Oliver green SEMI gloss paint

Recently picked up a tractor thats painted a lighter green than it should be.
I'd rather use a semigloss paint not the standard gloss paints. I want to use a decent quality of paint but have been told that adding enough deglosser/flattening agent will weaken the paint. Ideally, whatever I spray on should be somewhat oil and fuel resistant.
So my plan is to pull the radiator, fenders, dash and clean the whole thing off with oven cleaner (its pretty clean already), then wash with TSP and scotchbrite the noncast iron parts, then paint.
So, anyone know of a semigloss OLIVER (dark) green paint for a late 1920s tractor?
Any comments on my prep phase are welcome..
Thanks!
 
(quoted from post at 13:07:59 03/11/20) Recently picked up a tractor thats painted a lighter green than it should be.
I'd rather use a semigloss paint not the standard gloss paints. I want to use a decent quality of paint but have been told that adding enough deglosser/flattening agent will weaken the paint. Ideally, whatever I spray on should be somewhat oil and fuel resistant.
So my plan is to pull the radiator, fenders, dash and clean the whole thing off with oven cleaner (its pretty clean already), then wash with TSP and scotchbrite the noncast iron parts, then paint.
So, anyone know of a semigloss OLIVER (dark) green paint for a late 1920s tractor?
Any comments on my prep phase are welcome..
Thanks!

If that's all the prep you are doing for prep then just use your run-of-the-mill implement paint (alkyd enamel) and it will likely come out lower gloss or will be in a short time.
 
It's true, the duller the finish the weaker it is. Paint is porous anyway and what makes the difference between a gloss paint and a flat paint is the amount of flattening agent that is added to the gloss paint. The flatting agent is a substance similar to baby powder. The more of this substance that is added to the paint the more porous it is and allows water to penetrate more. The more water that can penetrate the quicker the paint will fail.

The amount of ethanol they put in gas today no oil based enamel is going to hold up very well. You need a urethane to be fuel resistant. Those parts in the immediate vicinity of the fuel spills you might use a urethane paint or at least clear coat with urethane. With the clear coat you would have to wipe up the spills immediately because it could get to the oil based paint beneath.

Your prep work sounds alright. The important thing is to cut any trace of oil on the surface.
 


2X what yakob said except for primer. Do you not plan to prime first? Do you want the paint to last more than 2-3 years?
 
(quoted from post at 22:56:45 03/18/20) Thanks for all the comments. I may wait until I can more totally disassemble the beast for some better prep and prime.


bluepill, much better plan!!!
 

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