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Dalton; The term "restoration" means different things to different people. Some would consider it taking everything apart and to bare metal, replating etc. You need to decide what you want. Is it for show, work, what? I have a Ford 850 that I pretty much took to bare metal and yet it's going to be a working tractor, but one that looks nice. Once you decide the purpose of the tractor and how far you want to go, then you can decide what parts to remove. If it's a complete restoration you should take it all apart, clean and inspect each part, repair or replace to original. If the engine needs work, it may be easier to have it split from the tractor. Gnenerally, once all the mechanical work is done then it's time to prep for paint. That will be 90% of the paint job to do it right. The running gear should be assembled and then painted, the smaller parts, front axle, wheels, sheet metal etc painted separately off the tractor. You might consider finding an expert on Farmall's that can tell you how the tractor was assembled at the factory. Some assmebly line operations assembled many of the parts on the tractor and then painted. An axpert can tell you how much was assembled and painted. Use his advice as a guideline. He should be able to tell you the paint scheme for your particular tractor. If the tractor is going to be a working tractor you may not want to take it to bare metal. Power wash to remove all dirt and grease, remove the loose paint, clean with a wax/grease remover and paint. Sheetmetal will take a little more work if there are repairs to be made. As far as paint is concerned it depends on what you want, what the tractor is for, ie show or work. I've noticed that it appears that a common paint used is an epoxy primer which is designed to go one bare metal or over well prepped old paint, 2 coats is generally sufficient. Followed by an acrylic urethane with hardner; 2 or 3 coats. The spec sheets for the paint will give yoiu some guidance on number of coats. PPG's Omini brand is probably middle of the road in cost. I used it on mine and it is a good paint. You can use cheaper paint or more expensive paint. Again, it's what makes you happy and how much money you want to spend. Do a search on the Ford Forum archives using the word search "Ford paint codes" then look for the thread "960 Resto updadte Aug 13 and paint codes". Review the info from Brad_bb and go to the link he has posted. It will take you to his photo gallery and show what he did in restoring his 960. He has a lot of good info and has some expertise in restoration work. Hope this helps you out.
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