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04-02-2011, 11:36 PM
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Guitar Guy-
Your tractor is in fantastic original condition. Why touch it up and ruin that? It's only original once, and if you touch it up you'll decrease the value. That tractor does NOT need any new paint on it. Wash and wax it and it'll look great. 
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04-03-2011, 12:17 AM
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Hey thanks Matt. All I was really going to do was spray some paint in a cup & touch up some small places with a Q-tip, where bare / rusting metal is showing. One big scratch on the hood, and some chips on the back of the fenders, a couple around the size of a dime or so. I wasn't going to sand the orig. paint, and spray anything, just Qtip the rust spots.
Should I not do that? Is there a better solution? Thx, JP
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04-03-2011, 10:44 AM
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I would just go over the whole thing with some rubbing compound (do it by hand so you don't polish a hole in the paint), which will remove most rust stains at the edges of scratches, and then wax it. I typically wax my tractors once a year. New paint will not match 35-year-old paint anyway.
Most of mine have some scratches but they still look great after cleaning and polishing. There's nothing wrong with a couple of scratches and chips on a 35-year-old tractor...they give it some character. Here are a few original tractors I have or have had, untouched-up scratches and all. They look fine: 100_4811 (Custom).jpg 128 (1).jpg left.jpg right.jpg
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04-03-2011, 01:38 PM
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Good Grief!!!..."Drool Bucket Alert"!!!
 Freak'n Sweet Matt!!!
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04-03-2011, 01:42 PM
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Hey thanks for the pics Matt. Those are great looking machines. I've read some of your posts, and I know you are knowledgable, and I appreciate your opinion.
You're right about the touch up, I guess I was just lookin' for something to do. There are so many chips, around the fenders and foot treads, it would just look speckled if I touched them all up. There is one long nasty one on the hood which I may fill in just a little with the white, but I'll save the $$ on the big quart of yellow and put it toward my tire chains. JP
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04-03-2011, 04:41 PM
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Those look great Bill. Yes I've already tried some fine polishing compound on the fenders and side covers, and a huge amount of the scuffs and stains came out. The decals are in good shape, so the hood should come out nice too. I've always used Mothers California Gold carnauba wax on my Harleys and sports car, it seems to last forever.
Just been too dang cold and damp to do any waxing, but that should change within a week or two, and I'll finish getting it rubbed out and cleaned up, just in time to get it dirty again... will try to get a good pic first. I also did my white seat pan with 0000 steel wool, and most of the rust came off. It's a just a little speckled / pitted, but not bad. I'll wax it and keep the orig. white paint. Thanks again for all of the opinions and pics, guys ... this forum is great! Josh
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