

04-16-2006 11:07:23




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Beeman, 04-15-2006 23:01:55  
Do what MN Bob said, the rust converter all you have to do is to knock off the dirt, check it out at rustguy.com



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Beeman

04-16-2006 09:17:12




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Beeman, 04-15-2006 23:01:55  
I guess I should have been a little clearer. These are pieces that are used for work and not show in any way. I just wanted to protect them a little and improve their appearance.



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mjbrown

04-17-2006 05:38:34




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Beeman, 04-16-2006 09:17:12  
If not for show in any way maybe spray them with old motor oil.



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MN Bob

04-16-2006 07:27:36




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Beeman, 04-15-2006 23:01:55  
Try www.gemplers.com for rust converter. Very little prep work, works great and you can paint over it or not.



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Dave H (MI)

04-16-2006 07:14:38




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Beeman, 04-15-2006 23:01:55  
Steve and Cowman have it right. Don't throw a lot of money into it. A good scrubbing and some appropriately colored rustoleum will last for years AND you can use it!



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Nebraska Cowman

04-16-2006 06:57:59




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Beeman, 04-15-2006 23:01:55  
I brought this posthole digger out here from Pennsylvania over 10 years ago (the land of gray skies and acid rain) and it was rusty. I cuffed off the worst of the rust with a wire brush and squirted it with Rustoleum from a rattle can. It has never sat inside a day in it's life. Now you tell me, how much prep is nessasary?
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Phill

04-17-2006 07:55:15




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 04-16-2006 06:57:59  
Nebraska Cowman

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Ben in KS

04-16-2006 05:56:20




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Beeman, 04-15-2006 23:01:55  
Disassemble and use an electrolysis bath. Do a search on the archives here to find out how. Much cheaper and easier than sandblasting everything. Painting with anything but automotive paints requires the implement to be shedded all the time when not in use if you want to preserve the paint color.



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jubilee johnny

04-17-2006 13:37:25




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Ben in KS, 04-16-2006 05:56:20  
I admit I don't know much about electrolysis,but how can it be faster than sandblasting? I have a horsedrawn jd one row planter/lister that had rust on every square inch. Last week I sandblasted every square inch of it to bare metal with everything smooth. In about 3 hours it was blasted, primed and painted and by the mailbox as yard art with no disassembly. By the way I was born in Hutchinson

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TomTX

04-16-2006 05:42:36




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Beeman, 04-15-2006 23:01:55  
I used the TSC paint on a JD grain drill. It turned from JD green to blue in the sun within 2 years. Now I NEVER use the tractor supply paint. Tom



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Josh H

04-17-2006 08:31:59




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to TomTX, 04-16-2006 05:42:36  
I had the same experience with tsc paint on a JD hay rake.
Josh



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Michael Soldan

04-16-2006 05:09:22




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Beeman, 04-15-2006 23:01:55  
Beeman, as Ok kid said sandblasting is the pristine way to go but he didn't tell you the cost. I have a professional sandblast company a mile from the farm and their rates in the blast booth are $250 per hour and they could easily spend more than an hour on an old plow or cultivator. I have had good success using a wire wheel and a sander/grinder cleaning up rusty machinery. I then try to get a couple of heavy coats of metal primer on. Then sand with fine paper and this will fill in the pits left from the rust, maybe a third coat of primer and then a couple of fiish coats and you will be happy with the result..patience in cleaning up the piece and paint as you see fit...Mike in Exeter Ontario

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Don-Wi

04-16-2006 06:55:44




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Michael Soldan, 04-16-2006 05:09:22  
Don't tell the sandblasters around here!!!!! When I had my 1600 done they did it for $100/hour and they spent about 8 hours on it and all the pieces and parts that went with it.
Donovan from Wisconsin



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Steve Crum

04-16-2006 05:06:47




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Beeman, 04-15-2006 23:01:55  
Are you repainting these to be show pieces? Or so they look halfway decent sitting around the farmstead? If the first option, you can sandblast, wirebrush and smooth for hundreds of hours and hundreds of dollars and end with a piece so pretty you don't want to use it. The second option is to wire brush the piece and scrape off the heavy rust and grease. Powerwash or steam clean it with a degreaser. I've had decent results with the BPS Red oxide primer. and BPS impliment paints from our local tractor supply. Very reasonably priced alternative to the Imron paint jobs so sought after these days.

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ok kid

04-15-2006 23:35:42




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 Re: painting old implements that are rusty in reply to Beeman, 04-15-2006 23:01:55  
sandblast



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