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Painting A Set Of Steps

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1954Massey33

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Just bought a John Deere 3020. It has been repainted but is missing the steps in front of the left rear tire. Found a set but they will need repainting. I did some figuring and have a bit of a plan. First, sand down to bare metal and wipe clean with a damp rag. Second, spray a couple light coats of primer that get scuffed with a 3M body scuffing pad and wiped down between coats and after the final coat of primer. Lastly, I will be spraying a couple coats of John Deere Ag/C&CE green. I plan to use the scuff pad on the paint after the first coat only (obviously), wipe it down, paint the second coat, and finish by using a clear coat of some sort. Am I missing anything here? What should I do differently? Will this make the finish too "soft"? Let me know what you think.
 
That is an enamel single stage paint, no need for the clear coat, it would scratch and be to slippery any way.
sand them smooth, no need to go to bare metal.
wipe with thinner or acetone
2 coats primer
skuff
wipe
2 coats top coat
If you have a outside air mask I would use urethane, primer and paint, much tougher.
 
I know it is not factory but suggest you
sprinkle coarse sand on the stair treads
while paint is still wet.
 
Good grief guy. They are just steps and will get scuffed up!!! Maybe take a wire brush to them and then spray them with a rattle can and touch them up when they look shabby again. You got too much time and money on your agenda.
Loren
 
With a project of such magnitude and after reading all the posts today on retirement, my suggestion would be to wait until you retire before moving forward. Then you'll have more time to sit back and give it some serious thought and not do something you'll regret. On the serious side though, I'd either leave it as it is or take a paint brush and slap some paint on it.
 
After all that work, will you be able to allow yourself to step on it with a muddy boot? I probably wouldn't, LOL! Maybe an aerosol can paint job will be OK until you repaint the whole tractor?
 
Show tractor or work tractor?
For a show tractor you're plan would look very nice.
A work tractor I'd lean more toward the thick, brushed on
paint idea or the tough urethane paint option for durability.
 
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