Posted by Tom Fleming on July 31, 2011 at 08:04:53 from (67.20.249.95):
In Reply to: two-tone H posted by tomturkey on July 31, 2011 at 05:05:49:
interesting post. I may be full of the brown, stinky stuff, but I would challenge anyone to tell the difference (from a color/shade perspective) the difference between the different brands of IH red unless they were painted samples laid side-by-side. If you do your homework, you will find that when IH was making their own paint, there was slight variation in batch to batch shades. While I am all for being close to original (within reason), people take this WAY too far.
Original paint jobs from the factory were runny, splotchy, and shiney, not glossy. God bless those who go all out down to the last microgram of pigment, hardener, and urethane/epoxy finishes. They ARE beautiful, but really boys, they are NOT original. People need to quit fooling themselves and others.
so, I am NOT getting down on anyone who goes all out, actually, my hat is off to your workmanship, patience, and results........but it ain't factory original......it also does not reduce the asthetic value of your work.
Do the best your pocketbook and time can stand. To the best of my knowledge (and I welcome corrections), only Cubs and C's were painted white for demonstrators, all others need not apply. If you have a Letter series tractor, it was RED from the factory as a standard. With runs, drips, and crooked decals.....placed in inconsistent locations. The best you will ever do, it to refer to the IH standards that have been uncovered to date, and go with that. Just because is was the "standard" doesn't mean it actually always happened that way.
ok, I am out of breath...............................uh...........well, fingers cramped.
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