[Farmall] 1950 Farmall Cub grill color

[Mike Sloane]

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