If waxing tractor is lame...look what I did

[JayCat]

Seeing how you guys rag on the "waxers" of the group....I figured I'd give you another target

Since I drive on a gravel road frequently, I get lots of stones thrown up by the tires. I noticed even on my old rusted tractor that stones would hit the underside of the fenders and fracture the paint.

So...on the new one I had a buddy undercoat the fenders. He used some spray-in bedliner. I also work in some slick mud/muck and it hardly sticks to the undercoating.

Okay...flame away.

 

[Kays Supply]

I love it!! Your a step ahead of me. I did get the steel bed of my trailer done though.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Nice job!..... Oh, I do wax my tractor once a year.

I have been thinking about having my mower decks & under my bush-hog sprayed.

 

[gumshu]

Seeing how you guys rag on the "waxers" of the group....I figured I'd give you another target

Since I drive on a gravel road frequently, I get lots of stones thrown up by the tires. I noticed even on my old rusted tractor that stones would hit the underside of the fenders and fracture the paint.

So...on the new one I had a buddy undercoat the fenders. He used some spray-in bedliner. I also work in some slick mud/muck and it hardly sticks to the undercoating.

Okay...flame away.

Nice job. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who waxes and pampers.

 

[AchingBack]

I see no good reason for not waxing a tractor. Such a big investment deserves it, needs it, and protects it.

 

[mjncad]

I have been thinking about having my mower decks & under my bush-hog sprayed.

If you do, let us know how well it works.

 

[4shorts]

Man that's pretty slick. That will work very well. I did basically the same thing on the inner fenders of my old GMC truck and it's lasted for years. If you have a painted surface that you also want to protect from scraps you can use transparent tape from 3M. GM has used it for years to protect vulnerable areas on there trucks to protect them from road rash.I use it around the shop and on the equipment. Works really well and lasts forever.

Very nice job on the coating. How about a full photo of the tractor.

Nice job!..... Oh, I do wax my tractor once a year.

Once a year I do it once a month

 

[Redneck in training]

Seeing how you guys rag on the "waxers" of the group....I figured I'd give you another target

Since I drive on a gravel road frequently, I get lots of stones thrown up by the tires. I noticed even on my old rusted tractor that stones would hit the underside of the fenders and fracture the paint.

So...on the new one I had a buddy undercoat the fenders. He used some spray-in bedliner. I also work in some slick mud/muck and it hardly sticks to the undercoating.

Okay...flame away.

Looks very nice. I want to do something similar. I want to spray bedliner on the operator platform instead the rubber matt. While doing it I might do the fenders too. Did you take them off or did you do it while on the tractor?

 

[cowboy357]

Great idea actually JayCat , looks good & serves a purpose .

BTW , Just because some of Us dont wax & pamper Our tractors , Dont mean that its not a good thing to do . Mine just rarelly sits long enough to even wash it . Once I get a few more projects done , I might fix them up a bit & put a shiny new paintjob on them , but for now I just use & abuse em . . Plus I run into things ALOT . Bob

 

[PILOON]

Auto parts also sell 'gravel guard', a rubbery material that sprays on and is available in rattle cans as well as pressure gun applicable.

Rattle cans available in black only but colors available in pressure gun application.

Just did my rocker pannels on my Jimmy last night and am considering doing my tractor as well.

Rattle cans are in the $10. range, and did the Jimmy with only one can, might require 2 for the tractor fender undersides.

The theory is that pebbles etc bounce off rather than chip the finish. Standard on many car rocker pannels nowdays.

I suspect that this is similar to spray-on bed liner.