[Farmall] 1950 Farmall Cub grill color

[Al Jones]

Do what??

Never heard of them dipping Cubs.  Pics from the archives indicate spray
painting.  Now you are correct about just about everything being red.  They
masked gauges, magnetos and distributors, headlight lenses, etc.

Al


> [Original Message]
> From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> To: Farmall/IHC mailing list <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 2/8/2009 6:14:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] 1950 Farmall Cub grill color
>
> Just a point of interest: Cubs of that vintage were not spray painted - 
> they were dipped in a vat of red paint. Except for the tires and rear 
> rims, almost everything else was red. Exceptions were a few parts that 
> were added afterwards - electrical pieces like distributor cap, meters, 
> cloth seat pan, battery, head/tail light lenses, etc. If you have any 
> doubts about the color of an early Cub, paint it red. And, IH did not 
> use any primer before the paint bath. I have a picture of the process in 
> one of my books, so I am not making this up. :-)
>
> Mike
>
> John Bailey wrote:
> > I will be replacing the grill on my 1950 Farmall Cub. From pictures,
> > I've seen it painted several different colors, red, black, silver....
> > What was the original color of the grill from the factory on the 1950
> > Cub.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > John 
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