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Painting a 1936 JD D

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KenC

12-20-2005 16:10:44




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My JD D has great sheet metal and had a previous repaint job. The sheet metal including hood and fenders do not appear to need anything other than a good cleaning, waxing and buffing. I power washed the entire tractor with a 3000psi machine. Most of the dirt and grime came off. The only paint that came off was some small spots on the front axel.
I would like to prep and paint the complete tractor intact except for removable of the sheet metal parts.
Can you please advise me on the specific steps, materials, paints and primers and paint scuffers to use for this project. Also what type of spray gun and compressor do I need for this project?
All comments are appreciated.
Thank you,
Ken

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CNKS

12-20-2005 17:32:57




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 Re: Painting a 1936 JD D in reply to KenC, 12-20-2005 16:10:44  
My suggestion, with no sarcasm intended is to take a couple of hours and read this entire forum. All the answers are there.



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KenC

12-22-2005 04:51:49




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 Re: Painting a 1936 JD D in reply to CNKS, 12-20-2005 17:32:57  
What type of brush/electromechanical tool would scuff up the existing paint other than by hand?
Thanks,



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CNKS

12-22-2005 07:42:22




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 Re: Painting a 1936 JD D in reply to KenC, 12-22-2005 04:51:49  
There are electric sanders that will work, along with air powered ones, I use electric ones occasionally. But if you are talking about painting over the old paint on the sheet metal, I would hand sand with 320-400 grit -- it will plug, you might be better off wet sanding. It's probably faster to chemically strip it, then sand the bare metal, it likely has rust under the paint anyway. There is no good way to scuff or sand cast, as you can't get in the depressions, the peaks will be bare, valleys will still have paint. On cast I use a combination of oven cleaner, chemical stripping and an angle grinder to strip to bare metal. --- THE ABOVE IS MY OPINION, there are other ways to do things ---. On cast, a lot of people will simply pressure wash and paint, thinking that cast is rough enough as is. I prefer bare metal.

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kenC

12-22-2005 08:50:13




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 Re: Painting a 1936 JD D in reply to CNKS, 12-22-2005 07:42:22  
Thanks so much and best regards, kenC



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