[Farmall] 'H' Paint Job

[John Hall]

I am by no means a paint expert but have turned quite a few machines red in 
years past so here are my thoughts. It doesn't take a lot of paint to cover 
red primer but if you use gray, your'e gonna need a lot more---learned the 
hard way. Were you using one  of the HVLP guns or a siphon gun? I only got 
to paint once with an HVLP and was very impressed at how little was lost as 
overspray.
If you were using a siphon gun, I'd say a gallon was pretty close, I might 
would have used 5 quarts. The one thing about painting is to look at your 
work and know when to quit. Extra paint ain't gonna help anything unless you 
plan on storing the machine outdoors for the next 20 years.

John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kordick" <jkor1 at hotmail.com>
To: <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 5:42 PM
Subject: [Farmall] 'H' Paint Job


> To the group:
>
> This is a paint question for any experienced painter from a in-experienced 
> painter.
>
> About how much paint is required for a paint job on an 'H' Farmall?  I 
> used a little less
> than a gallon.  I put 2 coats of primer on, and then we painted twice. 
> Both times we
> went around the tractor multiple times.
>
> Next comes the re-assembly process.  Wish me luck.
>
> Happy New Year to everyone on the list.  The list is a big help to 
> everyone.
>
> Jim Kordick
> St. Charles,  Iowa
>
>
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