Facelift (paint) project--way more pain than thought & weather...

BigDog1956 · Mar 25, 2017

Morning Guy's, Man this re-paint project is really being a PITA, first off I started way to early-it's still in 30-40 deg range here, I'am working in garage with no heat besides a torpedo (propane), have tractor Jacked up and wheel's,seat,hood off, been trying to CLEAN greasy area's good, can't get pressure washer to work with it this cold-will have to pressure wash it in garage and blow water everywhere? been sand blasting worse area's-have 150lbs of black coal slag EVERYWHERE, will have both fender's hopefully done today and will put in laundry room to cure, but just can't get it warm enough to spray tractor and have it stay above 55 deg for at least 12-14 hour's so it will dry decent, really hoping to get it warm & clean enough so paint will stay on and not come off to easy, replaceing many bolt's and screw's with stainless (new)-broke rusted stud's in fender light's getting them off-have new one's, Dang I've painted a few truck's with not near the hassle as this tractor and with frt loader staying on it does not help.

I"am not looking for any show job-just want it freshed up and looking decent.
Man 30 yr old grease is tough to clean and you never are sure it's clean enough and paint will adhere good, might have to hand scrub and rinse with warm bucket's of water?? sorry for crying but guess I'am already dreading heading to garage and getting coated with coal slag again,

any cleaning idea's would be great, Thank's

Looking4new · Mar 25, 2017

To remove 30+/- yr old grease I think I would resort to gasoline to get it off. I have a good degreaser here BUT I cannot get it into the 'states. It is banned on both sides of the line, that is what makes it so good. It not only takes grease off, it will take paint off too.

BigDog1956 · Mar 25, 2017

Looking4new said:
To remove 30+/- yr old grease I think I would resort to gasoline to get it off. I have a good degreaser here BUT I cannot get it into the 'states. It is banned on both sides of the line, that is what makes it so good. It not only takes grease off, it will take paint off too.

YA, I have tried a little OVEN CLEANER-and it works decent-but I'm worried about gasket's and seal's if I use it in wrong area's, If only there was something that would spray on and flat strip it bare without doing any damage elsewhere ???????? Thank's for response, man I can see the Canuck border from my house, maybe we could float some across the river?????

Looking4new · Mar 25, 2017

LOL! There is an orange degreaser put out by ZEP that should work for you. We use that now as our 'go to' degreaser at work. It will remove tar as well. Our use is primarily tar removal, but it is marketed as a degreaser.

BigDog1956 · Mar 25, 2017

Well I got the 2nd fender sand blasted, primed, and painted today-tomorrow back to getting the tractor prepped for paint.....

BigDog1956 · Mar 28, 2017

well it's been slow going with crappy weather, got some done today, I'am getting closer.

still have about 8 hrs of sand blasting and primaring----then paint first day it's warm enough 50deg +, will next post finished hillbilly re-paint

BigDog1956 · Apr 1, 2017

YEE-HAA, got Ol" Blue painted she is drying as I wright and show ya a couple pic's,,,about wed I will clear coat the fender's, hood and rim's----then back together she go's, don't ever think you'll spray a tractor in less than 2-3 hrs it's slow and tough getting every where needed.