Hello all,
I've been doing a complete teardown and restoration of a '69 SS12, engine, plow, deck, and roller. You really don't think there is that much metal there until you start painting it. I'm brush painting it using majic and Rust-Oleum implement paint, primer, and rust reformer.
Let's start with prep, I'm on my second coarse wire wheel for the grinder and I still have a lot to do. I'm just about finished up with my first quart of acetone I use to wipe the prepped parts down with. I stopped using the Rust-Oleum spray rust reformer and started using the brush on stuff after 3 cans. I'm on my second quart of Kobota orange and my third quart of IH white, and third quart of primer.
I should of started with a gallon of each, who would've thought a garden tractor would use so much paint?...lol.
As far as under the deck, I plan on using the implement paint until all is covered, roughing up the surface, then I want to top coat it with Van Sickle EZ Slide graphite paint, I've had decent luck with it on other decks and the antiskid hopper at work.
I think most of my issues were that the majic paint starts out very thin/runny, and if you've ever painted something orange, you know it takes several coats to cover. My local store only carries the IH white in majic and Kobota orange in Rust-Oleum.
The bad thing is, this is only paint, this isn't any of the replacement parts or repairs I've done, but I should have a good tractor that'll last a long time when I'm done.
Thanks,
bobcat2
I've been doing a complete teardown and restoration of a '69 SS12, engine, plow, deck, and roller. You really don't think there is that much metal there until you start painting it. I'm brush painting it using majic and Rust-Oleum implement paint, primer, and rust reformer.
Let's start with prep, I'm on my second coarse wire wheel for the grinder and I still have a lot to do. I'm just about finished up with my first quart of acetone I use to wipe the prepped parts down with. I stopped using the Rust-Oleum spray rust reformer and started using the brush on stuff after 3 cans. I'm on my second quart of Kobota orange and my third quart of IH white, and third quart of primer.
I should of started with a gallon of each, who would've thought a garden tractor would use so much paint?...lol.
As far as under the deck, I plan on using the implement paint until all is covered, roughing up the surface, then I want to top coat it with Van Sickle EZ Slide graphite paint, I've had decent luck with it on other decks and the antiskid hopper at work.
I think most of my issues were that the majic paint starts out very thin/runny, and if you've ever painted something orange, you know it takes several coats to cover. My local store only carries the IH white in majic and Kobota orange in Rust-Oleum.
The bad thing is, this is only paint, this isn't any of the replacement parts or repairs I've done, but I should have a good tractor that'll last a long time when I'm done.
Thanks,
bobcat2