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Re: Worst and best factory paint for holding up ?


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Posted by DR. EVIL on January 17, 2020 at 04:54:03 from (174.192.71.111):

In Reply to: Re: Worst and best factory paint for holding up ? posted by Bill(Wis) on January 16, 2020 at 14:23:43:

I don't know what to say Bill. Yes, I saw a picture of an M the other day on-line that spent decades outside in the weather that as you say was almost black. The '39 H Dad had repainted in 1964 had been stored inside since new, tractor was worn but factory paint had faded to the orange color I mentioned.
Dad bought two gallon cans of IH Red enamel at a farm sale, something off the hayrack. Cans unopened, labels clearly legible. Plan was to repaint one of the tractors. For whatever reason Dad opened one of the cans and stirred the paint up. The paint was almost PURPLE! Dad did some asking around. Parts guy at MY IH dealer said it was some special paint IH blended to be mixed 1:1 with the WW #2 era red that faded orange so the paint remained redder longer.

Interesting story about eye tests. When I took my first DOT physical in 1982, 28 years old, after driving several hundred thousands of miles in everything from pickups to 10-wheel cement trucks, but no tractor-trailers, even a year pedalling packages for UPS, never needed a medical card. I go to the recommended Doctor's office, seems the nurse had a grudge against truck drivers even worse than my Mom did after living with my Dad for 35 years. She showed me this test I had never seen, and decided I really should have failed but scored me the lowest possible score short of outright failing me. My test results were more of her opinion of truck drivers than my visual acuity. Anyhow, after my cataract surgery 5 years ago I see my eye surgeon every spring. 66 years old here in a couple weeks, still have 20-20 vision.


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