Tractor paint?

[banjodunn]

G'day check out bare co they have a range of enamels that are good and cheap and to top it off the colours are almost identical to MF ( so close one of my customers took out a most original trophy at a local machinery display with their paint) but as with anything good ventilation and correct gear. Best of luck make sure we see the results


Jon

 

[RMC0537]

I am seriously looking at Dupont's Nason Fastdry acrylic enamel without hardner for my Farmall Super A. Has anyone had any experience with this paint. I want to avoid the safety issues with hardener but would like the paint to last and look good. Thanks Russ

 

[cowboy357]

I am seriously looking at Dupont's Nason Fastdry acrylic enamel without hardner for my Farmall Super A. Has anyone had any experience with this paint. I want to avoid the safety issues with hardener but would like the paint to last and look good. Thanks Russ

Russ , First Off Welcome , I,ve Used Strictlly Dupont Paints since Ditzler Was turned into PPG As It Was No Longer available in My Area . & Allthough the Nason Acrylic Enamal Paint is There Econo Line, I Find it to Be Very Good Without the Dangers as The Others . Granted the Hardner Makes it tougher , BUT Also Takes More Equipment to Paint it Safely .

The Only Draw Back I,ve Found Is Recoating it For Touch ups without the Hardner in it . Still Need a Good Charcoal Respirator & It Will Have a Fair amount of Overspray So Make sure the Overspray Wont get on anything Important. The Fast drys Not Quite as Bad Though . Best of Luck. Bob

 

[ray66v]

The Only Draw Back I,ve Found Is Recoating it For Touch ups without the Hardner in it . Still Need a Good Charcoal Respirator

As he is alluding to, acrylic enamel without hardener will want to wrinkle like you put stripper on it, if you ever try to repair it, or if you mess it up and want to reshoot it.

The safety equipment for this product with, or with out hardener, is exactly the same. If your going to worry about the iso that much, you need to realize the paint, and reducer still have dangerous chemicals. It's like a bear that still has three sets of claws.

In a case like acrylic enamel where using hardener is optional, the name hardener is not really correct. The hardener is a resin that changes the chemical make up of the paint, and converts it to a higher quality finish by increasing adhesion, as well as gloss. The end result is a paint that is no longer soluble, meaning it can't be softened back into a liquid with thinner, as it can be if you don't add the hardener.

A low end urethane is usually only going to be a few bucks more, and not only dry much faster, but be a much better quality. However, with a urethane, you must add the proper amount of hardener, or the chemical reaction that sets it will not take place, and it will not dry.