[AJD] Classic Green Rattle Cans

[Tommy]

Hey Ken,
         Maybe it's because everything is bigger (and heavier) in Texas, 
but the colors are the same!.....TW

BTW, it looks like we are going to the big town of Arcadia, LA in a week or 
so. I'll let you know more later.....TW

At 06:34 PM 4/1/05 -0800, you wrote:
>Dean,
>
>         I purchased numerous cans of Classic Green while living in 
> Texas.  I believe that they were purchased during '97, '98, '99 if my 
> memory serves me correctly.  Moved back to Pennsylvania in 2000 and of 
> course brought those cans along. After I got my garage/shop built and 
> finished inside, I started the restoration of my Texan 530...  Back here 
> in PA, I have purchased numerous cans of Classic Green from my Deere 
> dealer.  Last fall, I started to paint parts of the tractor, using the 
> Texas paint first and when that was all, I switched to the new paint.  I 
> could not detect and difference in the shade of the paint.  I do believe 
> that Deere has a new supplier for the paint since the old paint seemed 
> heavier and less fluid.  When I read your question, I remembered that 
> while painting the heat shield for under the fuel tank, I ran out of the 
> old paint and switched to the new stuff so today I went out and brought 
> that piece out into the sunlight.  I could not detect any differen!
>  ce in
>  shade... Possibly my old eyes but they seemed the same to me.. My 
> thoughts !!
>
>
>Ken Jones
>
>
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Tommy Wilson
Hattiesburg, MS
1950 IH H
1951 JD B
1952 IH SC