My project pic thread

[lsmurphy]

 

[Iowan]

Now that's the paint to put on your tractor, nice gloss that will last for years and years. Nice work!

 

[lsmurphy]

 

[kubotasam]

Nice job. !! I can't wait till a finished picture.

 

[gpreuss]

Fabulous! Mine did not look that good new...

 

[Stumpy]

Wow that's slick looking! How'd you do the stripping work? Sand blaster?

 

[maj_primate]

Awesome- Something tells me this ain't your first rodeo-beautiful work. Tom

 

[lsmurphy]

 

[Rob]

yep, that's nice work that man, there is something very satisfying about doing this type of project....

great work.

rob

 

[skeets]

Awesome- Something tells me this ain't your first rodeo-beautiful work. Tom

I was just thinking the same thing

 

[johngwalsh]

Very nice work.
Can you tell me what paint products you used?
I'm about to send a few parts for soda blasting and would love to get a finish half as good as yours.
.Can you tell me did you soda blast your engine and gear box?
Im a bit slow to soda blast the engine for fear of damaging seals etc.what prep did you do before hand to safe guard against this?

 

[lsmurphy]

 

[lsmurphy]

 

[lsmurphy]

Very nice work.
Can you tell me what paint products you used?
I'm about to send a few parts for soda blasting and would love to get a finish half as good as yours.
.Can you tell me did you soda blast your engine and gear box?
Im a bit slow to soda blast the engine for fear of damaging seals etc.what prep did you do before hand to safe guard against this?

No, not the gear box because it was actually the cleanest part of the whole tractor but I did bead blast the engine. I simply masked off all the holes and I used an O-ring to seal the dynamo.
Don't use sand....I used Black Diamond.....the particles are large enough that it won't enter small cracks.

The paint is automovite grade enamel.

 

[Eric McCarthy]

I've heard soda blasting can get too hot and warp the metal and sometimes the paint wont always stick to the metal after being soda blasted.

 

[skeets]

This aint your first rodeo is it?

 

[Stumpy]

Jeese dude that thing looks slick! I really like the fuel sight gage on the side of the tank. What's the tube you're patching up in the first few pics?

 

[lsmurphy]

Jeese dude that thing looks slick! I really like the fuel sight gage on the side of the tank. What's the tube you're patching up in the first few pics?

It's the small hand rail on the top of the rear fenders.
Thanks

 

[lsmurphy]

 

[lsmurphy]

I've heard soda blasting can get too hot and warp the metal and sometimes the paint wont always stick to the metal after being soda blasted.

This tin is too heavy to be effected by bead blast. Also I sand after blasting and I clean with denatured alcohol before primer.