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Painting the sheet metal

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john in la

09-11-2004 17:14:01




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OK I found out how good a painter I am (or should I say how good I am not) the other day
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CNKS hit the nail on the head when he said I did not remove enough stuff from tractor. The place I got a few runs was when trying to spray the front of motor that was behind the axle or the plate between engine and trans that is very close to oil pan. I am satisfied with the job so far as I was able to get a perfect job on all flat surfaces that will be seen. Like I have said in the past I do not need perfect but want the best metal protection I can afford. This is why I moved up to the MTK when I found a fresh air system I could use. If it looks good also that is just a added plus.

I spent today painting some small things that I had removed like the battery box ect.
This MTK on top of 170 sure does look good and shines very well.

Now it is time to move on to the sheet metal and I am at a cross road and do not know which way to go.

One way tells me to paint every thing 100% before I put it on the tractor. Sounds good since the under side of hood can only be painted this way.

Second way says wait you need to install metal so you can do any body work and get the pieces to fit correctly.

Does not seem to logical to paint the under side of hood then install it and start beating on it to pop out any dents. I would sure hate to install/remove install/remove install/remove all this sheet metal but it seems body work could be preformed a lot better with it installed on the tractor.
So how do you guys do this.
Thanks for your help and advise.
John.

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JD of the Shenandoah

09-16-2004 16:00:11




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 Re: Painting the sheet metal in reply to john in la, 09-11-2004 17:14:01  
It depends on how you want your tractor to appear. If you do sheet metal work on the tractor, the finished job will look like it. Is the job worth doing right? Take the hood off, knock out the dents properly, weld what needs welding and proceed to filler if needed, primer and paint. You will not regret it later.



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apekim

09-13-2004 07:37:33




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 Re: Painting the sheet metal in reply to john in la, 09-11-2004 17:14:01  
To do it right:
Do the major bodywork either on or off the tractor, whichever you prefer. I do it off.

If you are not sure that the sheetmetal parts fit properly, then you must assemble them on the tractor to check alignment and fit. You don't have to put on every nut and bolt, but just enough so that you know that they will fit/align properly after painting.

Remove parts and paint.

It's the difference of an okay job and a really nice job.

Mike

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apekim

09-13-2004 07:37:13




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 Re: Painting the sheet metal in reply to john in la, 09-11-2004 17:14:01  
To do it right:
Do the major bodywork either on or off the tractor, whichever you prefer. I do it off.

If you are not sure that the sheetmetal parts fit properly, then you must assemble them on the tractor to check alignment and fit. You don't have to put on every nut and bolt, but just enough so that you know that they will fit/align properly after painting.

Remove parts and paint.

It's the difference of an okay job and a really nice job.

Mike

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CNKS

09-11-2004 17:50:33




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 Re: Painting the sheet metal in reply to john in la, 09-11-2004 17:14:01  
Do the body work and painting with the sheet metal off the tractor. The hood can rest on a couple of sawhorses.



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