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1979f1504x4

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So I have a JD 2630 I want to paint and I would like to hear exactly how you go about doing this step by step. I keep searching and everyone has so many different ways to do it and at this point I would just like to see exactly how yall do it and products used.
 
There are so many different options because different people have different needs. Some just want to spruce a tractor up a little as cheap as
possible and then some want showroom quality that will last. This makes it difficult to describe step by step what to do. The most important
thing to do in either case is to do an overkill on cleaning the tractor. The slightest trace of oil on the tractor will cause any paint to
peal off. Take off the sheetmetal so you can access the body of the tractor better. Go over it with purple power and a power washer several
times. Then stubborn places you might use oven cleaner Just stay after it until you think you have it completely clean and do it again. One
note, the Purple Power at walmart is a watered down product compared to what is sold at places like Tractor Supply.

Let us know what kind of paint job you are wanting to do. A cheap paint job would have completely different preparation than a showroom paint
job.
 
You have asked a loaded question and the answer may well require that you take a painting course at a high school shop.
Nevertheless, in short, I can tell you to pull apart everything and clean everything until you are tired of cleaning and maybe want to give up. Everything must be squeaky clean, no
rust, grease or dirt, - anywhere - every crack and crevice. Now, after thorough cleaning and power-washing with hot water & detergent, get a bunch of 3M Scotch Brite pads and
sandpaper and get to work. Work that is, every square inch must be sanded to give the old paint teeth so the new paint adheres. Rusty castings can be sandblasted but overall
sandblasting of the project IS NOT RECOMMENDED as the sand/media can enter the moving parts, engine, transmission, etc. which will destroy everything! Wipe, wipe and wipe again with
Prep-Sol to remove any oil, grease or silicone. Decide what paint system you want to use. READ THE DIRECTIONS! I recommend a self-etching primer be applied first. Then a quality
topcoat with an alkyd enamel can make a very nice job. Do your research.
 
thanks for the info I'm planning on just going for a decent paint job not trying to do a frame off restoration or anything i guess what im saying is jsit a basic tractor paint job not trying to compete any any contest. I plan on doing some bodywork on the hood but other than that not a whole lot going on and I'll be able to clean it well with my Delco Steam cleaner Any particular primer/enamel Deer green & yellow yall would recommend? From projects in the past my idea was to clean scuff shoot bare metal spots with self etching primer do a little body work and shoot with high build primer on the hood then seal it with sure nough primer and then topcoat enamel.

This post was edited by 1979f1504x4 on 06/13/2022 at 08:14 am.
 
You can spend a fortune on automotive paint to paint a tractor and I don't think it's worth the difference in price. If you have done
painting before you know the only place you really have to prime is bare metal. Just get the surface level with bare spots primed and shoot
the tractor with enamel. For enamel you don't have to have a high end sprayer, the cheap sprayers at HF will spray an alkyd enamel just fine.
I like Rustoleum Farm and Implement paint. I painted a kubota tractor with it in 2009 and it still looks good. Use naphtha to thin enamel for
spraying and thin it as little as you can get away with. You over thin it and it takes longer to dry and screws with the sheen. Just thin it
enough orange peal isn't an issue.
 
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