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Painting a JD 7000 8 row planter

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Greg77

05-20-2006 11:58:35




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I got a different planter this spring and probably will have it for a while. Before I put it in the shed this summer,I am going to take the units off and repaint the frame. Units may have to wait untill winter when we have more time. I am going to use single stage urathane paint. The question become how far do you tear down and do you sandblast the frame or just clean up the rusty spots and shoot a coat of epoxy primer over that and then topcoat? Has anyone here painted a planter before and what did you do?

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Greg

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jubilee johnny

05-20-2006 18:56:39




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 Re: Painting a JD 7000 8 row planter in reply to Greg77 , 05-20-2006 11:58:35  
I just finished refinishing a jd 290. It is only a two row, but I sandblasted the whole thing and I'm glad I did. I am getting ready to tackle a jd 495. Good luck.



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CNKS

05-20-2006 17:43:16




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 Re: Painting a JD 7000 8 row planter in reply to Greg77 , 05-20-2006 11:58:35  
"Most" people don't do much. But since you are using relatively expensive paint, it would be best to sandblast the whole frame, since you have everything off. Don't know what row spacings it has but with 30 inch rows -- 2.5 x 8 = 20 ft plus some overhang for markers, etc. So you have the 20 plus feet plus the 3 point or other linkage if it happens to be a trailing one. If you don't have a good sandblaster and can trailer it to someone who does, it will probably cost you $100-$150 to have it done. If you have a considerable amount of rust that was not caused by sliding the units along the tool bar, etc, that means that the rest of the paint is about to give up too. But, if you think the remaining paint is good, you can clean up the bad stuff and cover it all with epoxy -- However, you still need to sand the old paint -- which is why I favor sandblasting.

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Greg 77

05-21-2006 06:43:47




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 Re: Painting a JD 7000 8 row planter in reply to CNKS, 05-20-2006 17:43:16  
The paint is as good as you get on used 20 year old machinery, faded and rust spots where it has been rubbed off or chipped. It's a 20" pull type planter. We do light commercial sand blasting so we're set up to do it, it's just a lot of area to do. To do it right you allmost need to take everything off, sandblast it, paint it off and then reassmeble it. If a guy goes thru that much work I sure wouldn't use a cheap paint that will fade in 2 or 3 years. Where do I get someone to sandblast that for a couple of hundred dollar, I sure let them do it.

Thanks for the opinions.

Greg

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CNKS

05-21-2006 07:13:16




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 Re: Painting a JD 7000 8 row planter in reply to Greg 77 , 05-21-2006 06:43:47  
I have since purchased a light duty sandblaster, but I used to take my rear cast 38 inch wheels, weights, rims, front pedestal and front wheels to a person who had a 350 CFM commercial blaster, last time I did that it was $125. Takes him 30 minutes to do what would take me 3 hours, in addition to working my 24 cfm compressor half to death. I do let it cool off. I have no clue as to what other people charge. If a good paint job is important to you, you need to sand the paint around the chips flat -- if you want them invisible. Otherwise the new paint will highlight those areas. I still favor sand blasting, but that is up to you.

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