Painting suitcase weights

[79 powerking]

I bought green suitcase weights for my bx1880. The green has got to go. Should i sand off all the green or just scuff the surface and spray them orange??

 

[Bisleybob]

Scuffed, primed, and painted. Worked out well

 

[Bisleybob]

That's quite the rack, by the way!

 

[SDT]

I bought green suitcase weights for my bx1880. The green has got to go. Should i sand off all the green or just scuff the surface and spray them orange??

No need.

Just clean and shoot.

Yes, they will scratch green.

SDT

 

[DustyRusty]

Spray them with a name brand oven cleaner, and then when the paint comes loose, blast them with a power washer. Set in the sun to dry, then paint with Bill Hirsch Chevrolet Orange engine paint. That paint doesn't chip, or come off. I painted my bare Chevy block with it and it hasn't pealed or chipped. Not inexpensive, but it works well. You can use a brush with the quart can of paint, and when it dries, there are no brush marks.

 

[PaulR]

That's quite the rack, by the way!

Thanks, just had it stuffed.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I used electrolisys(sp) to clean them, rinse,dry, then used epoxy primer,epoxy paint..that was 15-16 years ago, they ain't on a 'trailer queen' but still look like new.

 

[79 powerking]

Thanks for all the replies. I'm probably going wait until it's warm enough to paint outside and depending on how much spare time I have will determine how much of the green I take off!

 

[GreensvilleJay]

YES , wait until LATE Spring ! The cast iron MUST be totally warm to the core BEFORE you even think about painting it !!

as for time to remove the green, maybe 3-4 hrs, less than overnight for sure ! using electroysis, 1 per 5g pail setup

 

[Magicman]

You can make the Green go away, but da Deere is still there.

 

[DustyRusty]

That can be taken care of with some Bondo and sandpaper. Some of the new body fillers are as strong as steel and bond exceptionally well.

 

[i7win7]

You can make the Green go away, but da Deere is still there.

That's why they sell angle grinders.

 

[Magicman]

But you will always know......

 

[Mike9]

Mine came black and I scuffed them, washed them with naphtha then shot with R2 Rustoleum which is about as close to Kubota 1 as you'll find at a decent price.

PSA - check your local dealer - mine were $58 bucks each out the door while they were upwards of $80 on line + shipping. Sometimes it pays to shop local.

 

[DustyRusty]

Might you have the bolt kit part number that holds them to the weight bracket?

 

[79 powerking]

Might you have the bolt kit part number that holds them to the weight bracket?

My weights don't use a bolt to hold the on the rack. I wish they did.

 

[79 powerking]

Mine came black and I scuffed them, washed them with naphtha then shot with R2 Rustoleum which is about as close to Kubota 1 as you'll find at a decent price.

PSA - check your local dealer - mine were $58 bucks each out the door while they were upwards of $80 on line + shipping. Sometimes it pays to shop local.

Mike9 I found mine locally at a jd dealership for $60 each.

 

[David Page]

YES , wait until LATE Spring ! The cast iron MUST be totally warm to the core BEFORE you even think about painting it !!

as for time to remove the green, maybe 3-4 hrs, less than overnight for sure ! using electroysis, 1 per 5g pail setup

But you can speed it up by keeping them inside overnight so that you start out with warm cast iron.

 

[Bisleybob]

I have drilled and tapped 2 of my smaller weights, and use a 1/2" bolt to clamp them to the rack or plow and pinch the other weights

 

[Bisleybob]

I have drilled and tapped 2 of my smaller weights, and use a 1/2" bolt to clamp them to the rack or plow and pinch the other weights