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I'll throw in my 2 cents. I paint predomintely with BPS. I also use hardner. So far, I've painted a few implements and a handfull of tractors with it. For the most part, my tractors set out in the pasture under a tarp sun shade. Though i do have one that is in my garage. The unit in the garage was painted about 3ys ago.. it sees pretty much only show and parade use. It has a wax job ( JD soy based ag wax ). The paint looks 100% the same as the day I painted it. For the other tractors i've painted, for instance my ford 5000... It has a year on the paint now.. has never seen a garage, but has been under a tarp structure about 8-9 mos of the year. it is a semi-retired working tractor. it totes a 10' mower now and then, and also pulls hay rides, and occasionally a broadcast seeder. Paint looks 99.9872% like the day i painted it except on wear spots. Like the leading edge of the steps, and the fill / drain plugs that wrenches go on to do maintenance. My oldest tractor paint job with bps is about 5-6 ys old now. I buffed a fender the other day and it came back to a shine. it also had that soy wax on it. It has seen more sun and rain than any of my tractors. most of my others are the same as the 5000. my IH cub paint looks like the day it was painted.. etc.. 2n.. etc.. On the flip side.. It's a cheap paint and i know it... I don't expect to get more than 10 ys out of it. Heck.. i can drop another 100 buckls and paint again in 10 ys and it will look brand new again. On my implements, my broadcast seeder is holding up well. No paint wear on the ID of the bowl, and the outside looks just like when it was hanging to dry after being shot. My JD batwing mower is almost as good. The top deck amazingly looks 97% or better. Even though i walk on it alot. It cuts about 10 ac every 3-6 weeks depending on rain in florida. It's now down for the 'cold season/winter' we get here. The underside of the deck has wore a bit... no metal showing though. This mower doesn't get babied. It looked rough when i got it.. took a few weeks of welding and pressure washing to get it to be presentable and in working condition, and then another 4 days to prime and paint, plus some extra time for decals and SMV's.. etc. I pull it with a 2002 NH 7610s, and cut anything I can drive thru. The mower sets in the pasture... no cover.. Funny thing is.. the CNH factor paint on my 2002 NH 7610s is fading bad.. it will need a paint job after next season I predict. I'm not saying it is anything other than cheap paint.. but with a little care, and regular prep.. it should be ok working clothes. Soundguy
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