Super C paint.....

banjoman09 · Nov 18, 2020

New on this forum ...so I have cleaned, sanded, and primed my Super C and ready to paint; suggestions on a "inexpensive gun " to buy and use? Also I havent really painted much yet so if I use the IH enamel paint from Tractor Supply does it have hardener in the paint? Do I thin this paint when I spray it? Thanks for any help. BJM

J Hamilton · Nov 18, 2020

I can't give good advice on a spray gun because I just have an old cheap one but it works good enough for me. I would recommend not using the Tractor Supply paint though, I have used it once and never again. It was the IH red and I was warned that it would fade fast and within a year it was a dark pink color. I had to repaint it and used the Iron Gard enamel from the dealer. Just my experience with that paint.

504 · Nov 18, 2020

Harbor freight,you can by a gun for $19.99 with a coupon. at that price you can throw it away after 1 use.(I will clean it and use it again)

showcrop · Nov 19, 2020

Never put expensive paint over a five hour prep. Never put cheap paint over a fifty hour prep. Many of us like the Nason low cost automotive paint. It is a lot more than the tractor supply paint and a lot cheaper than expensive automotive paint.

banjoman09 · Nov 19, 2020

ok I will do this....thanks.

Stephen Newell · Nov 19, 2020

I use the Harbor Freight sprayers. They are a bit of a challenge to spray automotive paints but for what you are doing they would work fine. You can add the hardener that Tractor Supply sells and it will make it gloss better and more durable. When thinning enamel to spray I would thin it with naphtha and thin it as little as you can to where the gun will spray it. It should slightly splatter when it sprays. Enamel dries slow enough that it will flow out as it sits and dries. Too much thinner and you have more problems with runs and it dries slower and screws with the sheen of the paint. I would not get a gravity feed sprayer to paint a tractor. You end up needing to spray at many different angles and in tight places and the cup on top gets in the way.

banjoman09 · Nov 19, 2020

Does TS(or Orscheln) sell Naphtha ? Can you tell me which Model you use please? Thanks for the help!

dr sportster · Nov 19, 2020

The H-F gun can do the job .

gab · Nov 19, 2020

I used the IH dealer paint and hardener on my Super M, paint was about 50 bucks a gallon about eight year ago.
Super C was painted with urethane in about 1993.

560Dennis · Nov 19, 2020

Cheap guns are ok ✅ just make sure you have the compressor to atomizer paints with practice .
I’ve used tsc majic on Super C with hardening. I don’t recommend hardener now though unless it’s something to get out and mounted on machine right away. That’s all it does.
As far as paint goes I’m going to go with Ag Speciality Tallmans from now on . Used it on the Fordson and I’m very impressed with it both brush and sprayed. Just from experience with others .
Practice on something prior to working on the Farmall Sc cause painting tractors ( farm equipment) is tougher than auto painting .all twists and turns of the sheet metal is not for a beginning using a new gun,compressor etc. ok ✅ .
Best paints jobs are preparation , metal prep ,sanding primers , I can spend a week on primers . Redos are time consuming .And discouragingly frustrating.
Just tips from a rookie painter

banjoman09 · Nov 19, 2020

Ok and thanks! Very nice

gab · Nov 19, 2020

Come to think about it this little guy is painted with cheap Farm/Fleet paint with hardener but it doesn't get out of the shed much in the weather.

Stephen Newell · Nov 19, 2020

Naphtha is just a faster drying solvent than mineral spirits. Brand doesn't matter. I use any of them unless it might say low odor or something similar. I think you can get Naphtha anywhere including walmart.

You were asking about the IH paint at Tractor Supply but that's a color not the paint. The Majic brand of paint is pretty bad but I've had good luck with Rustoleum Farm and Implement Paint. I painted a Kubota tractor ten years ago and the color is 50% red and you would have to look at it real close to tell see any fading in the color. The same year I painted a Case tractor and used an automotive paint, Dupont Nason and you can tell it's faded from 50' away.

banjoman09 · Nov 19, 2020

A few here like Nason paint I guess.... but Iron Guard should work dont you think? What model is your gun?

banjoman09 · Nov 19, 2020

You do good work! Can you tell me how to mix my paint please? Thanks

banjoman09 · Nov 19, 2020

The guns I see on Ebay are "gravity feed" but you say NOT to buy one of these?

Stephen Newell · Nov 20, 2020

I'm not impressed with Nason paint. Everyone speaks highly of it but the cream colored paint on the Case Tractor faded. Then the floor of the tractor I knew it would get additional wear so I put six coats of paint on it and it wore through before the tractor had 100 hours on it. When I painted that tractor I was going to use Iron Guard paint and the CNH store in my town told me they were out and I would have to wait three months for them to order paint again so I've never used Iron Guard. That's why I went with Nason. Nason you need to use an air supplied respirator to spray that because of the isocyanate hardener. I knew it was dangerous so I sprayed the tractor outdoors with a regular respirator on and held my breath when I was down wind from the paint. After spraying two gallons of it that way I coughed for six months. Never do that again. Thought I could get away with it but was proven wrong.

I use a siphon sprayer. I have several but the last one I bought was Harbor Freight #43760.

Stephen Newell · Nov 20, 2020

In my opinion a gravity feed gun would be alright for spraying a car where you can easily get to every bit of it. On a tractor you end up sometimes almost laying down spraying up at it or inside around an axle where the cup on the top would get in the way. The main benefit of a gravity feed gun would be if you were working with a paint like Nason. The paint is expensive and with a gravity feed gun you can use almost every drop. See with a urethane paint once you put hardener in the paint you have a few hours to use the paint up or throw away what is left over. It would harden up overnight in a sealed container. Because of this you end up really trying to estimate what you are going to use and use it all up every time you mix some. With a siphon sprayer or a HVLP type sprayer you need a couple ounces minimum for it to spray. Working with a paint like Iron Guard it doesn't matter if you have some left over you can just pour it in a clean container and keep it for a couple days and use it again. That's assuming you put hardener in it. Without hardener you could just pour what is left over back in the can. The hardener for enamel is mild enough the paint will keep quite a while, especially in winter.

banjoman09 · Nov 21, 2020

Thank you so much...I will get this done .

David G · Nov 29, 2020

I should have you do all my painting.

GordoSD · Dec 28, 2020

Fantastic job of straightening those grill bars. I have done 4 like that and I figure about 26 hours per grill . That includes about 20 coats of primer surfacer and hand sanding between each 4.

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