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IHMANKY

05-13-2008 20:22:50

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I've painted a couple tractors now.. both rusty and of the red persuasion so alot of prep work was in order... I now have to paint 3910 Ford, early 90's model and has no rust, just the typical fading. Question is, What is the minimum I can do before shooting it? I assume it doesn't need a primer as long as I scuff the paint? It's all metal with the exception of the front cowl around the grille, which is fiberglass... which would scare me, but if I can just scuff up the paint, I should be good. Guy wants me to shoot it with TSC Valspar, which I have used on my Farmalls and have been well pleased for the price. (Mine both are working tractors, wasn't looking for a show machine, although either wouldn't be completely outclassed there) Sorry for the rambling, just wanted to give you the background. Oh yeah, how to best get the decals off without sanding too deep? A retired body man told me as long as I got the "shine" off of the paint, to just lay fresh paint over it.

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glennster

05-14-2008 05:52:19

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Re: First time painting non-antique... in reply to IHMANKY, 05-13-2008 20:22:50

dont sand the decals off, if you do, it will grind the adhesive into the paint and then you"ll have a time getting it prepped. we remove decals here at the shop with an eraser wheel. any body shop supply will have them, its a rubber wheel that chucks up in a drill, low rpms and it will take the decal and most adhesive right off, works well on pin stripes too. after you get them off, we use rm 900 wax and grease remover to get the adhesive off. dont use lacquer thinner, it dissolves the glue and then spreads it all over the finish. here is a pic of the eraser wheel.

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soundguy

05-14-2008 05:40:23

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Re: First time painting non-antique... in reply to IHMANKY, 05-13-2008 20:22:50

I'd sand the tractor with? 800+ and then shoot it if it was a working tractor.

Decals come off real good with a heat gun.. I'd then sand down the adhesive.. even if I had to prime it back up in that spot... decal residue shows thru paint like a blinking neon sign. The paint shouldn't care about the age of the tractor.. if you can lay some color down on an antique.. you can lay it down on a 90's model.

The TSC valspar paint is pretty forgiving for low tech economy painting.

Biggest thing is making sure she is clean of oils and greases and loose materials.

The more prep work.. the better the finish.. if you just need to get some shine on her for a customer and they aren't concerned about it being a 25yr 'car' paint job.. but just need her to get back to work and not rust.. I'd say you are headed in the right direction.

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