Using Kubota Spray Paint

[gk527]

This seems like the right section for my question...

I've got a couple older implements on the farm that I'd like to make look a little better. Some of them have some paint on them and it's chipping off in places and showing surface rust. Do I need to remove all the old paint getting the item down to metal, or can I just use a brillo pad to scratch up the paint before spraying it with the Kubota spray paint?

Thanks!

 

[85Hokie]

This seems like the right section for my question...

I've got a couple older implements on the farm that I'd like to make look a little better. Some of them have some paint on them and it's chipping off in places and showing surface rust. Do I need to remove all the old paint getting the item down to metal, or can I just use a brillo pad to scratch up the paint before spraying it with the Kubota spray paint?

Thanks!

Get a couple of "tools" for your drill and grinder.

I wire brush - a sanding flapper with rough grits and some good primer and after a couple of hours of drill work - it will hold paint for years.

https://www.amazon.com/Forney-72740...95191129&sr=8-3&keywords=wire+wheel+for+drill

https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DAFE1...5191155&sr=8-2&keywords=flapper+sanding+wheel

IF you have a 4" grinder ....this works wonders.

https://www.amazon.com/Angle-Grinde...191155&sr=8-13&keywords=flapper+sanding+wheel

 

[hodge]

You want to get the loose paint and rust off, and scuff up the old paint. I would use an etching primer- Rustoleum makes it in a rattle can, and it's available at Lowe's, Home Depot, Walmart (automotive section), Tractor Supply, etc.
Which color are you using- orange or grey? The Kubota brand paint is good, but it takes a while to cure- like a couple of days. Rustoleum, and a few others, are making Kubota Orange paint, which cures faster. Or, you can use Rustoleum Chevrolet orange engine paint, which is very, very close.

 

[gk527]

Get a couple of "tools" for your drill and grinder.



I wire brush - a sanding flapper with rough grits and some good primer and after a couple of hours of drill work - it will hold paint for years.



https://www.amazon.com/Forney-72740...95191129&sr=8-3&keywords=wire+wheel+for+drill



https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DAFE1...5191155&sr=8-2&keywords=flapper+sanding+wheel



IF you have a 4" grinder ....this works wonders.



https://www.amazon.com/Angle-Grinde...191155&sr=8-13&keywords=flapper+sanding+wheel

Thanks!! I'm always looking for more toys... I mean tools.

I've got a DeWalt 20v cut off tool, hammer drill, and impact driver.


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[gk527]

You want to get the loose paint and rust off, and scuff up the old paint. I would use an etching primer- Rustoleum makes it in a rattle can, and it's available at Lowe's, Home Depot, Walmart (automotive section), Tractor Supply, etc.

Which color are you using- orange or grey? The Kubota brand paint is good, but it takes a while to cure- like a couple of days. Rustoleum, and a few others, are making Kubota Orange paint, which cures faster. Or, you can use Rustoleum Chevrolet orange engine paint, which is very, very close.

I'll be using the actual Kubota orange paint from the dealer. It's Orange II for newer.


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[John T]

Wire brush /sandpaper /flap wheel as mentioned above...

But I always give it a good wipe down with an acetone rag

Seems to help make the paint stick.


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[bearskinner]

As an alternate paint source, I go to the local Tractor store ( North 40 in the PNW) and use Van Sickle industrial Tractor paint. The Kubota color match is great, although it does need to cure overnight.

 

[D2Cat]

I use a wire brush that fits in one of those Harbor Freight 4 1/2" throw away grinders, and get all the loose stuff off....paint, rust, etc. Doesn't need to be to bare metal. Then use this surface prep. You can buy in it qts. for twice the price you get a gallon.

I put it in a spritz spray bottle and spray a light coating on. Let it dry for a day. Wipe if of and it's ready for paint.

It even etches the paint that you didn't need to remove.

Brush similar to this: http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/t...mpaignId=T9F&gclid=CJH9usKF_NMCFUO5wAod1dcAyg

https://www.amazon.com/Ospho-Skyco-Surface-Prep/dp/B000C02B3W

 

[flynavy]

To answer your question, one has to answer other questions......
!. How much do you want to spend?
2. How much ambition you have?
3. How much time would be involved along with the size of the job?
4. How particular are you?
5. Will you be happy with the outcome when you've finished?

All the answers others have provided are fine and will work.

BUT, YOU need to please yourself first
If I were doing this job I'd first sandblast the parts to bare metal and then fill any voids with body filler. Use a good primer, like "Zinc Chromate",then begin to paint.
Long and short of it.....there really isn't one good answer to that question.
Best of Luck

 

[D2Cat]

This seems like the right section for my question...

I've got a couple older implements on the farm that I'd like to make look a little better. Some of them have some paint on them and it's chipping off in places and showing surface rust. Do I need to remove all the old paint getting the item down to metal, or can I just use a brillo pad to scratch up the paint before spraying it with the Kubota spray paint?

Thanks!

The part I highlighted in red gives me an indication of the original poster's intention.

Flynavy, if you're going to use body filler in the painting process for older farm implements...I'm left without words. Have fun!!

 

[Lencho]

I use the same method as D2Cat - an angle grinder fitted with a wire brush. It grinds the rust away leaving a surface ready for prime and paint. The only down side is the wire bristles can shoot out - the last mower deck I did left me feeling like I'd messed with a porcupine.

 

[Tooljunkie]

I use the same method as D2Cat - an angle grinder fitted with a wire brush. It grinds the rust away leaving a surface ready for prime and paint. The only down side is the wire bristles can shoot out - the last mower deck I did left me feeling like I'd messed with a porcupine.

Yes, those wires are nasty, usually dont feel them going in.the carhartts slow down the wires considerably.
I like my air die grinder with rolock sanding discs and scotchbrite buffers. I dont prime for rust paint. Just slather it on.

 

[D2Cat]

I don't use HF wheels, I get them from a welding supplier. They tend to be better quality!

 

[Daren Todd]

I started picking up heavier duty wire brushes for my die grinder. The one I have now, has been mated to my heavy duty die grinder for 4 months. And still has all the bristles

 

[Ridger]

I recently repainted some of my implements mainly to get familiar with the HF purple HPLV paint sprayer. Not an expensive paint sprayer but worked well for what I intended to do. I used a wire brush and a wire wheel on my drill to knock off the loose rust and then I used a paint brush and coated it with a product I read about called Corroseal. It is a rust converter that turns the rust black. After it cured for a day or so, I painted over it with Rustoleum Farm Implement Kubota Orange paint. They turned out pretty good for implements.

https://www.amazon.com/Corroseal-82...UTF8&qid=1495401490&sr=8-2&keywords=corroseal