Re: Re: Re: Yellow Stripe

Posted by Steamer on June 21, 2002 at 15:27:41 from (198.24.4.250):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Yellow Stripe posted by Stan - Florida on June 20, 2002 at 14:41:03:

Hi!

No, it's not painted on, but it's NOT a decal, either. It's screenprinted on. So are the original markings: John Deere and the numbers.

This was done since screenprinting is far more precise than painting. Also, since screenprinting requires a very thin enamel ink with very fine pigment, it dries in a matter of a few minutes. That was quite important to keep the production flow speed up.

John Deere screenprinted the name and letters/numbers all along. It wasn't until the New Generation in 1960 that they switched to a self-adhesive label for the model numbers (and the name was now on a metal plate).

The yellow stripe fades to white like that since it's really an enamel ink, and not paint. The pigment just doesn't hold up to the UV in the sunlight nearly as well as the thicker paint does.

Of course, even though my wife and I own a screenprinting shop, I paint the stripes on when I re-do one. It's just not worth the effort to build a custom silk screen for painting the occiasional tractor hood! I also tend to paint the stripe on older tractors, since I like the look. Check out my Tractor Town entry, and you'll see my old M looking like it's a 420....

Happy putt-putt-ing.

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