[Farmall] Restoration

Tue May 24 17:30:51 PDT 2011

Use a high volume low pressure gun, I bought a set of 3, primer, paint and touch 
up for about $80.00. Make sure you use a good drier on the air line. Also a 
thick layer of paint is not desirable, get the spray pattern set and spray until 
you get the coat up to a shine and get away befoe you get tempted to hit it one 
more time. If you don't get it up to a shine you'll get an orange peel effect, 
any more and you will get runs.
 Barney Van De Weert 

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From: Jerry Bossard <jerry.bossard at gmail.com>
To: Farmall/IHC mailing list <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tue, May 24, 2011 1:58:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Restoration

Bobcurrie,

Thanks for the information.  I'm mainly going to use the primer for the
areas that need a little sanding and mainly just repaint the entire tractor.
However, there are some parts that I need to wire brush to the bare metal
because of small rust spots.  The primer will be used very little, just
curious to know what others have done.  I think I have decided to spray
paint the entire tractor with a spray gun and compressor.  I may brush a few
areas, but in the interest of time and since it will be my work tractor, I
am more interested in getting a couple of good coats of paint on for extra
durability.

Thanks again for your wealth of information.

Jerry

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Bob Currie <tracturs at gmail.com> wrote:

> General rule of thumb Jerry is that you get what you pay for. It might help
> to read the fine print on the can. My guess is that the  restoration series
> paint has a touch more pigment in the mix. As far as primer goes, I kind of
> echo Mike comments. Why are you using primer? Did you take all the old
> paint
> off, or just wire brushed or sand it down? There are different kinds of
> primer, regardless of what color you choose. Filler or "sanding" primer is
> usually marked on the can and I mostly see it in red. It is very sandable
> and is used to fill minor sanding scratches and the like so your color
> coats
> will be nice and smooth and shiny.  If that is not a concern to you, then a
> good non sandable red primer would be fine.  I usually pay a little more
> and
> after a good sanding or prep job, I like to use an etching primer. It does
> what a primer is supposed to do, that being add a basic coat to the metal
> that will help the finish coats of paint adhere and flow out nice and
> smooth. That rule doesn't apply to the casted parts you might paint, since
> they aren't smooth to start with. I've had very decent luck painting those
> surfaces with no sanding, just wire brushing or sand blasting, and using a
> good paint brush. The paint will flow out fairly good and you won't see any
> brush marks. So....good luck on your project and let us know how it's
> working out.
>
> bobcurrie
> Greenwood, CA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jerry Bossard" <jerry.bossard at gmail.com>
> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 10:01 AM
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Restoration
>
>
> > Does anyone know the difference between Valspar Restoration Series
> Tractor
> > &
> > Implement Finish versus Valspar Tractor & Implement Finish paints?  Is
> one
> > really better than the other?  The price difference at Tractor Supply is
> > $53.00 for restoration series and $37.00 for the other.  $16.00
> > difference!
> > Both are High Gloss.
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Jerry Bossard
> > <jerry.bossard at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> >> Carl,
> >>
> >> Thank you for that information!  That helps a bunch.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Jerry
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:20 AM, <szabelsk at gdls.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> The red primer is usually for rusty metal, not clean metal. Read the
> >>> label
> >>> and see it that's what it says.
> >>>
> >>> Also, a gray primer usually requires fewer top coats of red to obtain a
> >>> good deep color.
> >>>
> >>> Red is a hard color to paint with. The pigment is usually thin and lets
> >>> the primer underneath show through. Colors other than gray seem to
> bleed
> >>> through red pretty easily.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Carl Szabelski
> >>>
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