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Re: radiator painted..?
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Posted by Way Up Here .... on July 02, 2005 at 15:40:08 from (64.42.242.35):
In Reply to: radiator painted..? posted by Dan Mitchell Tupelo, Ms on July 02, 2005 at 10:45:53:
Definitely the engine was the gold color, I'm not sure about the radiator. Most tractors had all-black rads and I think a radiator should be black regardless. The heat is no problem, some people prime the engine parts with high-heat flat paint first but it isn't really necessary. For sure the original ones just used the regular machinery enamel that the tractors were painted with. There might be a very slight discoloration over time but what the heck, it's a tractor right? Your manifolds should be painted with high-heat paint though, I always paint mine flat black and I think they look good.
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