[AJD] Rattle Can Paint

[Louis]

Terry,

My local Dupont dealer can and will mix Centari and put it in a spray
can.  I have had this done before.  It is a little expensive.  Last time
I had it done, it was around $8 a can.  That included the paint.  

Lou

-----Original Message-----
From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf
Of Terry & Carolyn Welshans
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:50 PM
To: antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com
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

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