The 982 - Page 2

_DX3_ · #11 05-08-2012, 01:07 PM

Making great progress, that is going to look great.

ajgross · #12 05-08-2012, 04:50 PM

Steering column - Black]
Fuel tank bracket/ fire wall - Black
Battery box - Red
Brake calipers - ?
Hydraulic lever - Black
Hydraulic valve plate - Black

AJ

maddog784 · #13 05-08-2012, 10:23 PM

First of all, thanks for all of the kind words. Also, thank you AJ for getting me straightened out on the color scheme. The color of the calipers still seems to in question - if anyone knows, your knowledge would be much appreciated.

Well, tonight I finished the "demolition" of the tractor - it's all in pieces now. The tractor was previously powder coated and looked great, but as you can see it was mistakenly powder coated Chevy Engine orange. I want it to be red, so I am going to have to sand everything down, primer, and put a couple of coats of red on it.

I knew that I would have to drain the rear end, but I couldn't stand to just throw away my hy-tran. I still had some room left in the hy-tran jug, but it was not enough. So, being a little red-neckish, I put it in red solo cups. I have had bad experiences in the past with oil-based substances eating through the cups, hence the placement on the oil pan.

I had been wondering about how to empty the transaxle so that I would work on it. I determined that after taking the hydro pump off, I could use the suction tube as a drain. Worked pretty slick. If you look real hard, you can see the engine on the right hand side. If you've nver picked one up (or it's been a while), I'll say they're still heavy.

Here are all of the parts waiting to be sanded - this is definately going to be the time consuming part.

Till next time,

Nate

EarlJ · #14 05-08-2012, 10:37 PM

I like the Chevy orange thinking that when I refurb mine I may just go right on ahead bad paint it Clemson orange and white...with maybe some of the purple as accents...

Methos · #15 05-09-2012, 08:59 AM

Nate that does look a little off. Have you thought about having it sand blasted at a body shop?

Awesome pics! Thank you!

ACecil · #16 05-09-2012, 11:22 AM

Thanks for the pics, Nate.

maddog784 · #17 05-09-2012, 11:49 AM

Duke,

I had thought about that, but I previously had a blade sand blasted and was not that pleased with the surface results. I'm not sure if it was sand or bead blasted, but it seemed to leave a very rough surface, similar to sand paper. This may be normal, but at the time (and still) I am not sure that the paint will come out smooth. I'm not sure if sand blasting is rough, while bead blasting may be give a little smoother of a finish. Either way, I do believe that the powder coating would provide a good base coat between the metal and primer, even though it would take some extensive prep work. I guess a good question would be: is the rough finish normal after sand blasting, and, if so, will I be able to apply paint in a nice, even finish?

Nate

ajgross · #18 05-09-2012, 02:13 PM

The powder really needs to be either chemically stripped or burnt off. Best thing I can tell you to do is see if you can do a seach for a near by place that does that stuff. Or contact you local powdercoaters and ask them if they no of any businesses in the area that can strip it that way. I know all of this because it's what I've done for a living for the last 4 years. I work in a burn off shop that also does some little chem-stripping. Or at least I work there until this coming Tuesday. I start a new job in 2 weeks doing heat treating.

AJ

Methos · #19 05-09-2012, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by maddog784

Duke,

I had thought about that, but I previously had a blade sand blasted and was not that pleased with the surface results. I'm not sure if it was sand or bead blasted, but it seemed to leave a very rough surface, similar to sand paper. This may be normal, but at the time (and still) I am not sure that the paint will come out smooth. I'm not sure if sand blasting is rough, while bead blasting may be give a little smoother of a finish. Either way, I do believe that the powder coating would provide a good base coat between the metal and primer, even though it would take some extensive prep work. I guess a good question would be: is the rough finish normal after sand blasting, and, if so, will I be able to apply paint in a nice, even finish?

Nate

Nate, I should have some powder coated pics next week once they are done. They are going to be sand blasted right before powder coating. I think with paint you need a sanded surface but I'm not expert at paint.

red56turbo · #20 05-09-2012, 04:36 PM

Looking good on the 982 refurb!! Keep the pics coming. On the calipers, on the IH built tractors, the rearends were red so the calipers would have been painted red. On the later ones built by CCC, the rearends were black, both cast and aluminum, so the calipers would have been black. Can't wait to see the finished product.