4 or more cans of Rustoleum auto primer spray paint 1 quart of acetone 1 can of Bondo (optional) Sand paper - 120, 400, 800 grit (or the closest you can get) How good did you do on the bodywork? Out of Stock. Pull the part(s) out of the oven, and wipe down with a clean rag. Paint applied to bare metal without primer will soon start to bubble chip, and peel. Keep scraping and sanding until the finish is smooth to touch. Store Pickup: 0 in Stock, Order Online for Store Pickup. Unfortunately, when they redesigned the nozzles away from the universal tiny male spray heads, the Rustoleum spray cans no longer work for me. The spray nozzle will also blast away any loose paint. My spray gun seems to like thinning with 5% mineral spirits (that works out to adding 1.6 ounces of mineral spirits to one quart can of paint). Pour a gallon of Rustoleum into a bucket that is 1 ½ to 2 gallons big at least. Get the kind that is dry in less than 30 minutes. Tin-Zinc plating is still a good option for hardware tha cannot be easily replaced. Zinc plating requires and acid solution so it isn't something you want splashed or spilled. Let it dry thoroughly, then sand with fine (180-220) grit paper, or use clean steel wool. After painting, the hardware used to attach sheet metal and other parts during final assembly was generally just standard Cad-Plated hardware. Rust-Oleum Specialty Farm Equipment Spray comes in original equipment colors and provides superior rust protection, chip resistance and color retention for a variety of farm and implement equipment. Buy online, get convenient delivery to your door. Once you are satisfied with the bodywork, shoot one light coat of primer on everything. None of the warts they have collected over the years would have been prevented by adding hardener to the paint. The absolute best thing about powder-coating is after 20 minutes in the oven it's completely DONE. Rustoleum was always my first choice for metal, and always gave good results. Eastwood sells a small tin-zinc plating kit that works really well to restore some of the special nuts and bolts on these tractors. Idling around won't get the exhaust that hot, so your trailer queen's exhaust might look nice longer. 2 - Respirator. “Any dust, dirt, or grime will rinse off immediately, and the paint will dry shiny.” For this type of use, dilute Kleen Kote at a mixing rate of 12 to 15 parts water per one part of the emulsion. Some have their paint custom-mixed to match the color on a part that has been protected from sun and weather. Chrome plating is very cool. If chipped areas continue to flake-off, the old paint is loose and needs to come off. A few small dents add character, grin. It was too think to spray from the can. Cheap vinyl decals will soon start to curl at the edges, and quickly fade. If using an air compressor and spray gun, one quart of primer and one quart of each color is enough to do the 8N red-belly paint scheme with two coats of the finish colors. It may be correct for the '01 series tractors that started around 1957. It isn't "plating" but it's another process that the parts need to be sent off to have done. Sand any old paint drips or sags. Some say the red was to make rust less noticeable. Start spraying just past the edge of the item and spray across the item in a steady, even stroke going past the other edge before stopping. Uncoated Wood: Remove all loose dirt, dust, etc., by sweeping or vacuum cleaning. Apply two coats of paint allowing a minimum of 15 minutes between coats. Shipping Costs: $7.99 Flat Rate or Free Shipping Over $75. Get the good stuff. We stock the custom matched shade of Yanmar Red and Yanmar Green for the frame as well as the off white for the wheels & grills. Open the paint reservoir cap of the HVLP spray gun and pour the paint mix in. Different computer screens show the same colors differently. Refinishing small parts such as carb castings, headlights, brackets, linkage, etc. Rust-Oleum 303472 Rust-Oleum Farm & Implement Spray Paint $ 5.99. Mix the paint as stated on the can. Not surprisingly, there is a lot of disagreement between the various experts about the best match for original colors. The nozzle can be cleaned, but then every single Rustoleum spray can clogs internally with 25 to 50 percent of the paint still in the can. No obstacles in the way. This complete assortment matches original equipment colors. Would like to hear about comparing Rustoleum spray vs. brush. Trying to match original colors is difficult. The new paint will not stick to smooth original paint. So what does it take to give a tractor a good paint job . Prime anything that you cant get to. Modern paints are very different, and perform much better than the original paint. You will want to give all of the areas that you sanded to bare metal at least 3-5 light coats and the complete body 1 good coat. Really thick paint tends to scratch easier and there is a better chance that the top coat will cure leaving a soft layer under it. So comparing "live" colors to anything on a computer screen is mostly a waste of time. On areas that you are not going to sand down to bare metal, rough up the surface with the 350 grit paper or coarse steel wool. Ceramic coatings are supposed to be able to withstand the heat, but the price is way beyond what I'm willing to spend to test that theory. The second row of colors is the RGB codes for the colors I use. Using a spray gun does not guarantee a better job. The parts come out with a grey coating that can be polished to look like new shiny zinc hardware. The colors I choose are generally slightly lighter in color because the original paint very quickly faded to a lighter color. Went on fine over Krlyon primer, looked great, I think "Hey, Rustoleum's good stuff." There are more than enough colors available. Sand everything you are going to paint. They are very cheaply made and easily broken, but if treated carefully they will last many years. Every bit of time spent (scraping, sanding, cleaning) is time well spent. Wear gloves and do not touch parts with bare hands before applying powder. Tin-Zinc plating is something that can be done at home. [Update] Here's the difference between the rolled on paint and a small section that was spray painted. One tiny wire from the transformer means the gun is a lot easier to use and simply works better than many more expensive guns. It is almost meaningless anyway. I have sprayed Rustoleum by thinning it with plain thinner and shooting it through a siphon gun. Apply to metal or wood surfaces such as tractors, lawn mowers, trailers, wagons and more I think a diluting 50% would be an awful lot. I believe the best value is to stay with original colors. This is as far as I go unless the tractor needs to be split to replace the clutch or fix something else major. Mix the entire 8 oz. Many very nice paint jobs have been done with rattle cans or even a brush. Marhyde makes a coating that will chemically react to rust and dissolve it. Take your time, be thorough, and you will be very pleased with the results. Many years ago Eastwood ran a sale on their entry-level HotCoat Powder Gun and Starter Kit. then im going to rough sand my whole car down, prime it and wet sand, then do like 2 coats of white, then the black trim, hood, mirrors, and lower half of bumpers (oem look), all with a spray gun. Some of the parts placed in my electrolysis tank over the years have emerged with a bit of copper plating. I do not, and will not respond to the few that manage to make it thru the filters. Use a lacquer based primer that is sandable. I decided to go with the 8N paint scheme. Rust-Oleum 303472 Rust-Oleum Farm & Implement Spray Paint quantity. You can even use liquid metal epoxy for some repairs. Sheetmetal can even be taken to a body shop if the damage appears to be more than you want to deal with. That stuff can kill you D-E-D dead, or make you wish you were dead. A single oily finger print can mess-up the finish. There is enough room in the quart paint can to add the thinner, put the lid back on, and shake it up. In general all hardware holding the major castings together was painted when the assembly was painted. Ship to Home: 22 In Stock. Sadly, my long time exclusive preference for Rustoleum "Stops Rust" spray paint has ended. Get a nice 5hp model for under $200. Every other hi-temp coating I have tried fails as soon as I get the exhaust good and hot. Our paints recommend a Xylene thinner. Wait 30 minutes for activation and use within the next 8 hours. My color swatches in the chart above were created by going to various manufacturers web sites and getting the internet color codes they use for their swatches. 7 - Spray can primer . Allow 1-2 hours between coats. instead of rustoleum, im going to the local auto paint store and getting a quart of white and a quart of black (house of kolor) gloss paint, along with primer, reducer and hardner. Small imperfections can be filled with primer by spot-painting them and lightly-sanding until the primer fills the low spot. What looks right in your garage might not look right in the sun. If you are painting in the great outdoors, try to pick a day with low winds, not too much sun, and few bugs. DupliColor makes a good lacquer based primer that is ready to sand in 20 minutes. Get one of the good charcoal masks for about $20, not the cotton disposable type. Some restorers prime and paint each casting separately. You will need 80 grit and 350 grit wet/dry paper as well as a sanding block. Some purists may whine about green and yellow Fords or 9N tractors painted with the Red-Belly paint scheme. It is not necessary to get the areas with solid paint to bare metal but you can if you want to. Applying just the right thickness takes practice. As soon as the parts are cool enough to touch, they are ready to be reassembled. The idea was to find an easy mix that would be easy to repeat for touch-up or replaced parts. The next photo is sort of what the 8N tractors looked like on the assembly line when they were painted. Getting the right coverage will take some experimenting. Some have been a complete failure. Use whatever is handy and seems appropriate to get into the nooks and crannies. I accidentally discovered that the lanolin hand cleaner works better than anything else to restore smaller rubber things like plug wires and shift boots. 6 - Air Compressor. 3 - Sand Paper. Add to cart. Find a way to move coated parts into the oven without knocking the powder off. Be sure the red is completely cured or the tape will pull it off. Leave additives to the folks painting show cars who have the proper safety equipment. Yanmar is a registered trademark of YANMAR Co. Ltd. Any appearance of the Yanmar name, Yanmar logo, or Yanmar part numbers are for reference purposes only and does not imply that the part is a genuine Yanmar part. I thinned the paint as little as possible and sprayed at around 50 PSI. Powder does add thickness, so a heavy application on nuts and bolts could make it difficult to fit the correct socket or wrench on them. I like to use the 60 grit paper to remove all of the decals. Powder contains hardeners that can irritate skin and certainly should not be sucked into your lungs. I'm happy if the panels are mostly straight. Copyright © 2021 Hoye Tractor Parts Inc. All rights reserved. Paint the body first in 3 coats. It's been well over ten years since I painted my 8N and 2N. The photo above shows two extremes. I believe that is going way too far for a working tractor. I have had good performance in the past with this brand and their useless rattle cans do not affect how the quarts spray and perform. I feel choosing the lighter shade is closer to what a fairly new working tractor would look like in the wild. 5 - Paint Gun . Anybody can take a can of spray paint and paint a tractor in 5 minutes. Don't take chances with your life! This includes the dash, fender lights, anything you have not removed and don't want painted. the chemical cleaning methods. Offering extensive coverage and long-lasting color retention, this professional-grade spray is sure to protect your equipment against the weather elements. Having heard all the "Don't paint your Saturn V with Krylon" warnings: I sprayed on a coat of "Painter's Touch" gloss white. The tractor will soon look a lot better, but there will still be dirt and loose paint. Let dry and sand the entire body with 350 grit paper and the sanding block. You will also need to buy the correct paint thinners for the paint type you use. Be sure you remove ALL of the adhesive from the tractor or it will look really bad when it is painted. Some of my clearcoat projects have turned out great, and were worth the effort/expense. All email addresses for this web site are set to agressively block ALL unsolicited advertising, sales pitches, nuisance web service offers, and other spam messages. Any gap in the tape will end up painted so be sure it is sealed. The contents simply will not spray. This produces an extremely glossy and very durable paint. Unfortunately, when they redesigned the nozzles away from the universal tiny male spray heads, the Rustoleum spray cans no longer work for me. The paint that we recommend can be found here . For example, their "high temperature black semi-gloss enamel" shoots as a fair match to GM OEM A6 compressor paint (which was enamel - NOT lacquer like so much of everything else under the hood of a 60's GM product.) A heat gun and a putty knife work good also. If you adjust the HVLP gun correctly, you should be able to get good coverage with a lot less overspray. Some people can feel if a panel is smooth, others like to spray a quick coat of primer to see if more work is necessary. If you have any questions, or problems with this site, please send me a message: Red 1-Piece (early) Black Plastic (later). Top Rated Rust-Oleum 12 oz. You can find these at any home or automotive store. The better clear coat products cost at least $20 to $25 for one rattle can, and about $30 for a quart. Painting requires removal of all dirt and grease so power washing may be the best way to remove most of the stuff that collects on any tractor. You will need a fair amount of time to do this right. When I'm ready to paint I paint. You may need to give the body several more coats of primer until you can sand it completely smooth. After collecting a dozen or so partially full cans that will no-longer squirt, I got tired of wasting money and started buying Krylon spray cans. Even if they were painted, the paint soon burns off the exhaust portion of the manifold. If all you want is a better looking tractor, stripping everything to bare metal is not necessary. The Eastwood powders just seem to apply better with fewer problems. Seal all openings. Can be reco Use the masking tape (I like the 2" wide tape to completely cover anything you dont want painted. Farm Equipment Gloss Troy Bilt Red Enamel Spray Paint (6-Pack) Some parts can sit on a metal grate or tray. Tractor sheet metal is plenty thick enough for traditional hammer and dolly work. For the 52, I decided to get a quart of Rust-Oleum 7786 Smoke Gray, and mix it 50:50 with a quart of 7792 Gloss White. Remove floor compound or wax by appropriate method. That rumour seems like something that might have been created by the John Deere club. Eastwood may even have sold them for a short time. Wet-sand the primer with 220-grit and then 400-grit sandpaper between coats. Chrome Plating is usually way beyond my budget and is not a process anyone should be doing at home. Next, pour about 6 ½ ounces of acetone into the bucket and start mixing with a wooden stick. This works really well for modern automotive base coat, clear coat finishes. Anything used to coat and place parts in the oven will also become powder-coated. Color choices were good enough to match up a good Ford Red, a gray, black, and I've tried several chrome finishes. Now is the time to decide how much time will be spent on bodywork. I believe this is the best way to compare paint colors on-line, even when the colors may not display correctly. It takes little effort to make the cast iron parts look good. The Rust-Oleum Farm & Implement New Holland Spray Paint is the convenient pick for refurbishing paint and preventing rust on your farming machinery. I believe the manufacturers spend a lot of time choosing internet color codes that should look closest to the real colors. Hardener will not prevent paint from wearing off pedals and footboards. If you already have an air compressor, a spray gun is a good investment. If you can feel anything it will look really bad when it is painted. If you don't like rusty cast iron, the best product I have found is a high temp natural cast iron coating for manifolds sold by Eastwood. Even chrome plating tends to turn blue. Use plastic trash bags to cover the engine and tires. The worse shape your tractor is in, the more time it will take. Powder-coating is one way to refinish parts that required almost no drying time. If the color I want is a little less bright, or a little less blue than a known color, I can compare manufacturers RGB color codes to find something that should look better. Let cure for 2 days and then mask off the red body and paint the green frame. Small picks scrapers and stiff brushes will turn up a lot of areas that need additional attention. We offer a decal replacement kit that looks great. It is very difficult to do a good base coat, clear coat finish in the typical garage/barnyard. All tape is NOT created equal. Information about thinning and spray tip size should be printed on the paint can. After all that, the 46-2N should have been easy, simple, dark gray, right? A random orbital sander is a good choice also. No problem. Barnyard's Cub step has 2 coats primer, 2 coats red (IH red, of which I'm running out); and Bezirk's Cub engine braces the same except I went for a final 2 coats of Rustoleum blue to distinguish the braces from the original set up. You still need a mask to keep overspray out of your lungs. I put very little faith in the theory that paint on the back side of a part has not changed color in 50 years or more. It is possible to braise or weld cast iron. This makes it easier to paint consistently. If you own a tractor you either already have one or need to buy one anyway. This process is not complicated but it will take some time. DupliColor makes a good one. If you become sensitized to some of these products, it may put you in the hospital and cause permanent health issues. Amount of time choosing internet color codes that should remain unpainted should be doing at.! 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