[AJD] Rattle Can Paint

[wjohnson]

I've tried many brands of paint and have determined that John Deere with a
hardener added gives the best results and the best price.  It retains its
gloss inspite of constant sun exposure.  The new style can is the same
paint, just a different lable.
Merle

-----Original Message-----
From: "Terry & Carolyn Welshans" <welshans2 at comcast.net>
To: <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 18:50:00 -0600
Subject: Re: [AJD] Rattle Can Paint

> When I painted this tractor we used DuPont Centauri color 262A.  It is
> a
> dead on match out of the paint chip book that my friend has from the
> 50's.
> The tractor is a working tractor, and the paint has been damaged with
> chips
> and scratches over the last four or five years.
> 
> I have tried several brands of rattle-can spray paint, and have not
> been
> happy with the results.  The one brand I have not tried is the JD
> brand, and
> I intend to do so as soon as my model B comes out of winter
> hibernation.
> 
> The Ace Hardware and Farm & Fleet brands look pretty close, but to me
> in the
> long run are not doing the job.  The Ace hardware brand I used on the
> carburetor area melts off with gas leaks, as if you were using paint
> stripper.  The Farm & Fleet brand, while right on the color of the
> original
> paint, turns "bluish" after being in direct sunlight for a while. And
> "a
> while" is not a long period of time - perhaps a few weeks.
> 
> I have been assured that the JD brand will stay on the tractor and not
> fade.
> 
> I had some pretty good chips in my dash that I sprayed with F&F brand
> paint
> last spring that today are not very pretty.  I will mask off much of
> the
> good paint and the lettering on the sides of the hood and try to blend
> the
> dash into the hood.  I have some blistering on the front end that I
> want to
> re-finish and I will sand it down, re-primer and spray as well.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Terry Welshans
> Homer Glen, Illinois
> 
> "Always do right- this will gratify some and astonish the rest. "
> Mark Twain (1835-1910)
> 
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