[AT] Mower deck treatment

[charles bridges@hughes.net]

Thanks dglass, I'll give it a try.

Charles





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dglass" <dglass at numail.org>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Mower deck treatment


>I pressure washed the deck and was sure it was clean metal.  If there is
> some rust I sprayed rust converter first and let it dry overnight.  On
> new decks I just pressure washed it to get any oil coating off before
> coating. The bed coating was nothing special, just whatever they had at
> Walmart.  A 48inch deck only took only one can.
>
> charles bridges at hughes.net wrote:
>> dglass
>>
>> How did you prepare the underside of your deck before applying the spray 
>> on
>> bed liner?  Since your has stayed on and others hasn't done so well, just
>> wondering if the difference might be in metal preparation.
>>
>> I need to do something to mine.  It is sticking to it bad here in W. NC.
>>
>> charles
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "dglass" <dglass at numail.org>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 7:17 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Mower deck treatment
>>
>>
>>
>>> I have always used spray on truck bed liner.  It seals the metal from
>>> the grass and moisture and if the wet grass does built up, it just pulls
>>> off in one sheet when it drys. Plus, its cheap.  I think its about $20
>>> for the usual size mower deck and I have never had it peal off even
>>> after years of use.
>>>
>>> Dick Day wrote:
>>>
>>>> Does anyone do anything special to keep grass from sticking to the 
>>>> under
>>>> side of their mower decks?  Out here, where the soil is very sandy, the
>>>> wet grass clippings mix with loose sand and form an almost 
>>>> concrete-like
>>>> material that builds up on the mower if you don't keep the underside 
>>>> 100%
>>>> clean after each use.
>>>>
>>>> In the past, I've tried painting Slip-plate on the deck under-side. 
>>>> Even
>>>> that did not help.
>>>>
>>>> My wife's new John Deere X304, even with a newly painted deck, allows
>>>> grass to build up if it's not cleaned after every use.  It has a
>>>> power-wash adapter on the deck but all that does is get the under-side
>>>> wet and removes very little grass.  Since the deck is not heavy, I 
>>>> remove
>>>> it from the mower after each use and power-wash it.  There's got to be 
>>>> a
>>>> better way.
>>>>
>>>> The link below is for a Teflon product called Clean Machine designed 
>>>> just
>>>> for this. Ever heard of it?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.sears.com:80/shc/s/p_10153_12605_07133977000P?blockNo=1&blockType=G1&prdNo=1
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dick Day
>>>>
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