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Color sanding Deere paint question

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Rex Barlow

09-04-2005 18:10:38




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Just shot some Deere green synthetic enamal (no hardener) on my old JD 318 and it turned out pretty nice. Has a couple of bug spots and is pretty shiny but was wondering if it would make sense to, 1 Color sand and buff it out. I have no buffer, can it be buffed out by hand?

2 Color sand it and shoot clear over it to make it really shine! What clear would you use over Deere paint?

I have 4 coats on all of the major parts so paint should be nice and thick. How long should I wait before color sanding and what grit should I use? Thanks for any info you can provide.
Rex

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CNKS

09-05-2005 14:50:42




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 Re: Color sanding Deere paint question in reply to Rex Barlow, 09-04-2005 18:10:38  
Not saying it's impossible, but it's pretty close -- if you didn't use hardener, you are stuck with what you have.



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rex barlow

09-05-2005 17:29:01




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 Re: Color sanding Deere paint question in reply to CNKS, 09-05-2005 14:50:42  
I was afraid of that. I have always used hardener with the JD Green paint but this time I found the can of NAPA 8010 (think that what it was) was rock hard on the shelf and thought I would give it a try without. After looking at it again today I think it looks pretty nice and will leave it alone.
Thanks!



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CNKS

09-05-2005 17:42:12




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 Re: Color sanding Deere paint question in reply to rex barlow, 09-05-2005 17:29:01  
There is some controversy on how long hardeners last. Some state a shelf life of 2 years unopened and 2 weeks when opened. The 2 weeks may be somewhat conservative, as good results several months later have been reported, but the best thing to do is to refrigerate open cans, preferably after squirting some gas in them.



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