Painting attachments how to or not to's

[owenf]

Painting attachments how to or not to\'s

I bought a used international to go with the JD 4300 we use at our small horse farm here in maryland 24 acres of pasture. When we bought the international from an estate sale it came with a ton of attachments back blades, rakes, brush hog, plows, disc, drags, box blade, ect... They are all in good condition but all have thin coat of rust. They will need to be stored outside, I am thinking of protecting them with paint? should I paint all my new attachments? What do I do with the rust, and what type of paint? Thanks for the help. Owen.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

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How elaborate do you want to get? You can do anything from a bucket of Rustoleum to sandblast/prime/paint, or anything in between.

Most of the implements I have were bought used. I get them in my shop, then re-build them. Any worn parts are replaced. I get everything adjusted correctly, checking that "it" works as intended. Then the paint flies.

I USUALLY dismantle everything. Then I sandblast where there's rust. Before any paint is applied, I usually prep with one of a number of metal prep products available at auto paint outlets. Let them suggest one for your application. I generally use epoxy primer. (You MUST use a fresh air system when using this sort of paint. A dust mask or even a simple resperator isn't enough) For the finish color, I try to get the proper color in an acrylic urethane. (O.E.M colors for me. ) After an adaquate dry time, I apply decals if they're still available.

Or you can use a spray can......

Bucket and 4" brush as a final alternative.

 

[hobbyfarm]

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Ther are surface treatments like <font color="red">Ospho</font> and others that will stop the surface rust in its tracks. <font color="brown">Eastwood</font> has some stuff that they say can be painted right over rust and it will stop the rust.

Make sure the surfaces to be painted are clean (especially dirt and grease or oil), free of rust, and dry.
Prime it liberally, then shoot a couple of coats of good enamel or epoxy paint.

Other than the basic, obvious rules about painting an attachment, it's just like finishing anything else - preparation, preparation, preparation. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[JustGary]

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I built a trailer last year and painted it with epoxy primer and automotive paint. The woman who sold me the paint recommended that I *not* use Ospho under auto paint because it ends up blistering the paint.

I couldn't resist the temptation, so I tried Ospho on one side of the tongue. I made sure and washed and wire brushed the area real well before priming and painting. Less than a year later, you can guess the outcome. That part has pretty much blistered completely now (although the paint is still in one piece).

So, I don't really know when Ospho is a good idea, but I would *not* use it under automotive paint. It's a good thing she warned me! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

- Just Gary

 

[Farwell]

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If you are not overly concerned about what the neighbors will think about your new implements and just want to protect them from further rust you could do what they did in the past, put your used oils in a deck sprayer and coat the implements occasionally during the year. May not be environmentally correct but it should work. Slap a good layer of grease on your plow bottoms.
Farwell

 

[N80]

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I bought a can of JD Green for my used JD LX 6 rotary cutter. It was in good shape overall but had thin patches of rust on the deck, some as big as your hand, but most smaller. I cleaned the areas with a degreaser and a wire brush and then painted them thickly with a brush. I ended up painting the entire upper part of the deck and it really looks great.

My brother in law (the farmer) looked at it and said in the nicest way that he could, that I was probably wasting my time. I'm sure he's right, moisture is bound to creep back into the previously rusty areas since I didn't do much of a prep. But 1) its probably better than nothing and 2) I like the way it looks.

When I asked him what he does, he indicated that when he did anything, he did just what Farwell said above. He mixes gear oil and diesel fuel and sprays it over the deck. (Of course his three big JD duel spindle mowers look like rust buckets to me, but they are probably 20-30 years old and reside outdoors.)

 

[hobbyfarm]

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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The woman who sold me the paint recommended that I *not* use Ospho under auto paint because it ends up blistering the paint.)</font>

You know, come to think of it, I've never used it under an automotive paint either. Mostly on "industrial" type pieces (ie - propane tank, fuel tank etc. - and it works fine for that) I think for automotive paint, I'd use what the paint dealer recommends.

 

[Farwell]

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Most of my implements are 30 years old or more and are already looking like rust buckets but I do not have much land to work so they are fine. Any of my newer, still looking good tools, I keep inside. If I get serious about making things look pretty I use the stuff that converts the rust to a black color and acts as a primer. I usually use paint designed for farm equipment or tractors because it usually stands up well to the oils, grease and outdoor exposure better than many of the other paints. After the paint cures well I will put Turtle car wax over the surface and this adds a little more protection. This has worked well for me.
Farwell

 

[mrutkaus]

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I recommend the Eastwood rust paint also. Its available in dark red, black, silver, and clear. It is supposedly used on oil rigs at sea, I've used it (used to be called "Corrolus") for 10 years or more with success. Works better when there's a little rust.

Mike

 

[demote]

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I used Ospho to restore my 16' trailer last year and it still looks great. It's the best thing I've found for painting rusted material. The paint was not an automotive paint, and I don't think that's the type of paint you would use on implements, but it was an oil-based paint.