sixdogs
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I hope you mean "very high quality" as far as acrylic enamel goes?
Acrylic enamel is after all, only one notch up from the bottom shelf.
Well, there's really only a couple of rungs in total for the tractor enthusiast so, yeah, you are right. We aren't talking basecoat/clearcoat here--these things are tractors.
To add further for others, enamel or alkyd enamel would be the bottom rungs and currently seem to capture the DIY tractor paint market. By contrast, acrylic enamel gives excellent results on farm equipment that is in line with how original paint looked on the tractor and yet is as durable that can be expected without paying big bucks for really high end stuff that would then be not consistant with a factory type finish. I have sprayed a lot of JD, IH and Kubota acrylic enamel and it is great stuff for the hobbyist. You know, incomplete prep and maybe even spraying outside. I don't use hardener but those who do give the added combo two thumbs up.
I have a small yard art item I sprayed with leftover IH red and it looks great after several years outside. It's a repaint from the same item and color that spent 10 years outside and really still looked pretty good. Something funny happens with Kubota paint because I have had great results with dealer paint and weathering yet there are the comments of tractors fading. I don't understand it.
For the enthusiast looking to improve, restore or putter around with tractors and stuff, factory branded acrylic enamel is really the ticket for a combination of price and quality. Just my two cents here.