[Farmall] Restoration

[Robert L. Holtzer]

On 5/24/2011 5:18 PM, Barney Van De Weert wrote:
> I used Case-IH paint on my A, I was told by the Dealer that it is made by
> Valspar. It was very easy to work with and came out very well. As long as you
> are doing this I would add hardner to it as well, that will add shine as well as
> duarabilty.
>
> Steiner Tractor has a good VHS tape on How to Paint a Tractor that I found
> helpful.
>
>
> I also got paint gun settings off the internet which helped as well.
>   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 5:51:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Restoration
>
> Tommy,
>
> Thanks for your 2 cents!  :-)  I'm going to test the paint on the air
> cleaner assembly and go from there.  Thanks!!
>
>
> Jerry
>
> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Tommy Wilson<t17wilson at comcast.net>  wrote:
>
>> Jerry,
>>
>> I've had good luck with the cheaper Valspar paint from TSC with the
>> harderner added in. I've used both the gray and red primer and would
>> use either one again. The last tractor I painted was the Ford 8N and
>> I used gray primer on it. That's my $0.02 worth!
>>
>> Tommy
>>
>> At 03:20 PM 5/24/2011, you wrote:
>>> Hello.  Still on the subject of restoration and paint.  I have not bought
>>> paint yet, but I'm not sure what paint brand to buy.  I've looked at TSC
>>> with the Valspar brand and a local place that sells Tallman's brand.  Can
>>> anyone give a recommendation to what paint brand to use for a durable
>>> quality product?  I'm not opposed to looking somewhere else, but curious
>> if
>>> anyone has experience with either of these two.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Jerry
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>> Tommy Wilson
>> Warrenton, VA
>> 1948 IH Cub
>> 1950 IH H
>> 1950 JD AR
>> 1951 Ford 8N
>> 1951 JD B
>> 1952 IH SC
>>
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I concur with the use of Case-IH paint.  It made nice finishes on my H, 
M, and MD.  I did not use catalyst or hardener but would consider doing 
so in the future.  One disappointing aspect of the paint was staining by 
Prestone antifreeze when the H radiator overflowed.  Never could get the 
streaking completely out of the finish.  Anyone had experience with 
Prestone staining of new finishes?

Bob Holtzer