[Farmall] Restoration

[Grant Brians]

As a commercial farmer with a herd of tractors and farming four ranches,
shortly to be five and probably six by July, I am anvious of the idea of
tractors being parked in sheds! My considered advice is that you know what
you want, get a firm quote for the costs and then think about whether you
are looking for professional or an experience. If the latter, then go for it
but throw out your timetable as everything from family to job to weather
will impinge on your estimate. Most of all, have FUN.
          Grant Brians
          Hollister,California farmer of Vegetables, Nuts and Fruit.

-----Original Message-----
From: farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:farmall-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Jerry
Bossard
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 6:30 AM
To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Restoration


Bob,

Thanks for you insight!  Greatly appreciated.  At this time I would prefer
to leave it together, but remove wires, hoses and other item so damage is
not done and cover them with plastic and tape.  I understand that I may need
to take it apart to do a complete job.  Again thanks for your input.  :-)

Here's some information on soda blasting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodablasting

Jerry

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 11:11 PM, Bob Currie <tracturs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jerry, you'll most likely get all kinds of suggestions when it comes to
> metal preparation and the painting of a tractor. I would suggest removing
> the old paint as there is probably deterioration under the painted surface
> that you can't see, and the chipped off areas would have to be feathered
> out
> and filled to build the surface back up.  First off, would you be taking
> the
> tractor apart to clean, prep, and paint it, then re-assemble? If so, I
> suggest stripping, or blasting, or wire brushing each part, appling a good
> metal cleaner to the bare surface and then using a good epoxy primer. The
> casted parts can be sand blasted or wire brushed without much fear of
> damage.  I don't know much about soda blasting, but the stamped metal
parts
> should be done with more care. Again, a good coat of epoxy primer will
> serve
> you well. If you plan to leave most of the tractor together and paint it
as
> a unit, then it becomes very important to protect all the electrical,
fuel,
> and any bearing, or moving parts so blasting materials or stripping agents
> don't get in there and cause trouble. I would suggest using a good,
solvent
> based, enamel paint, and I would not recommend using Rustoleum.  Your
local
> Case IH  dealer or an automotive paint store will have the correct
> "Harvester Red" for that tractor and they can educate you more about good
> paint materials.  The biggest suggestion I would have is that the amount
of
> patience, preparation, (and money) you invest in this project, will
dictate
> the quality of your results. Best of luck.
>
> bob currie,
> Greenwood, CA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Bossard" <jerry.bossard at gmail.com>
> To: <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 7:49 PM
> Subject: [Farmall] Restoration
>
>
> >I have a 1942 H with good paint but there are areas where the paint
> > has chipped off and now metal it exposed.  I just recently purchased
> > this tractor so I don't have much history, but I do know that it was
> > parked in a shed when not in use, even if it was only for an over
> > night.  There is little rust but I would like to make it parade ready.
> > I'm new to tractor restorations so any help would be appreciated.  I
> > am quite a DIY type of person.
> >
> > Should I soda blast it to start over or just try to buff out the edges
> > and repaint?  I'd rather not sand blast because of all the damage it
> > does to the metal.  If the paint is original it will most likely be
> > lead paint?  If so, will soda blasting even take it off or will I have
> > no choice but to sand blast?
> >
> > Secondly, when it comes to painting, do I powder coat it?  Should I
> > spray it on?  What type of paint would you suggest?  Would an exterior
> > "Rustoleum" product work or is that not a good idea.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jerry
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