Re: How Much Paint Does It Take?

Posted by Don LC on August 15, 2002 at 19:49:30 from (24.166.248.35):

In Reply to: How Much Paint Does It Take? posted by RedTed/MO on August 15, 2002 at 17:53:07:

If you skimp 1 gallon of paint plus thinner and hardner will paint a H Farmall....close,very close.....So 1 gallon should paint a c....Now for painting....I paint a tractor the same way I paint a car....with all the "body work done", masked and primed ....(you can not cover up small dents and scratches with paint)....I call trimming it out....carefuly put a "light sticky "coat on all hard to get to places....like between the rails and the engine block....inside of rails.....around parts on engine,ie carb, govener,water pump,front bolster and steering box,light post and steering wheel and throttle,starter and belt pulley and etc.this will take enough time that you can start all over again.....you may have to go over some of these a third time....trim out the sheet metal you have off,like the inside of the front grill,underside of the hood,bottom of gas tank,finders one side at a time.....go back while the first coat is still sticky.....paint the bottom edge of the front grill,paint the top edge where the hood will cover,paint the front of the gas tank,where the hood will cover....trim out the wheels inside edges and hard to get places......go clean up your gun, your done for to day....When this is good and dry have somebody help you assemble the parts back on to the tractor .....use new bolts and screws.that have already been painted,by sticking them through a piece of cardboard.....Now all the hard parts have been painted .....turn the nozzel on your gun horizonal (cross ways) your strokes will be up and down....walk around and apply a light sticky coat of paint...go around a second time...when you get back where you started turn the gun nozzei ....up and down.....now apply a little heaver coat of paint side to side motion..... over lapping to get a smoth wet layer of paint......paint the wheels and tranny...don't forget the drawbar....here are some painting tips--- pull the trigger on the gun before you get to the tractor ,keep the same distance from your work and don't release the triger until you have past over the area you are painting...such as front grill,hood and gas tank in one long stroke......DON"T THAT LOOK GOOD !!!!!!

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