[Farmall] Paint for a Mower Deck

[E. John Puckett]

I tried the POR-15 on the bottom of a riding mower.  Sandblasted and 
brushed on.  Let it cure a couple months.  It didn't last any better 
than anything else.

On 7/1/2010 3:28 PM, Ben Weldon wrote:
> POR-15, follow the prep instructions and it may outlast the mower. Painted our 6' finish mower with it top and bottom and topcoated the top of the deck with their hardnose paint. Still looks new after 5 years of weekly use and being stored outside.
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> --- On Thu, 7/1/10, Roger Moffat<RogerKIWI at aol.com>  wrote:
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> From: Roger Moffat<RogerKIWI at aol.com>
> Subject: [Farmall] Paint for a Mower Deck
> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list"<farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 1, 2010, 3:59 PM
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> While this isn't for my Farmall Cub (it's for my Craftsman 42" lawn 
> tractor), I'm certain the folks who hang out here will have some ideas/
> suggestions/opinions.
>
> What is a durable, "likely to last a while" paint to put on the 
> underside of a mower deck?
>
> A few years ago I sanded it down pretty well, and sprayed it with 
> multiple coats of Rustoleum undercoat and then a black enamel. Some of 
> this still remains, but a lot of it has gone now.
>
> There are a couple of areas on it where the grass accumulates, and 
> ends up becoming a large festering "glob" that has eaten into the 
> steel. There's not a lot of movement there since these areas are 
> outside the range of the blades.
>
> Thanks for any ideas. (apart from getting a much better mower - a ZTR 
> of some kind is on my wish list<g>)
>
> Roger
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