Got the Paint on.

So I got the paint on.
Rustred, I am only painting the block, bottom half of the head, and the frame that the block and head sit on. The reason the case is still dirty and greasy is I'm not painting it until I reassemble the engine. I cleaned the surfaces I painted with a wire brush on my angle grinder, used a grease remover and wiped everything down before painting. It took me four days of cleaning before I was satisfied with the result and felt it was ready to paint. I have a book on restoring John Deere Two-Cylinders and it says I should paint the areas that would be hard to reach when it is assembled before I reassemble it.

As for the temp and coverage, I have a friend who is a professional painter and I consulted him and said I'm doing just fine.

I would love to keep the tractor indoors, but all we have is a small, unheated attached garage and a shed barely big enough for our walk behind mowers and garden supplies. I have all the removed parts on shelves inside. I just can't afford a shed for it. I keep it under a tarp when I'm not working on it.

The bottom line is, please remember I'm a fifteen year old guy doing the best I can to save a piece of antique farm equipment and trying to get into the hobby. I don't have a steady job so it has been a battle but I'm determined to win it.

You have way more than impressed me with all the different things you do. Most guys your age can
barely look up from a screen long enough to say hello

Youre doing just fine. I dont mean to sound like a hard
azz. Was just giving u some pointers to help u out. And I
am looking forward to see this tractor running. I am a red
seal licenced mechanic since I was 22 years old ,so I
like to see stuff done correctly. I am not a painter by
trade but I still have experience in painting stuff. That is
why I dont paint my tractors cause I am too fussy and
painting stuff is on the bottom of my agenda. I am more
concerned with the mechanical before a paint job. And
anytime I see painted stuff for sale I walk away or turn the
page. Your young so get all the experience you can in
everything. Plus u got to take a lot of this coffee shop
talk here with a grain of salt. Everybody gives opinions
so pick ur poison or dont pick it , and you will realize the
hands on information or the coffee shop talk. I did the
same thing in my teens , worked outside had no shop.
Pulled engines , reringed them and installed them. All
outside. Plus built my own engine pulling spot. Dug 2
poles in the ground with the top crossbeam and found an
old chain hoist and went to it. But back to you, even if
you had one of them blow away 8x20 tarp buildings
would help. Would keep the rain or snow off, and could
even fire up a propane heater when working and good to
paint in. Your doing fine.

It only makes sense to pain the concealed places before reassembly. Though I would knock the dents out of the tappet cover before painting. Doing so is easier with a wood block to pound on so you don't make a bunch of dings in the tin work as you knock out the dents. Try it on some other pieces and you will see what I'm talking about hammers make dings in the process of straightening things. Wood blocks will help with no making them. Laying them on another wood block to pound on with the wood block you strike with the hammer will be best for those kinds of jobs also. Less chance of stretching the material.

Your paintwork looks very nice. Good job.

I'm 16 and going to start restoring Great
grandpa's h in the opinion. I haven't done
a restoration yet but i started turning
wrenchs one an h and 2 ms. What ive
learned in the last year and half is
amazing. You do good work! It definitely
seems to be a learning process but what
were learning is damn cool in my opnion.

Looking good

More tid bits. U can wrap them studs with tape , nothing
worst than trying to bolt up pieces with paint on the
threads. Now you need to chase the threads. And I
noticed your block is not honed. That should have been
done and wiped with oil before painting. Once you start
honing you will mess your paint job.

15? And to think you started posting here just last year. Seems like a lifetime of experiences already. It's looking good! steve

Two thumbs up to you!!!!

Green looks good! Ron MN

You are doing a great job! I was 15 when I got my first one, also a fencerow rescue. I am 46 now, and have rescued many old tractors. I currently have about a dozen of them. It's addicting too! Keep up the good work!

Looks great. Keep up the good work.

looking good. keep on. you learn from mistakes . cant say enough about
ambitious youth that arent stuck behind electronic games.

Of course, the green paint cost 3 times as much as red would have cost.

Looks great to me, keep up the good work. The only
person it has to satisfy is you, no matter how good of a
job you do, someone will find something wrong with it.

Just adding my 2 cents. You have a great project and you are learning skills by experience. Take the feedback but dont let a few negative comments
get to you. My old vet redid model ts and as a kid i saw him working on one and was very impressed. He said there will always be someone else with
a trailer queen that will criticize it.you only have to please yourself 60 years later i realize how wise that was.

Keep posting your progress we enjoy seeing it

you are doing is backwards a shed should have came first even if its only
three sided and dirt floof and a roof setting out side with a tarp isnt the
best for a new painted tractor and you will always need a place for tools and
so forth doesent need to be a big shed can always enlarge

Nice !!

Very nice work.

You have to be careful doing this kind of work then showing it around in public. Looks to me like you are getting good at it. If you let anyone find out how good you are, pretty soon you will be getting requests from people who want to give you money to work on their stuff!!! Then you will find yourself with a well paying career.

I am retired from 35 years teaching Industrial Technology(shop class). Over the years I had many students who showed a special gift like you seem to have. Many of them followed that gift into some fine careers.

Before it happens, give some serious thought to how much you will charge for your time. Don't sell yourself short.

Keep us posted on the progress.