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Marc ON

11-15-2006 09:15:47




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After reading all the posts on the equipment needed to do a classic car-like paint job (spray with hardeners, etc.) on a tractor, and not having any experience with painting a tractor, I"m looking at sending my Farmall to "professional" autobody painters. I"d appreciate any insight on how to go about preparing a tractor for this. For example, if I want them to remove the old paint by sandblasting, etc, should I remove all the sheet metal and plug holes for them to make sure they get to all the necessary parts of the engine block? Or can I trust that they"ll tape or remove all hoses, cables, etc.? Should I remove the seat or lights, or they normally do all these things for you? Do you just hand them the keys and return in a week, or so? I guess I"m just wondering how much different a tractor for guys who pretty much only paint cars and trucks.

Thanks in advance!

Marc

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JayWalt

11-16-2006 06:28:00




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 Re: Autobody shop for tractor painting in reply to Marc ON, 11-15-2006 09:15:47  
My grandpa had a quote to have his 8n with loader re[ainted, prep and paint done by the pros. 2500$ plus cost of paint.
ALOT of money, but there is ALOT of time prepping it, as it is fairly rusted.



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glennster

11-15-2006 10:22:50




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 Re: Autobody shop for tractor painting in reply to Marc ON, 11-15-2006 09:15:47  
as a body shop owner, i can offer you some suggestions. first, go check out a few shops in your area, tell tehm what you are looking for, ask questions. decide on your budget. complete paints can get real expensive real fast. much of the prep work you can do yourself and save money. i would recommend you dont apply any primers or sealers yourself. your materials will not be compatable with the paint systems the shops are using. never use any silicone spray or silicone grease on the tractor before you take it to the shop. silicone tears hell on paint products, fisheyes and adhesion problems. ask the shop how they want the tractor prepped. also pick up guy fays letter series tractor book, it tells you how the tractors were painted at the factory, decal placement, what was masked and what got painted. good luck!

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B-maniac

11-15-2006 15:04:34




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 Re: Autobody shop for tractor painting in reply to glennster, 11-15-2006 10:22:50  
Good ideas from glennster! Will add my $.02 if I may. I have done both car and tractor restorization and auto body shop insurance work and salvage building etc. I wouldn't recommend a shop that makes their living off insurance work. They are experts, but will more than likely use your tractor as fill in in their slow times. When a good paying ins. job comes in , yours will be put on hold til they get it done. Ins. pays anywhere from $45 to $65 per hr. Find a shop that is into RESTORATIONS of any type vehicles and you will be much happier. Find one that will work with you on details and options. Get everything in writing. It's actually the law in most places that it ALL be in writing and signed by all involved.Protects everyone! Above all , ask to see a few of their jobs and talk to those owners. This alone will weed out the bad ones. Be VERY honest with them about YOUR requirements and don't use generalities with them to keep their price low. It will bite you. Good Luck. You're smart to let a professional do the job if you are the least bit unsure about doing it yourself. It's not easy and can get very overwhelming. People hate it when you bring them a half finished job to straighten out.

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glennster

11-16-2006 08:17:37




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 Re: Autobody shop for tractor painting in reply to B-maniac, 11-15-2006 15:04:34  
we are a full service collision shop, the insurance work pays the bills. we do restorations also but only one at a time. and yes we do them as fill in work. when the techs are waiting for parts, ect, they work on the restorations. doing so keeps our costs down on the restorations as they are very labor intensive. the worst ones are the "its all ready for paint" usually the car got butchered by someone as a side job, and they gave up. then we get the pleasure of re-doing the job. we have a 64 chevy impala in the shop right now, someone put floor pans and quarters on it, but never fit the deck lid. deck lid was 2" too wide for the body. had to cut it all apart, and re weld the quarters and rear body to get it all to fit.

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