Rattle Can Yellow for Cub 149
 

I am re-doing my Cub 149 and used Magic rattle can Cub Yellow from Tractor Supply on my frame. I absolutely will not use it again. Paint is too soft and takes forever to dry. I bought a can of rust-oleum Gloss Marigold and sprayed my Hydro Pump and Cylinder with it. Went on well and dried fast. Pretty sure it will be a hard finish. Looked a little lighter in color than the Magic paint. Has any one used it on their Tractor? Also saw a Rust-oleum Yellow Eq. Catipaller rattle can spray paint. Any one used this and if so, how does it compare color wise to the Cub Yellow spray can from a Cub Cadet dealer? Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for your help. Have a great day.
Bob

I know where you are coming from with the majic brand paint.

In addition, I have found that Rust-Oleum paints are pretty good. However as J-Mech said, Cub Cadet paint is guaranteed to match. I use paint from the Case IH dealer. It's high quality stuff made by Valspar. I buy it buy the gallon and keep a couple spray cans of each color for touch-ups.

Rattle Can Yellow Paint
 

Thanks for the reply's. At $17.00 a can at my local Cub Dealer, Just can't afford it. I am doing a make over and not a restore as everything will not be as it came from the Factory. I envy those that can do a total restore. Beautiful Tractors.
Have a great day.
Bob

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00EFFX7DS?vs=1

Not sure if this matches the old yeller or new? But a good deal on good paint.:beerchug:

For what it's worth... In my area I have found spray paint at the Cub CADET dealers is in that $17 range, but at the IH dealers it is around $10...

Good luck,

The Valspar paint takes A LONG TIME to dry. Weeks,3-4. I did a 46" deck using the IH white. Great paint though, excellent coverage, doesn't run, and once dried it seems like it will take some abuse.

This is the Hot Set Up.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_636356-678-O...=50404976&pl=1

Cheap and dry's fast, just take a chip and they will match the color. Don't need no stinkin gun, a brush or roller and your good to go. :biggrin2:

Sam Mac,
I would never use a brush or roller on my tractor. I'm from Wv. but I have my limits. Don't know if you are joking or not but no problem either way. Have a great day.
Bob

Bob

I was just goofing. I tend to have a twisted sense of humor. If it's after 5:00PM all bets are off. :beer2::beerchug::beer2::beerchug::biggrin2::bigth ink:

Brushes and rollers are for detailed work, a mop is what real men use to paint things!:biggrin2:

Bob if you are using cub cadet yellow it is quite a bit brighter than the school bus yellow that more closely matches the federal yellow. But at any rate, you're right, that paint takes FOREVER to dry among other things. There are some of us that use it in the quart or gallon, mix it with thinner ad hardener and use a gun, it's better but not great.

I've used Martin senior from napa which is still an enamel and better yet. Haven't tried the dealer paint but most say it's very good, still an enamel.

The joker Sam Mac used Duplicolor safety yellow from advance auto and said it worked well.

I'm going to try my hand at a urethane when I run out of the gallon of school bus yellow but it takes a while to use it all up. I will say whatever you decide to use or try, I recommend 100 percent to get and use a hvlp gun and mix it right, you won't be dissapointed in the results as compared to the spray can! And remember, it's all about the prep too.

Alvy,

The urethane paint is worth it all the way around.. it drys quick and hard and holds up 4 to 1 against most enamels.

No Problem Sam. I have a good sense of humor, just didn't know if you were serious or not. Thanks for all the help from all that responded. This is a great forum with members with so much knowledge they are willing to share.. Another thanks to all who make it so great. Hope everyone has a great day.
Bob

Rattle Can Yellow for Cub 149
 

i agree Rust-oleum is the ticket. At less than 4 bucks a can you can do the whole tractor for 25 bucks. I just picked up the almond also need to see if it matches the white (off white). not the best pic but this is the 107 i have been working on this winter. First face lift and had a blast, begining and under construction
forgive me if the pics dont come through "first time caller long time listener"

I use Duplicolor school bus yellow, AKA Federal Yellow.
Almost a dead nuts match for the IH/Cub stuff.
About $4.50 a can at CarQuest.

YUP!
Ive used the Duplicolor & its a REALLY REALLY GOOD match. Hard also.

Nik,

Here's a tractor I have been working on this winter.
Some parts were painted w/rattle can School Bus Yellow and some were painted w/Case/IH Federal Yellow
2nd pic was W/O flash

This is what I bought.
https://jet.com/product/detail/a7d88...cKdw&gclsrc=ds

You could have also gone to your local Lowes and ordered Valspar rattle cans in Cub Cadet Yellow. It takes 3 or 4 days to come in.

You mean Iron Gard? That is one paint that I won't waste money on again after all the troubles we had with it on my son's Original. peels in sheets on freshly sandblasted and primered metal.

I jus shot my 104 the other day, OUTSIDE, in IOWA, in the middle of FEB!! w/iron guard. Turned out super.
Can't wait to get started on reassembly!

Another really close match for the yellow is Rustoleum #280145 Transport Yellow, hard to find around here though.

I'm restoring a 102. The "majic paint" from TSC in quarts isn't horrible if you use reducer and hardener. It takes 2 or three coats and 24hrs between coats. Their rattle cans are horrible all the way around. No coverage and no pressure coming out. Gonna try urethane enamel next and see how that works. Just my two cents

Dang,
You even painted your hat. :biggrin2:

yellow paint
 

I have used rust-oleum farm & implement transport yellow--nice paint matches newer cub--also Valspar tractor & implement #5339=25 cub cadet yellow--is lighter color--looked good

Folks have posted in this thread and elsewhere that Dupli-Color (Duplicolor) School Bus Yellow is a good match for the old cadet yellow. Its not, or not anymore. I had my carb and tank off to rebuild and clean and seeing that the Dupli-Color was a good match, ran to Pep Boys to pick up a can to shoot the tank, air cover, and some other parts. The cap looks close but the actual paint is way off. See photo. I thought this can must be a bad batch to be so far off from the cap color, so picked up a second can from a different store (O'Reilly) with different packaging and got the same way off pale yellow color. Maybe they changed their formula but I definitely do not recommend. What a waste of time and effort.
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This is an old thread and there are a ton of paint threads here. I would suggest next time or any time your using rattle can and trying to match a color. Spray a small test piece first. I have returned rattle cans at home depot already for lack of pressure, wrong color etc. But they can't refund your time.

Freestonerivers, I will validate the Rustoleum Almond color. I used it to repaint the front wheels on my 1978 Quietline 1100. You can see the results in my photo album. The rest of the tractor had its original paint. It turned out great. The Almond is an excellent cost-effective solution for the 1970's era quietline tractors off-white color.
Best wishes!

TSC Paint
 

I refinished both of these cubs with majic paint from TSC in the rattle cans. No problems issues or drying. covered great and colors match perfectly. Not sure what the problem is????

Paint...
 

I see a lot of complaints about drying time on the Magic yellow paint sold at Tractor Supply. Keeping in mind, drying time depends on the temperature and humidity makes all the difference in the paint curing time. Also make sure at the time of purchase that the paint you are buying has not been subject to freezing temperatures.....