Paint and parts

This man has a large farm to work and he had this tractor completely disassembled to replace a lot of the bearings that were worn out. It probably looks better now than when new. He did a Fairway 12 too. Here's a picture of it. Hal

Then I put the rest of the parts on I had painted black and then went back and touched things up with an artist brush. Then I ran into one electrical thing that didnt get a ground because of my good paint job and had to sand some it back off.

Added the fluids and then found the leaks. Thats when you get upset because then you mess up lots of places you had painted fixing the leaks. Out with the artist brush again.

Gas fumes eat the paint around the gas cap. Cant do nothing about it.

Dont paint the bolt threads if you do the pieces separately. Any threads showing can be touched up.

I even coat the assembly hardware with etching primer and paint and allow several days to dry and harden before I use them.

On he other hand, many of my friends think I am a nut...maybe so, but I just "feel" better assembling a "new" part.

TW

However all torque specs are based on clean, non painted, lightly oiled threads, both male and female parts.

For what it is worth. I like nice clean things to put back together also.

skk

yep, I mask off the threads and stick toilet paper into the female threads.