Rattle can paint over welds on FEL

[noob]

I just had 3/8 chain hooks and 2" receiver welded to my bucket by a
local welder. he primed the pieces welded. I bought 2 cans of rattle-can
Kubota enamel orange. I have never painted before. I am worried about overspray getting on garage, hyd pistons, or anywhere enamel orage shouldn't go. quest. 1) paint outside in the open air. 2). If i paint in the garage what should I do to prevent overspray 3). Technique - to prep the parts needing paint as result from the welds melting the paint on the inside of the bucket and around the the welds on the backside of the bucket - my thoughts are to ground them down to bare metal. any help from you boys would be most apreciated. (New to forumm...new to tracktor living..new to painting)

 

[Muhammad]

Welcome to TBN.

 

[creekbend]

I just installed three hooks on my FEL a couple of weeks ago. I painted them before I installed them. I drilled holes for mine and didn't weld them. As long as the wind isn't a problem, spray them outside. If you spray inside, be sure to provide ventilation. If it were me, I would place a piece of cardboard behind the area that I am spraying, thus preventing over spray. You really don't have that much of an area to paint. I doubt if you even need to use both cans of spray paint. One should be enough. In regards to the grinding, I personally don't feel that it is needed. You might even undermine the weld by doing this. Just my opinion. BTW, Welcome Aboard.

 

[mguitas]

:welcome:to TBN.

 

[strum456]

I just had 3/8 chain hooks and 2" receiver welded to my bucket by a
local welder. he primed the pieces welded. I bought 2 cans of rattle-can
Kubota enamel orange. I have never painted before. I am worried about overspray getting on garage, hyd pistons, or anywhere enamel orage shouldn't go. quest. 1) paint outside in the open air. 2). If i paint in the garage what should I do to prevent overspray 3). Technique - to prep the parts needing paint as result from the welds melting the paint on the inside of the bucket and around the the welds on the backside of the bucket - my thoughts are to ground them down to bare metal. any help from you boys would be most apreciated. (New to forumm...new to tracktor living..new to painting)

First, grind off all the burnt paint and soot from welding. You need a shiney, abraded surface. A wire wheel will work, but the surface needs to be abraded with sand paper after wirebrushing. Clean the metal with automotive grade wax and grease remover (from an auto paint store). For what you are doing, you could just use a rubbing alcohol/water mix. Acetone, laquer thiner, etc. could attack the surrounding paint, and is not really a good cleaner anyway.

Then you can primer and paint a few hours later. I would not worry too much about over spray from a spray can if you are just touching up some hooks. Throw a sheet over the front of your tractor, and that should be good enough. You might want to cover or move your 1967 big block Corvette, or whatever, but other than that it is a non-issue.

 

[strum456]

I should probably specify...by grind, I mean LIGHTLY grind. I use an air powered die grinder with a 2" disc. Don't hog up your welds and metal with a regular grinder.

 

[k0ua]

You will get a lot of opinions so here is mine, It ain't that big of a deal on a bucket. I would just make sure the slag in the welds is brushed out if there is any, and sand down any burnt paint, make sure there is not grease or dirt, use some alcohol (iso-propanol is fine) on a rag, let that dry a couple of minutes in the sun, and lightly hit it with your rattle can. use a couple of light coats instead of one heavy one, let it dry 30 minutes to an hour in the sun or whatever the rattle can says for second coat coverage. In the big scheme of things painting a bucket is an easy job, because it is a rough object, and it is gonna wear off anyway no matter what you do. You are going to have to paint it again when you get tired of looking at it worn off. Now if this way your hood, It would be a much bigger deal, but the bucket is something you are going to have to touch up all the time anyway depending on how you want it to look

P.S> forgot to mention when painting dont start and stop the paint on the object to be painted. Start in the air before it hits the object and stop on the other side of it in the air or on cardboard .. swing your arm swiftly and evenly with slightly overlapping courses. Its harder to describe this than do it. but the idea is not to sit still in one spot and spray.. spraying is done by constant movement of the can. Dont forget to shake the can well before you start, and during the spraying after every few courses.This will help prevent runs. Remember light coats. Stop before it runs. Wish I was there I would paint it for you..
James K0UA

 

[strum456]

You will get a lot of opinions so here is mine, It ain't that big of a deal on a bucket. I would just make sure the slag in the welds is brushed out if there is any, and sand down any burnt paint, make sure there is not grease or dirt, use some alcohol (iso-propanol is fine) on a rag, let that dry a couple of minutes in the sun, and lightly hit it with your rattle can. use a couple of light coats instead of one heavy one, let it dry 30 minutes to an hour in the sun or whatever the rattle can says for second coat coverage. In the big scheme of things painting a bucket is an easy job, because it is a rough object, and it is gonna wear off anyway no matter what you do. You are going to have to paint it again when you get tired of looking at it worn off. Now if this way your hood, It would be a much bigger deal, but the bucket is something you are going to have to touch up all the time anyway depending on how you want it to look

P.S> forgot to mention when painting dont start and stop the paint on the object to be painted. Start in the air before it hits the object and stop on the other side of it in the air or on cardboard .. swing your arm swiftly and evenly with slightly overlapping courses. Its harder to describe this than do it. but the idea is not to sit still in one spot and spray.. spraying is done by constant movement of the can. Dont forget to shake the can well before you start, and during the spraying after every few courses.This will help prevent runs. Remember light coats. Stop before it runs. Wish I was there I would paint it for you..
James K0UA

Good advice here. I've seen a lot of people try to use the spray can like a squirt gun. It takes a little practice to get the hang of starting to spray just before the mist hits the object and letting off as soon as the spray goes off of the object. I'll be there is a youtube video somewhere that would be way more helpful than us trying to explain it.

 

[moored4]

:welcome: to TBN! :thumbsup:

Happy :tractor:ing!

 

[Briana03]

WELCOME to TBN

I moved your thread to the Kubota Owning/Operating Forum.