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My Farmall Super A

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Hugh MacKay

01-14-2008 16:57:03




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I have the Woods mower off, had the deck sandblasted. Since the mower is out of the way, decided to replace the front crank seal, and fix a few other minor leaks. I had a guy do a soso paint job about 20 years ago. Cleaning some of the crud off, I decided maybe it's time for a paint job and new decals. I'll just ship the sheet metal off to the pros.

My question, what is the best way to clean up the castings for repainting. Not much I have to remove or take apart in the line of castings. I'm not trying for show quality paint job and restoration. Just want to preserve this old iron for the next couple of generations. Any suggestions, I've already been through the 15 or so discussion pages, I have some answers, not sure they are the right answers for my situation.

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neblinc

01-23-2008 10:28:24




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 Re: My Farmall Super A in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-14-2008 16:57:03  
All I know is that it is a dirty, messy job. Not many shortcuts or easy ways to clean al that crud off. I think I tried them all ; )

The dollar store oven cleaner and the power washing gets about 75% of the crud off. The rest has to be done with the wire brushes, dremel, toothpics, dental tools ; )

My H is pretty much stripped down, once I bolt it all back together, will give it the final once over with the wax & grease remover.

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Randy

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Andy Motteberg

01-14-2008 21:45:14




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 Re: My Farmall Super A in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-14-2008 16:57:03  
a Sander & Wire brush in the drill works well, but it can take a lot of time if it is very dirty.



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Lanse

01-14-2008 17:56:45




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 H I !!! in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-14-2008 16:57:03  
What if you sandblasted it???



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CNKS

01-14-2008 18:11:29




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 Re: H I !!! in reply to Lanse, 01-14-2008 17:56:45  
I would only do that if the tractor was completely disassembled and all the castings were empty. Sand will get in every hole and every place there is a gasket or seal.



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CNKS

01-14-2008 17:32:46




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 Re: My Farmall Super A in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-14-2008 16:57:03  
Hugh, the best way is to pressure wash after using oven cleaner, along with knocking off the big chunks with a scraper. You may have to do that 2-4 times. I then get the rest of the paint with chemical stripper, then wire wheel it to death, in other words I go to bare metal -- that is a lot of work. If you don't want to take it to bare metal, pressure wash it good, and use wax and grease remover several times to remove the residue. Or do as the dealers do--just pressure wash it and paint. I don't like that method, as I much prefer the bare metal and "etching" it with the wire wheel, followed by repeated cleaning with wax and grease remover -- but it depends on how much work you really want to do.

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Hugh MacKay

01-14-2008 19:17:41




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 Re: My Farmall Super A in reply to CNKS, 01-14-2008 17:32:46  
CNKS: Thank you for this, I had read enough earlier I knew sand blasting was not the answer for the castings. I am at it right now with a scraper and wire brush. I've got build up of soil and oil mainly around the front end from the crankseal leak. Of course the fan blows that, half way back the tractor. I've got to keep it mobile for 2-3 weeks until I get some other projects out the door. Probably be mid Feb before I get any serious time on it.

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CNKS

01-14-2008 19:32:41




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 Re: My Farmall Super A in reply to Hugh MacKay, 01-14-2008 19:17:41  
I use a brush on an electric drill or an angle grinder when I have room. Angle grinder shakes my teeth out, even though they are all orginal. If you use oven cleaner, let it soak for a while, hit it with a pressure washer, do that two or three times, you won't have a lot of scraping to do. I use the powered wire brushes mainly to get any residual paint (what's left of the original paint on your tractor is stuck much better than the repaint), and to roughen up the surface. Problem with my method is that any oil or grease residues left, which are impossible to remove without a steam cleaner, are ground into the porous cast. Then they are more impossible to remove. I use soap and water and a brush, then multiple applications of wax and grease remover to get as much off as I can. The rags come back black off a supposedly clean surface for the 1st 3-4 times -- I do not know if any of this is really necessary or not, I just want good paint adhesion.

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Hugh MacKay

01-22-2008 16:43:38




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 Re: My Farmall Super A in reply to CNKS, 01-14-2008 19:32:41  
CNKS: Thanks for this info. I'm new to any serious body work and painting. I have farmed a couple of jobs out in the past, never was overly satisfied. I think part of that was my own fault.



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