Good website or book - Tractor prep / painting

ridgeandvalley · Oct 6, 2018

I have a couple of tractors... a Ford 8n that I've had for years, and a Ford 960 that I just picked up this summer. Both of them are relatively clean, but show some surface rust here and there. I wouldn't mind touching them up a bit. Don't need a parade tractor by any means, so not a complete strip down of any sort. I'd like to touch up the rough areas, but honestly would rather leave them in their "work clothes" than do a bad touch up job with mismatched paints, etc...

I know the forums are full of little tips, tricks, and tidbits, but I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good website, book, or YouTube video that kind of walks through the process of prep and painting in detail from beginning to end for someone who doesn't have any experience with painting (but is willing to learn). Anything that you've found out there that you think would be helpful? Thanks.

Picture shows the general condition of the 960. The 8n is in about the same condition.

IanC · Oct 6, 2018

I've got a friend (really I do!) who has been going out west (Dakotas, Montana, Colorado) and buying old IH pickups with "patina" and he has been just clear coating over the rust. From what he says, no more oxygen to the metal means no more rust.

Northvale PA · Oct 6, 2018

I have a couple tractors, same situation. The problem is, once some portion is made ?nice?, the rest looks worse yet. Sheet metal probably the
easiest to take off, clean and make nice. Then we are faced with the much harder other 90%.

showcrop · Oct 6, 2018

(quoted from post at 07:10:33 10/06/18) I've got a friend (really I do!) who has been going out west (Dakotas, Montana, Colorado) and buying old IH pickups with "patina" and he has been just clear coating over the rust. From what he says, no more oxygen to the metal means no more rust.

IanC, what your friend told you is untrue. Epoxy primer helps a lot to slow the creep of rust, but once you put paint over rust you are giving it a better environment to grow in. The little moisture that the rust has there with it will insure that it will continue to grow, and become a little bubble. Then the little bubble becomes a big bubble which breaks allowing plenty more oxygen and moisture in. The solution is to kill the rust with phosphoric acid, and then clear coat over it.

russ1 · Oct 6, 2018

Steiner tractors has good info on restoration

Good website or book - Tractor prep / painting

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