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CNKS
08-20-2005 12:42:52
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Re: Need advice on painting a yellow Ford tractor in reply to davidO , 08-19-2005 12:24:07
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Others can give more detail if they wish, I am somewhat lazy. There are currently 14 pages on this forum, plus the archives. Answers to all your questions, pro and con, are there. We do not always agree with each other. You might start reading, and then ask specific questions about what you don't understand. The very bottom line (leaving out all the details) is: Remove all old paint and rust by chemical stripping, wire brushing, hand or power sanding, or sandblasting (your compressor is not big enough for sandblasting). Use epoxy primer on the whole tractor, followed by mulitiple coats of sandable surfacer on the sheet metal, followed by topcoating. Best results are obtained with acrylic urethane with hardener, you must have a supplied air system for that to protect you from isocyanates in the hardener as iso's can make you very sick. Lacking that you can use a charcoal mask with acrylic enamel without hardener. Guns are available in all price ranges, you get what you pay for. Under $100 guns will work, if you want one that lasts it will cost $200-$300 plus -- for one gun. I have two full size guns and two touchup guns, I use them all. On your compressor, you need a water trap as far away from the compressor as you can get it, mine is about 100 feet away. Some guns, particularly HVLP, use 12-13 cfm at about 50 psi, not all do, so you must buy a gun that your compressor will handle. Do not buy any paint that does not say EXACTLY how to use it either on the can or on spec sheets. It is best to stick with name brands such as PPG, DuPont, or Sherwin Williams. Stay as far away as you can get from tractor store paint. Tractor dealer paint may be ok, depending on what it is. Do not mix primers, surfacers, topcoats, hardeners from different companies, stick with a single line of paint all the way through. The spec sheets should give exact mixing instructions and tell you what goes with what. You will get the best coverage by removing the small parts from your tractor and painting them separately. I can't tell you any more without writing a book. Quality paint, hardener, guns, and a supplied air system will set you back more than $1000. That is the way to go if you are serious and are going to paint several tractors. For a single tractor, there are less expensive options
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