I am currently restoring a Farmall 140 tractor and a Cub Cadet 1450 lawn tractor. Since I am working alone and doing the work on the weekends, there is not enough time to completely finish one task. I am saying that I have been cleaning, sanding, and wire wheeling the tractor a little at a time down to bare metal and they are both sitting in my open air shop (pretty damp conditions lately) that has a concrete floor and covered 15 foot high roof.
My question is how can I protect what I have cleaned so far without having it to rust and have to go back over it again? I want to use a good quality primer to fill imperfections and give a nice final top coat finish, but it would be too much trouble to mix up a little bit of primer just to paint a portion of the tractor each time I clean it or clean a part.
What are your suggestions? Should I use rattle can primer (rustoleum grey) as I go first, then use the good primer in the HVLP gun once it is all done ?
My question is how can I protect what I have cleaned so far without having it to rust and have to go back over it again? I want to use a good quality primer to fill imperfections and give a nice final top coat finish, but it would be too much trouble to mix up a little bit of primer just to paint a portion of the tractor each time I clean it or clean a part.
What are your suggestions? Should I use rattle can primer (rustoleum grey) as I go first, then use the good primer in the HVLP gun once it is all done ?