Re: Best de-greasing agent??? And now paint???

Posted by CNKS on March 22, 2005 at 18:33:20 from (204.249.178.138):

In Reply to: Re: Best de-greasing agent??? And now paint??? posted by scott#2 on March 22, 2005 at 17:45:54:

As to your paint question, yes use epoxy primer, it bonds better to the metal and gives a better bond to the topcoat than ordinary primers. The color is not important, red may make chips, etc harder to see, but it is also harder to see places you miss. I use bondo or some similar product for the pits. I use a sandable surfacer on top of the epoxy on the sheet metal to get a smooth finish, but it doesn't do much for pits that have any depth to them. I put JB weld on the trans cover of my Super H which was eaten by battery acid. There are some spray on body fillers, you still have to sand, I have not tried them. A lot of people just pressure wash everything and then paint. I don't because I think all metal needs to be etched, including the cast. Thus everything gets wire brushed and then washed multiple times with wax and grease remover until the rags come clean. Only my opinion, to me there is no easy way to prep a tractor. Only sandblasting I do is for parts I have removed.

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