My Grandfather's 100

[mortten]

Originally Posted by olds45512

That may be true but there's something about painting stuff for myself that makes​ me extremely nervous, I spend the whole time worrying that it won't turn out right and by the time I'm done I've exhausted myself with worry. When I paint for myself I feel like I've never painted before.

I do the same thing. I'll work on someone's house and I jump right in. Working on mine I sweat over everything. Maybe it's because it's someone else's money. Don't know.

[zippy1]

Looks great Tim. That right there is the money shot. Gotta love all the "practice" you get in your day job, and the booth when it comes to painting your own stuff.

[ACecil]

Looks awesome, Tim!

[dvogtvpe]

I was able to get My Grandpas 100 . its a 65, Grandpa wouldn't buy is unless they painted it red because that's what color Internationals should be. they painted it red. left the hood white. when He retired from farming My Uncle purchased it. He painted it yellow over the top of the red because Cub Cadets were supposed to be yellow and he could never figure out why the heck grandpa had it painted red. now I have it. I can't figure out what color to paint it now. its yellow with red showing through where the scratch's are , I like the story so as of yet haven't done anything to it .

[Sam Mac]

Originally Posted by dvogtvpe

I was able to get My Grandpas 100 . its a 65, Grandpa wouldn't buy is unless they painted it red because that's what color Internationals should be. they painted it red. left the hood white. when He retired from farming My Uncle purchased it. He painted it yellow over the top of the red because Cub Cadets were supposed to be yellow and he could never figure out why the heck grandpa had it painted red. now I have it. I can't figure out what color to paint it now. its yellow with red showing through where the scratch's are , I like the story so as of yet haven't done anything to it .

Just my 2 cents but I'd paint it red in honor of your Grand Father. Cool that you have one with family history.

[dvogtvpe]

That's what I was going to do , red. but then My Dad stopped me saying yellow. He passed away a year latter which just adds to the confussion

[cubcadet]

Looks great Tim!

[olds45512]

Out with the yellow and in with the white.

[olds45512]

The whites done and I couldn't be happier with how everything came out. The part that impressed me the most was the seat, it came out looking great, it might shatter like an old China plate the first time I put my 235lbs on it but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. That's all I can do for now so I guess I can spend the rest of the day chasing kids around at an egg hunt, Happy Easter everybody.

[olds45512]

Originally Posted by dvogtvpe

That's what I was going to do , red. but then My Dad stopped me saying yellow. He passed away a year latter which just adds to the confussion

I would paint one half red and one half yellow right down the middle of the tractor or you could find a good airbrush painter and he could make it look like the yellow paint is peeling off with red underneath.