Which Red Paint is Correct?

Mike Franks · May 18, 2009

I am about ready to paint my 1948 Cub Tractor. I always remember the old Cubs, A's B's M's etc. as being a really bright red paint. When I went to the Case dealers one said that the paint name was gloss red #B17564. Another dealer said that was wrong and the correct paint should be IH 2150 Red #H991010R2LF. To me both these paints seems to be more of dull red, more of the color that was used in the 1980 and 90's. Anyone got any comments? Thanks for any input.

rustyfarmall · May 19, 2009

Neither of those is correct for a 100% accurate restoration, but 99% of us use the IH 2150.

Jim Becker · May 19, 2009

A '48 Cub should have originally been number 50 red. I don't know what that would cross to in a current paint.

50 was used until early '49.
1102-B was used until early '60.
201 was a new number for 1102-B and used until late '61.
2150 was used until the end of production.

CNKS · May 19, 2009

IH 50 crosses to PPG 70019 and DuPont 7410, will also cross to Martin Senour/NAPA/Sherwin Williams. It has to be mixed, CaseIH does not carry it.

1941FarmallAboy · May 19, 2009

I had a guy give me 1 Gallon of "CAR QUEST OIL BASE ENAMEL, The # is 15-0991 I.H RED If that the tractor red or the trucks? 1950 Farmall Cub

BTW Im Carson946 On farmallCub.com

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