JD Touch-Up Paint?

[keeney]

Looking to make my recently purchased "used" JD mower deck and front blade look a little less used, I stopped by the local dealer and picked up some JD Yellow touch up paint.

The spray cans were $6.50 each. I figured it would take at least two cans, maybe three to cover the deck with two coats and another can or two for two coats on the blade. However, based on the high price, I opted to just get two cans for now.

It was the worst spray paint I have ever used!

It seemed like there was way too much solvent and not nearly enough pigment/sticky stuff. If came out of the can in puddles, not a nice cloud.

It wasn't quite the recommended 75 degrees in my shop, but I did have the heat cranked up above 60 as I normally do when I paint. The metal being painted had been at that temp for several hours before starting.

Anybody have bad experience with JD touch-up spray cans?

Is there a JD Yellow Rustoleum or other brand name of paint that I could use instead that would be cheaper and work better?

Any other suggestions?

- Rick

 

[jyoutz]

Keeney, I've never bought the yellow, but I have bought the JD green. The green worked just fine and was very good paint. I also used it last winter in pretty cold temps. I suspect that the yellow you bought was either old or defective.

 

[cowboydoc]

I've used it alot and it's very good. You didn't get a very good batch. Take it back and show them what it does in their shop. I'm sure they'll take it back.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

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Sounds like it may have been on the shelf too long... see if you can id a "date code" on the cans... unless the dealer sells alot, it will sit and sit...

The dealer should replace them no problem... but you want some newer stuff or you'll be back to where you started... /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[kerr]

Tractor Supply stores have a touch up paint in most equipment colors.The J.D.green is a dead ringer fer sure .I welded expanded metal to my grill guard and a ball hitch to the boxblade.I used primer first ,than 3 or 4 coats of paint , give it about a week ta dry good. Exact match.Maybe the yeller will match as good.

 

[Nuru]

Home Depot can match it, also i think Some Paint Vendors have a "JD Green and JD yellow", which are much cheaper that they JD brand cans

Nuru

 

[BobT]

Fellers...

Might want to do a TBN search on the word "paint" since this topic was covered in minute detail a couple of times. I think the discussions were mainly about Kubota orange, but maybe other colors cropped up too. I just don't remember. What I do recall though, there were specific brand names of spray paint, as well as product numbers for various "situations" like a bit faded due to long hours in the sun, etc. Good luck.

 

[roysallis]

BLP Mobile paint stores have JD green and yellow.

 

[Hillbilly]

I have used the JD paint from an spray can and brush on,green and yellow. I have never had any problems at all. A little pricey but good.

 

[jyoutz]

Yeah, but don't buy the Ace Hardward brand JD green. It is darker than the actual JD paint. The only exact match I have found is the expensive dealer paint.

 

[keeney]

It turns out that Mills Fleet Farm had some store brand stuff at $2.95 a can that matched very well. (the Yellow - I didn't try the Green).

Ended up using it on my wheel-weight project.

I think the mower and blade are going to be put off until I can spend the time to properly strip them down, prep, mask, and spray with a real spayer and real paint.

- Rick