Cub Cadet paint

[MFP8055]

Almost ready to spray the 1650, and I just bought a quart of the yellow and white from my local dealer. The white is p/n 759-3264, and the yellow is p/n 759-3263. Has anybody shot this stuff through an HVLP gun? What thinner did you use, and at what dilution. The base solvent is a mixture including xylene, so I may use straight xylene as a thinner. Mineral spirits are close too. My dealer had no advise on this. Also, are these the correct colors?

[metalrain]

MFP;

I've used an oil base paint thru an HVLP gun. It will work, but its not the guns strong point. Its been a few years but i remember thinning it with mineral spirits almost a 100 percent or more, but xylene will work (just a different flash rate)...spray it just like enamel, tack coat, 2-3-4 color coats (what ever it takes to full hiding)...then a mist coat....the old non hvlp guns spray it much better, alot more atomization with HVLP. Since my first cub oil base paint, i've switched to basecoat clearcoat....tons easier, and it won't fade after a year in the sun.

Metalrain

[Cub124]

Those are the correct colors. When i painted mine i just used mineral spirits for the thinner.

[thenrie]

Hope no one minds me reviving this thread. I bought quarts of Cub Cadet yellow and white paint and was quite surprised to find absolutely no thinning, painting, recoat, nor other information on the cans. Obviously this paint is repackaged for IH. Does anybody know who makes the CC paint?

I am assuming it is an enamel, rather than a lacquer...right? Doesn't say on the can. I'm going to try thinning with Mineral Spirits.

By the way, thanks for the painting tips.

[Mountain Heritage]

Let us know how you make out with this. A before and after picture would be the cats......you know. :biggrin2.gif:

If it's an alkyd you want to use Naptha and NOT spirits. Alkyd is a mistake but it's your mistake.

I cannot for the life of me understand why you guys insist on not using an acrylic....I just cant......

Scott

Originally Posted by metalrain

MFP;

I've used an oil base paint thru an HVLP gun. It will work, but its not the guns strong point. Its been a few years but i remember thinning it with mineral spirits almost a 100 percent or more, but xylene will work (just a different flash rate)...spray it just like enamel, tack coat, 2-3-4 color coats (what ever it takes to full hiding)...then a mist coat....the old non hvlp guns spray it much better, alot more atomization with HVLP. Since my first cub oil base paint, i've switched to basecoat clearcoat....tons easier, and it won't fade after a year in the sun.

Metalrain

Xylene is a 'hot' solvent.....you gotta watch what solvents you use and what product you apply over other products.

For example, you spray a hot finish over a laquer based primer you are gonna have one big freakin mess.

Scott

[thenrie]

Well, all that is good info, with which I'm not totally unfamiliar, however, I'm still hoping somebody can tell me whether the CC paint, the stuff we buy canned from IH, is an enamel, alkalyd enamel, or something else. There is absolutely nothing on the cans. Apparently it doesn't require any hardener, and others have said they used mineral spirits to thin it, but they didn't say how things turned out.

The label only indicates a health warning that it contains xylene. I don't have any xylene, but as I recall, xylene is an enamel reducer, so I'll try mineral spirits and see if that works before I try anything else.

It will be my first try on an HVLP gun (and a cheap one at that), so we'll see how things go and I'll report back.

[Matt G.]

You DEFINITELY need hardener. The paint will fade quickly and will bubble and peel if you spill any gas/oil on it if you don't use it.

[toyman]

What ever paint you decide on, make sure you're using a respirator with the proper (FRESH) cartridges, or a fresh air system, if available.