The start of a much needed paint job

Kubota81 · Jun 26, 2014

Code54 said:
Check online for a better price and really any quality auto paint will work. Valspar made some decent paint for the price (TSC used to carry it) and I am told some other retailers are carrying it - maybe someone can chime in and give you some idea where. Good luck!

I'll look around just got out of school on Tuesday so I'm just working up to it

Code54 · Jun 26, 2014

Good luck - also can check NAPA if you have one that has a paint shop around you

varmint · Jun 26, 2014

Maybe I posted earlier on this thread? IF you plan on keeping the tractor for a while, and you only want to do it once, spray it with epoxy primer (good stuff- tough as ****) and spray Kubota paint. I am no artist with a spray gun, but following directions and using a $30 HF HVLP gun I got great results. One good piece of advice is use Xylene for thinner- when I did, I was sorry I hadn't from the get go. Of course, the prep work is 90% of any refinishing job...

Kubota81 · Jul 3, 2014

Thanks for all the suggestions so far - primed most of loader as seen in pictures will get the hood and fenders next tell me what you all think I used majic oxidized primer.

Kubota81 · Jul 3, 2014

As you can see I still have some spots to get but I'll get there

Code54 · Jul 3, 2014

Good start - you may want to unbolt your hyrdo lines as you will get a better paint job and it often saves time over masking them.

Kubota81 · Jul 3, 2014

Code54 said:
Good start - you may want to unbolt your hyrdo lines as you will get a better paint job and it often saves time over masking them.

Yeah I was thinking about that I think I will then ill primer the, and paint the orange too I'm just happy to have most of the rust gone for now

wmonroe · Jul 4, 2014

Good start!

Kubota81 · Jul 4, 2014

wmonroe said:
Good start!

thanks

4shorts · Jul 4, 2014

Cool thread. I'm enjoying it. I know you got way more advise than you need but I'll tell you that prepping is the most important part of a project such as this. Get the old paint off, get the grease and oil off, get a good quality primer and paint and take what ever time it requires to do it right but the most important part is "have fun doing it".
Here's a few photos of my ol forklift that I did. Good luck and enjoy.