The start of a much needed paint job

[Kubota81]

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]

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

 

[varmint]

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]

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]

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

 

[Code54]

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]

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]

Good start!

 

[Kubota81]

Good start!

thanks

 

[4shorts]

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.