Posted by David Lampman on August 27, 2011 at 08:10:08 from (69.54.29.239):
In Reply to: Decal question posted by Mike CA on August 26, 2011 at 18:16:03:
Mike, First off, thank you for your service. I'm more of a car guy than a tractor guy. I've done a LOT of painting over the many years of rebuilding auto wreaks and I have had the opportunity to use just about all the different kinds of paints that are out there. About 5 years ago one of my good friends wanted to paint his Cockshutt 20 tractor. He too wanted a show tractor finish in the original red. We talked about all the options. Here's what we came up with. All the enamels will fade unless it's kept out of the sun almost all the time but it only takes 2 coats to get a good job. Lacquer is just too much work (coat after coat after coat) and cast iron can't realistically be buffed as lacquer needs to be to get that beautiful shine. Some people like the epoxy paints but they will also fade in time and the epoxy looks like you put about 10 coats on when your finished. A look that I never liked much. But it is HIGHLY durable. We figured basecoat-clearcoat (also called 2 stage urethane) would look the best but it scratches VERY easily and takes at least 4 coats (2 base color and 2 or 3 coats of clear) to look great and it will not fade. Then there is single stage urethane. Two coats will do fine. It doesn't fade like all the enamels, it doesn't require buffing like lacquer, It doesn't look like you poured it on like epoxy and it doesn't require 4 or 5 coats like basecoat-clearcoat. The tractor came out looking better than new. He has won quite a few 1st place ribbons at tractor shows here in Vermont with it. It REALLY looks great with NO fading at all after 5 years of being outside all the time. As far as the decals go, the ones you buy today (at least the ones my buddy bought) are some kind of plastic not the old type decals you soak to install and they look great, are shiny and don't crack. I don't think you would need to clear over them to get the job you want. I hope this helps you Mike. I will be looking forward to pictures when you are done next summer! Dave
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