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tm

04-16-2000 02:19:08




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I have 56 ford tractor. it needs painting. I can easily remove the fenders and hood for repainting. The red chassis and engine neeeds paint too. I don't want to strip it down, sand blast it, and rebuild it. What do you suggest I use for paint, what should I use to strip the old paint and hand sand? I am new to paintng metal but would like a very nice look to it when I'm done. I do have an HVLP sprayer and compressor if this helps. tm

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Nat from Charleston

06-21-2000 23:23:55




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 Re: tractor painting in reply to tm, 04-16-2000 02:19:08  
Have some experience painting aircraft. Be sure to get as much oil/grease off as possible. Dupont has a product called fisheye eliminator that you add to the paint. It can be good insurance on a piece of equipment like you are painting. Make sure all bare surfaces are primed with a red oxide type primer. Follow manufacturer's instructions as per mixing ratio of the paint. Stay away from urethanes unless you have used them before. If you have a respiratory reaction to them, you won't know it until you are in an ambulance on the way to the emergency room. Good luck!

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Leon

04-17-2000 18:33:38




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 Re: tractor painting in reply to tm, 04-16-2000 02:19:08  
I have essentially the same task ahead of me, except I do have a sandblaster. My question is what is a good source for etching sandable primer? A local place sold some DuPont for $75/gallon.

My tractor will not be taken to shows, I just want it to look good and be the right colors!



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mike langran

04-17-2000 09:17:50




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 Re: tractor painting in reply to tm, 04-16-2000 02:19:08  
email keith clements at JUDYKAYEC@aol.com, he is a professional equipment painter.



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Bill

04-16-2000 13:41:47




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 Re: tractor painting in reply to tm, 04-16-2000 02:19:08  
Mikes advise is right on the only thing I might add is to feather edge the chipped places just like you would if you were painting a car



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Bob M

04-16-2000 09:05:43




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 Re: tractor painting in reply to tm, 04-16-2000 02:19:08  
Ontario Mike's advice is right on - I've painted two tractors almost exactly as he's described and they turned out looking great.

Only thing I did different was take the heavily rusted sheetmetal parts (hood, grill and gas tank) to a local sandblaster. For $75 he stripped to white metal then spray-primed them for me. It was money well spent....

I had good luck with CT Tractor Enamel ($19/gallon) and a cheap pressure feed spray gun.

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Mike from Ontario

04-16-2000 06:57:49




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 Re: tractor painting in reply to tm, 04-16-2000 02:19:08  
tm
You should start by having the tractor steam jennied, likely your local tractor dealer will have a steam jenny. This will remove most grease and grime from the chassis. You should really blast the frame but if you insist on staying away from that, I would just spray epoxy primer right over the old paint, the paint is likely old enough and rough enough to hold the primer, a friend of mine did it and the paint is still on his tractor. Once the primer is on, just spray it with enamel paint.HVLP is the way to go when painting but for an old tractor the cheap siphon feed gun works good, i've done 2 tractors with a cheap gun and they turned out fine. The tin work i would just lightly sand and paint if they are in good shape. Hope this helps.
Mike Leggett

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