[AT] Affordable paint recommendations?

[Jim & Lyn Evans]

The quick answer is no.  John Deere or Case-IH paint is good right from the
dealership if you use hardener.  The paint is 40-$50 a gallon and the
hardener is another $40 + $20 for thinner.  If that is what you are
painting, I would recommend the dealership paint.  If I can't get the right
color from the dealership I use Napa Crossfire acrylic enamel.  It will be
about $120 a gallon + $40 for hardener + $20 for reducer.

I am not a big fan of basecoat-clearcoat paints.  They are expensive, and I
find hard to paint with my cheap equipment.  They also would be hard to
touch up easily.  It is unnecessary on a tractor restoration.

A lot of the "expo quality" John Deeres are painted with implement paint and
then may or may not be clear coated.  A lot of the paint job is the painter
and not the paint.

Jim Evans


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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John Wilkens
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 6:35 PM
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Subject: [AT] Affordable paint recommendations?

Off and on for a number of years I've painted my old tractor projects with
$25/gal. paint from Valu-Bilt mail order or from the local farm store (which
is no longer carrying the standard old tractor colors).  So I'm thinking
maybe it's time to try a step up in quality....maybe to a two-step paint.  I
got a quote on a gallon of good PPG two-part implement paint along with the
necessary reducer, primer and hardner at nearly $500/gallon....and about
croaked....and 
that was their "econmy" brand.   Kinda takes the fun out!  I'm not 
working on World-quality show tractors.  I know the subject of paint comes
up pretty often, but have any of you guys had some good results with maybe
two-part paint that is a more reasonable overall 
cost?   Like, can you paint a tractor for $100 with "good" 
paint+primer+ hardner?

                    In the wide-open spaces of NE Oregon
   


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