Painting IH red

[john hall]

Just saw Tims chart, I'll have to remember that if I ever paint anything else. Back then amateurs only got primer in light gray and red oxide. I believe I have seen 2 or 3 shades of gray even in rattle cans these days.

[IHinIN]

I used a light-med gray primer on my 129/149.

[Oak]

Cool, I learned something today.

So, do I ask the paint mixer fella at my local PPG store for a certain color?

When they get me primer from the shelf it is always the same shade of gray. They probably have a dumb a$$ home owner shelf in the back for guys like me.

Tim, how about the other colors we spray?

I just shot some wheels with the correct code of white but it doesn't look correct. It is too white. Is that because I used the standard gray primer?

[DieselDoctor]

Boy that Kohler looks sharp!

[dbuck]

Originally Posted by olds45512

as a professional painter i can tell you that's a horrible idea, it will take a lot of coats to cover white with red and it will still have a pink look in the sun. you do what you want but if that guys such an expert then whys he working at a parts store?

I painted the engine tins using that method and you can set them in the sunlight and there is no pink hue, just bright red. As far as the expert. Hes been doing it for 30yrs. This particular Napa store, has the most elaborate paint system in the area and supplies over half the paint&body shops, plus dealers in the area. I know of two hot rod shops that use this store for custom paint mix. So he must be something right. You stated that you are a professional painter, of what? Just curious.

[olds45512]

Originally Posted by dbuck

I painted the engine tins using that method and you can set them in the sunlight and there is no pink hue, just bright red. As far as the expert. Hes been doing it for 30yrs. This particular Napa store, has the most elaborate paint system in the area and supplies over half the paint&body shops, plus dealers in the area. I know of two hot rod shops that use this store for custom paint mix. So he must be something right. You stated that you are a professional painter, of what? Just curious.

We have a full collision shop and we also restore vintage Ford tractors, I do all the paint and bodywork for both. I've been painting about 18yrs and I'm certified from ppg, DuPont, Akzo Nobel and pretty soon I might be certified from valspar.

[dbuck]

Originally Posted by olds45512

We have a full collision shop and we also restore vintage Ford tractors, I do all the paint and bodywork for both. I've been painting about 18yrs and I'm certified from ppg, DuPont, Akzo Nobel and pretty soon I might be certified from valspar.

I seen some beautiful 2ns, 8ns and 9ns at some shows I go to. Maybe you done one of them. Good luck on your Valspar certification.

[olds45512]

Originally Posted by dbuck

I seen some beautiful 2ns, 8ns and 9ns at some shows I go to. Maybe you done one of them. Good luck on your Valspar certification.

Here's one I'm putting the finishing touches on.

[Gregory]

Agree with the gray primer. I've painted both a 70 and a 129 using different color primers. Not by choice but I needed to use it up. The primer I used was made by Awlgrip. It's a good epoxy primer used for painting boats but also works perfectly well on metal. Unlike auto-primers, the Awlgrip is also a filler primer and fills voids neccessly. The 70 parts where painted with the white primer simply because I had it and needed to use it up. Once on, it's hard to see any problem area's which need to be filled. In contrast, they grey primer is wonderful because it shows not only the area's that need to be filled, but when applying the top coat, it's easy to see area's that haven't been painted yet.
From my understanding, high price auto paint shops use a black masking paint over any body repair and prior to any top coat. Once sanded out, any holes will stand out that haven't been filled with any body filler, but heck this is only a tractor and not a show car.

[dbuck]

Originally Posted by olds45512

Here's one I'm putting the finishing touches on.

Great job, it looks better than when it rolled of the factory line.