Original paint color?
 

Recently I got some used Ag tires and rims and wheel weights for the Original. Last night I decided to paint the weights but I believe I got the wrong color. Does anyone know the proper Cub Cadet spray paint color that should be for the Originals wheels? Here is a pic of the wrong color I painted the weights.


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I used Valspar IH white on my O. I bought it from TSC before they stopped carrying Valspar. According to Valspar's web site you can get it from Lowes but I think you need to special order it.

I also like(d) the Valspar, but have not seen it since I wiped out TSC's clearance stock. I have used the Rustoleum Almond White on the "workers" I have done and am happy with the results. (separate Rustoleum discussion thread: http://www.onlycubcadets.net/forum/s...691#post284691 )

As far as "correct", I will share what I saved from another froum, from a very knowledgable CC guy as it lays it out pretty easy to follow:

The correct white color for 1961 through 1967 would have been 901 white. It's hard to find, and you almost have to get it mixed at NAPA or somewhere. The 901 white has an olive tint to it and is definitely visibly different when next to 902 white and 935 white. Most, people get 935 white for their restorations because it is still readily available, but it was not used on Cub Cadet or Farmall Cub tractors until 1970. It is the typical creamy white that everyone associates with IH products. 935 white is pretty darn close to 901 white, and you'd never know the difference unless you actually had 901 white next to the 935, in which case you would see that 901 is visibly more olive color than 935.

902 white was only used on 1967, 68, and 69 tractors and is almost "chalky white" looking and MUCH more white than either 901 or 935. Rarely does anyone ever find or use this color, and you would have to have it mixed special as it's not available from CaseIH.

(thread noted above has the paint examples)

Paint it with what makes you happy!

Good luck,

Wheel weights can be painted either White or Yellow. Your preference.

Looks like you can get it from Amazon as well.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...lspar+ih+white

Thanks for the replies. So it sounds like Cub Cadet paint is no longer made in the proper color for the Original? I did find recently, on accident, that Case makes the Federal Yellow which is the proper color for the yellow on the Original. Mabe the proper white is available from Case also? I will also see if I can find the Valspar IH white.

Yes. CNH still has the correct white.

I see you have the early style rims nice snag .

Agreed.:beer2:

I was going to post a question about that. The set of rims that came with the tractor have the valve stem on the outside and the newer set I got with the AG's has the valve stem on the inside. I was wondering what the difference was. Thanks.

I don't think IH cub rims ever had valve stems on the inside.

I have to ask, how do you identify early vs late style rim's?

Also as to color. I have seen the color chart available in the tech section and it does not appear to specify different yellow and white colors for the originals, yet when looking at photographs often at least the yellow looks different on the originals than other "early" cubs (like those into the early 70's). Is it truly supposed to be a different yellow, or is this just an illusion?

Thanks,
Ryan

I also would like to know how to tell the difference in early vs late rims. On my two sets the only differences are valve stems inside on one and outside on the other and the big center hole of the rim has a different lip on one vs the other. Otherwise they look the same as far as I can tell.

As I understand it, on the early rims, the area where the centers attached to the rim was greater (or open spaces were smaller), may be more, but that is the easily identified trait. Here is a picture I got somewhere of the early rim (saved from another conversation on this subject)


Also, as I understand it, there were NO IH rear rims in the early tractors with the valve stem on the inside. Those are likely another maker's rims (have heard WH, Sears, etc.).

Thanks. I looked back at pics of the rims and I see the difference now. Mabe these are not IH rims??