[Farmall] 1950 Farmall Cub grill color

[DBigdog]

I think some of the smaller parts may have been dipped but the tractors were 
sprayed.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Mike Sloane
To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] 1950 Farmall Cub grill color


I could be wrong about the dipping - it wouldn't be the first time, nor
the last. But I got that impression from something I read somewhere (a
mind is a terrible thing to lose). I am sure that Guy Fay, Ken Updike,
or Jim Becker could answer one way or the other.

Al Jones wrote:
> 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
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