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prepping a tractor for paint????

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W-400 Chris

04-04-2008 15:43:30

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What should I do to get rid of old paint and rust on parts of tractor before painting? what works best sand blasting sanding wire wheel on the grinder and what condition do I want the metal in before I prime? any info greatly appreciated I am a blank slate when it comes to this. Thanks in advance

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soundguy

04-07-2008 05:27:36

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Re: prepping a tractor for paint???? in reply to W-400 Chris, 04-04-2008 15:43:30

I also agree with CNKS... the more time you put into metal prep.. the better the paint job is.

800$ paint over a 50$ prep will look like a 55$ paint job longer than you want to look at it...

25$ paint over a 300$ prep will look like a 325$ paint job for quite a long time..

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J.Peter

04-05-2008 15:16:23

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Re: prepping a tractor for paint???? in reply to W-400 Chris, 04-04-2008 15:43:30

You might consider having your local auto restoration shop do some soda or media blast on the sheet metal. Where I live in Wisconsin the cost was less than all those sanding discs, flapper wheels, masks and beer. He even puts an epoxy primer on them when he is done.

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61-4010

04-04-2008 17:56:51

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Re: prepping a tractor for paint???? in reply to W-400 Chris, 04-04-2008 15:43:30

I couldn"t agree more with CNKS. The better you prep, the better the paint results. And of course the better the prep the more time it will take.

I"m restoring a 1961 JD 4010 right now and in the stages of prepping for painting. The machine has been totally rebuilt/restored already from a mechanical perspective. I"m now removing paint using an angle grinder and a stripper attachment, drill driven wire brush and then countless sanding disks for my Dremmel tool. The machine is down to shiny metal.

Once completed (this weekend), I"ll be cleaning up the shop real well and then going over the tractor with a wax degreaser to make it super clean. Then comes the epoxy primer followed within 24 hours by my PPG Omni paint.

Getting down to bare metal will give you the best adhesion...but of course it takes the most time too.

Good luck and send us pics!

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CNKS

04-04-2008 17:16:34

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Re: prepping a tractor for paint???? in reply to W-400 Chris, 04-04-2008 15:43:30

Be careful sandblasting sheet metal, I have warped it even with a cheap, relatively low pressure sandblaster. Sandblast the cast or forged parts you can remove. Do the rest with a wire brush on an angle grinder or electric drill. I use a fiber wheel on the sheet metal, works better than a wire brush, also leaves rather deep scratches that can be filled with a good surfacer. I like to go to bare metal on everything. You need to remove all the rust. I only use "rust converters" on inaccessible places on a few odd shaped parts. Use epoxy primer on everything, followed by a sandable surfacer (2 part) or primer surfacer (1 part) on the sheet metal. Epoxy is all that is necessary on the cast. The surfacer and any topcoat using hardener require a supplied air breathing system.

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