[AT] toy tractors

[John Hall]

I kind of suspected just cheap paint as well. I have bought any toy tractors 
for a while. If I ever do get anymore I'll probably stick with Ertl. The 
only thing I even have on my wish list is to trade my 45 combine for a 55.

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] toy tractors


>I am guessing that the cheap Chinese paint on the Franklin Mint pieces
> is oxidizing. I doubt that the is much you can do about it, except
> re-paint with some IH color paint. I suppose, if you had known this was
> going to happen, you could have covered the tractor with flat or
> semi-gloss clear urethane coating of some kind.
>
> I have not had that problem, but I keep the few models of the IH
> tractors in inexpensive plastic display cases meant for "collector" toy
> cars (I usually have to poke a hole for the exhaust stack for the bigger
> ones). I keep meaning to correct some of the incorrect colors (like the
> black axle ends), but I never seem to get a round tuit.
>
> Mike
>
> John Hall wrote:
>>  Too darn cold to do anything else tractor related so I gave all my toy
>> tractors a bath in the kitchen sink. I've got a Farmall H that I think 
>> was
>> made by the Franklin Mint. It never was the correct shade of red and 
>> appears
>> to be fading. The wheels are not faded , but I believe they are plastic. 
>> I
>> keep them where the sun doesn't shine on them so that is not the reason.
>> Anyone else got one of these that is turning pink? All my Ertl stuff is
>> looking OK.
>>
>> John Hall
>>
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