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J R ole farm bo

10-21-2003 11:51:36




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I am in the very beginning stages of cleaning my just purchased 1949 Farmall Cub, complete set of culivators, complete fertilizer distributor and a modified one row "COLE" corn planter. My question is how is the best way to do the basic cleaning of dirt and normal grease and oil in preparation before painting. Are there any special cleaning agents that can make the cleaning process a little less painful. I want to restore as close to orignial as possible. Another question, does anyone know what the color of the culivators were in 1949/1950? Best that I can remember is that the bars that holds the culivator feet were blue and the feet were red.

Any suggestions and ideas appreciated.

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Allan

10-22-2003 03:49:15




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 Re: cleaning advise in reply to J R ole farm boy, 10-21-2003 11:51:36  
JR,

Working from the ground up, the shanks were painted black when the culivator was new, although I've seen a number of replacements painted blue and the lower bars and those old 'wedge' clamps were also blue.

All the rest of it (lifting gear and main frame) was painted IH red.

Allan



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Michael Soldan

10-21-2003 20:04:06




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 Re: cleaning advise in reply to J R ole farm boy, 10-21-2003 11:51:36  
I'm with DR Evil on this one. I scrape as much as I can get with putty knife and wire brush then I use oven cleaner and the power washer and it does the job!....Mike in Exeter Ontario



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Bill Smith

10-21-2003 18:57:04




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 Re: cleaning advise in reply to J R ole farm boy, 10-21-2003 11:51:36  
I like to strip to bare metal when repainting, I guess just to prevent paint flaking and peeling. I like sand blasting, but that brings up a dirt and dust issue (getting into unwanted places like internal engine and so on). So always be real careful about openings when sand blasting. Wire brushing does pretty good, but it is hard to get into all those little nooks and cranties. You will have to remove grease and such before brushing or blasting. Cleaning solvants can really aid in getting that grease off, but be careful about it leaving a thin film that you won't want to paint over if that is all you are going to do for paint prep. The good old pressure washer with hot soapy water can clean things up too, but water will make any bare metal rust almost instantly, and I don't like painting over rust. I just think a wire brush or sand blaster or something of that nature prepares a surface the best for paint preperation, but evrybody has their preferances.

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Jeff_MI

10-21-2003 18:38:28




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 Re: cleaning advise in reply to J R ole farm boy, 10-21-2003 11:51:36  
I usually start taking thick grease and dirt off with a chisel (or putty knife) and wire brush. Then I use a paint stripper (with rubber gloves, wire brush, respirator, safety goggles) to remove the rest. I clean the residue off with a small wire wheel, then rub the surface down with lacquer thinner to get it clean and dry. The best cleaner I've used, especially for really greasy parts, small parts, bearings, etc. is starter fluid. I get the cheapest stuff I can find. The gunk falls right off of it, and the part dries quickly. I used about two cases of the stuff per tractor, and it's great. Watch out - it's very flammable and the fumes are strong.

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Dr.EVIL

10-21-2003 12:25:42




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 Re: cleaning advise in reply to J R ole farm boy, 10-21-2003 11:51:36  
Spray-on oven cleaner takes grease, dirt, even paint right off! Spary it on & hose it off. The larger 4-row cultivators the 1-1/4" square bars were blue but I thought the spring loaded bars the sweeps were mounted to were black.



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