Painting a Ford 641

The tractor appears to have been painted twice, but the paint is pretty well gone. It seems to have been red originally, then yellow, and now what is left of the blue.

I have no delusions of restoring it right now but I do want to protect it. Since I really need to use it I can’t get too carried away. My intent is to not disassemble much of anything but to get some paint on it for protection. Since I want to paint it, I think I might as well paint it the original colors, including the Wagner loader.

I have been reading this site for info. And I found a few pictures of similar models. I have a million questions but for now, can anyone tell me where I can find out the color scheme, and who might locally carry the correct paint for this tractor and loader. The photos I’ve seen have the 641’s a red and gray but I have no idea what is correct.

Thanks, this site is a wealth of information.

The pictures I have found on-line show the 641 with numerous paint colors. The word "Workmaster" is sometimes used and sometimes not, so I'm not sure but I think it is a Workmaster. I couldn't find any detailed close-up pictures of 641's but looking on line I have seen 1957-1960 models. Some were all red with aluminum colored wheels, one was red with cream wheels, fenders, and hood, and one was blue and cream! I'm hoping someone knows the correct colors. The most common theme seems to be red with white/cream fenders and wheels, and red lug nuts, but I have no idea if that is correct. I have been using this picture as an example, since the paint appears to be original Link . It seems to have the aluminum colored wheels, which I'm not seeing as often as the cream or white. That could be replacement wheels that were never painted I guess.

Did you get the hardner at TS as well? I have a TS about 1.5 hrs. from me. I recall them having implement paint. I suspect the Ford red and light gray they sell would be pretty close to "right" for this tractor.