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Old 03-12-2019, 02:02 PM
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Already did a search and read a bunch of different cool information on here about painting. The Harbor Freight hplv gun seems to be popular and affordable. Lot a different paint types have been used too.

Basically I need to ask this now because some of the things I'm fixing on the tractor I'm going to need to be painted as I go along. I'm hoping I can find a kind of paint that I can reseal the container and go into every time I need to paint a new thing.

A car restorer and paint expert friend of mine suggested catalyzed urethane, but I'm wondering what's a good hardened primer to use and also how much yellow paint in total does it take for a model 100 restoration?

Are there any preferences here for feeling the pitting? I saw a nice restoration video on YouTube where he used JB Weld but my tractor has a lot of pitting so that could get expensive. And I don't think ordinary body filler is durable enough.

Basically if I can find out weather I need a gallon and if I can reseal it that would be the most important!
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Old 03-12-2019, 02:42 PM
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I used Case paint from the dealer. Not sure what colors you need for yours, but federal yellow and IH935 white for my '73. I used their thinner, primer, and hardener. Cheap HVLP husky gun from Home Depot works great. I used paper paint filter/strainers and disposable ratio cups to get everything right. A pint of each and I still have paint left over from doing my whole tractor.

Make sure to use a respirator made for painting. I've read the stuff in the hardener can flat out kill you. With the 3M spray paint filters I don't smell any fumes when painting, so that must be a good thing. Not the little pucks on my respirator in the picture (those are for dust), but the big ones in the bubble pack.

The paint is holding up great.

I have the spray cans for touch up, and they're not very good. Hard to get good coverage, it runs, and doesn't set up very hard.

For the pitting, I took the pieces down to nearly bare metal than used a thin layer of bondo, it sands easy and it made for that application.







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Old 03-12-2019, 02:50 PM
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Are there any preferences here for feeling the pitting? I saw a nice restoration video on YouTube where he used JB Weld but my tractor has a lot of pitting so that could get expensive. And I don't think ordinary body filler is durable enough.
This might interest you. Personally, I have not tried it but have used alot of their other products and they are outstanding.

https://www.kbs-coatings.com/Epoxy-Putty.html
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Great post there zimm17!

And tractor looks great too.
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You can buy a case of transport yellow rustoleum for about the price of one quart of the IH stuff.
That's what I use for all the small stuff when reassembling a Cub
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Great information all of it, thanks as always. Would a yellow quart do everything on the tractor? How much $ is this stuff anyway?
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A quart is about $23. Enough for the tractor. Hardener was an eye popping $40 if I remember right. Thinner was cheap.
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can get this online or got to go to a local auto body supply? incredible the hardner is that much. also reading other threadds about epoxy primer which I used on an old engine and its TOUGH stuff, and urethane and other paints. lot to this topic. some paints apply easier than others mix easier than others and some flatten (less orange peel, runs) better than others... guess i gotta bust out a notebook and start writing things down. But you posted a nice picture of what you used and I may just take the ez way and go with that after I do a little more reading and gettin confused!

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A quart is about $23. Enough for the tractor. Hardener was an eye popping $40 if I remember right. Thinner was cheap.
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Model 123 Nov 2020 Hydro needs much work, or resto, building front end loader for this one
Model 100 Feb 2019 apart for total frame-off / sandblast etc resto

Model 70 Sep 2020 needs total resto and an engine, or for parts
Model 70/100 Mar 2021 buried in rust, frozen engine, got free for parts.

two spare hydro rears
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Old 03-12-2019, 09:21 PM
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I spent a lot of time researching like you are. In the end it’s a tractor not a
Show car. I went for tough and I still have boot scrapes from snow blowing but overall it’s cheaper than auto paint, tough as nails,and easy to spray.

I had to buy in person at a case IH dealer. Since I was in
Northern va, I had to drive 90 mins to Richmond for the nearest dealer. I picked up the hydraulic fluid too while I was there because amazon doesn’t do that either.
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