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05-01-2000 11:36:51
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Re: Painting N's in reply to 9N'er, 05-01-2000 02:35:04
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You could paint it any way from a quick and dirty to restoration quality, and I bet you could find as many answers to this as there are painters out there. I successfully painted my D4 by blowing it off with the spray gun before I shot on Cat yellow primer, and that was it, no masking,no sanding, maybe a swipe with the hand on the really flaky paint. But That's an auction quality job. Best to paint the chassis, wheels, and sheet metal separately. Pressure wash first, use wire wheels and scuff pads on the shiny painted areas of the castings, prime, and paint. You could go all the way and seal it up real well and blast it and paint , with epoxy or polyurethane paint too.
Sheet metal is best handled by a bodyman. Give the hood grille, and side panels to a body expert and have it done. Or get a book on automotive painting and study and practice. I'm not saying you can't do it, but don't expect amazing results the first time out. Don't put a lot of paint on that radiator. Use radiator paint if you can get it, or just thin out black enamel and shooot just enough to darken it up. Check that your rims are solid, straight, and have the rubber you want to end up with on them before you paint.
By the way, if you were the guy that asked about powdercoating, it is an expensive yet durable proces involving completely sandblasting the parts, coating with a powder in a special setup, and then baking the powder into a glossy coating. It is a street rodding technique, but hardly practical for an everyday tractor. All the work is done by the powdercoating place and they aren't cheap!
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