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Tom Windsor

07-01-2006 11:20:57




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After having received a warning about applying Rustolium paint on my 1927 regular yesterday, I was not sure what to expect when I started spraying...so, I did my painting over the primer at noon today--cleaned the gun for the occastion and made sure it was adjusted correctly.

This is what I found, that after a tack coat, and followed by a wet coat, there is a very good run out of the paint leaving a very rich glossy finish. (If you use this stuff, keep in mind that you reduce it with Acetone--not laquer or other thinners). I of course do not know the chemical compositon of Emron and Rustolium and not sure I want to know,(I do watch for the skull and cross bones on the labels) but now I have applied both of them and the stuff you get at the dealerships.
As far as the surface appearance goes, the all "look" the same to me. I of course had the usual imperfections you get when you are not painting in a dust free paint booth. As of this moment, I am pleased with the appearance. We will see in 24 hours when it dries good.

As of this moment, Rustolium Yes, Milk No.

TW

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NDS

07-01-2006 11:49:22




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 Re: Rustolium 1 Thinned Milk 0 in reply to Tom Windsor, 07-01-2006 11:20:57  
When it comes to paint you never know how it will turn out, I have had several factory paint jobs as well as body shop jobs that were a peeling layer of s--- after 5 years and have some things that I have painted with Rustoleum that look good after more than 5 years.



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CNKS

07-01-2006 11:26:58




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 Re: Rustolium 1 Thinned Milk 0 in reply to Tom Windsor, 07-01-2006 11:20:57  
What Pale Rider meant in his own sarcastic (or maybe humorous) way was the durability of the paint. With alkyd enamel (Rustoleum) it is best to keep the tractor inside and wax it every 6 months or so. Alkyd enamel will fade badly and eventually chalk -- meaning it gets powdery and eventually comes off. Also each time you wax, you are removing paint. Eventually you can wax it down to the primer, so don't do it too often. Take care of it and it will last. But don't expect it to last as long as the current automotive paints.

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Sloroll

07-01-2006 13:41:12




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 Re: Rustolium 1 Thinned Milk 0 in reply to CNKS, 07-01-2006 11:26:58  
I had a nice F-30 with an older Rustolium paint job. The tractor was kept in an open front shed. It looks nice and the paint was very hard. I think it stays green a long time but the finish once completely dry stayed very shiney, was very durable and resisted scuffing. No complaints here at all.



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CNKS

07-01-2006 13:54:22




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 Re: Rustolium 1 Thinned Milk 0 in reply to Sloroll, 07-01-2006 13:41:12  
Again, it depends on what the paint is exposed to. I once waxed my parents 1965 Oldsmobile. After 3-4 years they told me it still had wax on it, I didn't believe them as my wax jobs usually last about 6 weeks. But the car was in a closed garage 99% of the time. As to alkyd enamel, the next step up is acrylic enamel which has UV inhibitors. Putting things in perspective, the difference in cost between alkyd enamel and acrylic enamel is about one tank of gas. Acrylic enamel, while not up to the quality of the urethanes, will last a long time.

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Tom Windsor

07-01-2006 15:17:39




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 Re: Rustolium 1 Thinned Milk 0 in reply to CNKS, 07-01-2006 13:54:22  
This is the reason I like this site. If you keep your eyes open, you learn something new every day.

UV inhibitors are good. Clean metal, no rust, etching primers, or epoxy primers, the epoxy paints and urethanes are excellent.

But as with everything, there is a point of reference. For example, "Pappa Ike" (my gandfather) built his farm house up off the ground about 3 feet...on top of big rocks. My Grandma was on his tail often to get him to underpin the house so the wind would not "whip" through. So, he got some bricks and mortor and started laying bricks...no footing under the bricks...a neighbor told him "Ike, quit being so contrary and dig and pour a footing for the bricks...he said "uh huh" and continued laying bricks. He died in 1955, my aunt lived in the house till her death when I bought it in 1970. It was condemned 3 years ago by the local airport authority so they would expand the airport. I watched them push the house down....along with the bricks that "Pappa Ike" put under there in 1933...I have one of those bricks sitting here on my desk as a frame of reference.

TW

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SLoroll

07-01-2006 14:27:23




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 Re: Rustolium 1 Thinned Milk 0 in reply to CNKS, 07-01-2006 13:54:22  
Obviously you know what you are talking about. Still and all mine looks great and never as far as I know been waxed or treated different. It may be the big exception to the hard fast rule.



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CNKS

07-01-2006 17:50:12




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 Re: Rustolium 1 Thinned Milk 0 in reply to SLoroll, 07-01-2006 14:27:23  
Alkyd enamel is not as bad as some people (including myself) make it out to be. I have never used the stuff, but I remember the 50's and 60's and maybe later cars that used it and acrylic lacquer (that one is worse), it simply did not hold up unless it was waxed frequently. I had a 1981 Monte Carlo with acrylic lacquer that began to craze and crack after about 4 years, it was garaged at night and was kept waxed. It's just that the modern paints are so much better.

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Tom Windsor

07-01-2006 12:29:33




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 Re: Rustolium 1 Thinned Milk 0 in reply to CNKS, 07-01-2006 11:26:58  
Point well made.



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