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randy gilbert

09-04-2005 17:37:38

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I'm getting ready to paint my tractor, and was wondering about how to go about getting the paint to stick,and also about prep work.I really don't want to sandblast and take a chance getting sand in the engine.All the red is mostly worn away,and I was wondering if the paint or primer would stick,will I have to use any mid coat adhesion or just prime and paint,what kind of paint,and the best way to clean all the dirt and grease off.I just rebuilt the engine,hydraulics,brakes,wiring,and new wheels and tires.Now I'm ready for the cosmetic stuff.Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,thank you.

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Jerry (AL)

09-05-2005 07:59:32

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Re: paint in reply to randy gilbert, 09-04-2005 17:37:38

Dollar store oven cleaner and a pressure washer took and awful lot of the thicker gooky stuff off. I then used a rotary wire brush to finish it up. Just a comment that it won't come totaly clean and like said below, some of it is on so tight, it wont come off no matter what.

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John (TR)

09-04-2005 19:35:55

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Re: paint in reply to randy gilbert, 09-04-2005 17:37:38

I've painted 2 n's and a variety of other items like trailers etc. Anyway, on my N's, the parts that come off get sand blasted. The motor, tranny and rear end I used paint stripper and pressure washer followed up with a variety of wire wheels on air tools and 4.5" grinder. I have never had any paint peel. My theory is that the paint that survives the paint stripper and wire wheels is stuck pretty tite. Here's a picture of the rear end of my 48/49 just before priming. The brake drums were later removed and sandlasted.

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donb1963

09-04-2005 18:22:29

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Re: paint in reply to randy gilbert, 09-04-2005 17:37:38

I used a paint stripper on mine with several pressure washings and got most of the old paint off. I used a power wire brush for the rest and it came pretty clean. I used a stripper called Aircraft stripper. You can get it a Wal Mart for about $3.00 a can and I used 6-8 cans. It didn't take the old primer off like some strippers do and I was able to paint back over it after washing several times. I just sprayed on the stripper, let it sit for 30-40 minutes and washed. You can see it start lifting the old paint in a few minutes after applying. I had to do this several times but it did come clean. I also took off the air cleaner, oil filter housing, battery box, radiator, carberator, guages, and alternator bracket to get a good coat of paint. I'll be applying 2-3 coats on mine. My first coat has stuck good with no other prep work done.

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Dan 2N

09-04-2005 18:58:22

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Re: paint in reply to donb1963, 09-04-2005 18:22:29

Hi Randy, if you do use any type of paint stripper please use it out of doors where the ventilation is good, that stuff is not friendly, some of the Guys have used oven cleaner and got good results. HTH
Dan 2N

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Wisconsin Bill

09-04-2005 20:07:56

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Re: paint in reply to Dan 2N, 09-04-2005 18:58:22

Just to add my 2 cents worth here: My wife does vehicle lettering and we use oven cleaner to remove the old lettering-it does work great. Use the yellow can, though. The blue can is for heated ovens and the yellow can is meant to be used at room temperature. We let it on for only 5 minutes as we do not want to strip off the body paint, just the old lettering. So tractor stripping, let it on for 15 minutes or so and repeat with multiple layers.

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