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By Brad Tuten with a hydro and a gear drive (Btuten) on Friday, October 20, 2000 - 10:21 pm:
DJL: Yes, I got mine for my 149 from Scott Madson, a forum sponsor. Quick!, you better call one of the sponsors before you get poofed! (grin)
I found these previous posts in my 'keep' file since were on the topic of paint:
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By Jim Steele Squeaky (Jsteele) on Tuesday, August 1, 2000 - 06:10 pm:
Hey Buck, under #6 where it says "Look at what stops you," would that be when the CAMERA is
pointed at ya? Yer a mighty shy guy, but you have a nice Original, as the Rev is always saying!
Kenny W. -- Standard paint disclaimer: This is what I do after about 20 years of painting cars with acrylic, everybody else can do what they want.
Now then, use a medium evaporative reducer and a hardener. The hardener does NOT promote gloss, it changes the way the paint hardens from evaporative to catalytic. The medium reducer will allow the paint plenty of time to "wet up" on the surface, so you can get a wet coat. That is the key to shine.
You can also buy slow reducer that you can use to tailor make your mix if you want to slow it up on dry time even more for hot, humid conditions, etc. The slower it dries, the more attention you pay to not glopping it on too thick and to letting it tack up well between coats (when I smoked, a one-cig time frame outside was enough between coats).
In winter, use fast reducer to avoid lots of runs, etc., even in heated conditions. Slow it down by adding slow reducer. We used to use straight xylol to slow up reducer, but I had access to it at the paint factory.
You want to watch for "fish-eye" and "cratering," where the adhesion is not good and the paint makes little bubbles or "holes" in itself. You can get a fish-eye preventative to put in it if you notice that happening, but it's kinda pricey so I wouldn't buy it "just in case" unless you can return it if unused.
Squeaky
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By Jim chabot (Jchabot) on Tuesday, August 1, 2000 - 07:27 pm:
Kenny:
Some might tell you that you can paint it any color you like, after all it's yours isn't it! On the other hand there are those that will steadfastly maintain that in the absence of a serial tag, what you should do is ship it to the East Coast Institute for Advanced Cub Cadet Studies, prepaid of course, where it can be properly disposed of. A serial number tag is kinda like your health, without it you don't have anything!
All kidding aside, if Harry says that it is #935 then by cracky it is #935. Of course you can paint it #902 and no one will be the wiser with the possible exception of the 400 or so that regularly visit this site! If you chose to go the #902 route you will need to buy paint from the automotive aftermarket, that will bring you some gloss.
The CASEIH paint is ok to use, the only problems that I've found with it is that it is on the thin side and doesn't cover as well as automotive refinish products. Another thing to consider is that it takes a couple of days to dry, although thinning it 8:1 with an automotive enamel reducer and the use of a hardener will improve the drying time and the durability of the gloss. Remember, as Jim S said the hardener will not improve the gloss it will improve it's durability however.
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By Brad Tuten with a hydro and a gear drive (Btuten) on Friday, October 20, 2000 - 10:21 pm:
DJL: Yes, I got mine for my 149 from Scott Madson, a forum sponsor. Quick!, you better call one of the sponsors before you get poofed! (grin)
I found these previous posts in my 'keep' file since were on the topic of paint:
Quote:
By Jim Steele Squeaky (Jsteele) on Tuesday, August 1, 2000 - 06:10 pm:
Hey Buck, under #6 where it says "Look at what stops you," would that be when the CAMERA is
pointed at ya? Yer a mighty shy guy, but you have a nice Original, as the Rev is always saying!
Kenny W. -- Standard paint disclaimer: This is what I do after about 20 years of painting cars with acrylic, everybody else can do what they want.
Now then, use a medium evaporative reducer and a hardener. The hardener does NOT promote gloss, it changes the way the paint hardens from evaporative to catalytic. The medium reducer will allow the paint plenty of time to "wet up" on the surface, so you can get a wet coat. That is the key to shine.
You can also buy slow reducer that you can use to tailor make your mix if you want to slow it up on dry time even more for hot, humid conditions, etc. The slower it dries, the more attention you pay to not glopping it on too thick and to letting it tack up well between coats (when I smoked, a one-cig time frame outside was enough between coats).
In winter, use fast reducer to avoid lots of runs, etc., even in heated conditions. Slow it down by adding slow reducer. We used to use straight xylol to slow up reducer, but I had access to it at the paint factory.
You want to watch for "fish-eye" and "cratering," where the adhesion is not good and the paint makes little bubbles or "holes" in itself. You can get a fish-eye preventative to put in it if you notice that happening, but it's kinda pricey so I wouldn't buy it "just in case" unless you can return it if unused.
Squeaky
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By Jim chabot (Jchabot) on Tuesday, August 1, 2000 - 07:27 pm:
Kenny:
Some might tell you that you can paint it any color you like, after all it's yours isn't it! On the other hand there are those that will steadfastly maintain that in the absence of a serial tag, what you should do is ship it to the East Coast Institute for Advanced Cub Cadet Studies, prepaid of course, where it can be properly disposed of. A serial number tag is kinda like your health, without it you don't have anything!
All kidding aside, if Harry says that it is #935 then by cracky it is #935. Of course you can paint it #902 and no one will be the wiser with the possible exception of the 400 or so that regularly visit this site! If you chose to go the #902 route you will need to buy paint from the automotive aftermarket, that will bring you some gloss.
The CASEIH paint is ok to use, the only problems that I've found with it is that it is on the thin side and doesn't cover as well as automotive refinish products. Another thing to consider is that it takes a couple of days to dry, although thinning it 8:1 with an automotive enamel reducer and the use of a hardener will improve the drying time and the durability of the gloss. Remember, as Jim S said the hardener will not improve the gloss it will improve it's durability however.
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