James Williams

I ran across this story while reading about McCormick Deering,hope this intrests someone

http://www.mccormick-deering.com/storyPaint.html

Very interesting. If DuPont is still using the same formulation then you could actually claim that a restoration was done in original paint. Doesn't mean much but sounds good. But then it's what the intent is isn't it? If it is honestly a true attempt to restore to original than it is a viable claim.

That paint is reportedly from the late 40's and was not used during the production up to 36. Since IH made their own paint in small batches and had changed to red years before How accurate were they ten years later. It is much lighter than the traces of grey you will find on the machines. This paint is also the synthetic enamel and not the organic enamel that was used pre 37.

I stand all amassed that even the cans were open-able not to mention the pain being usable, but then again in those days they made things to last.

Hey James thanks for the link. My F14 hasn't been painted yet. Sitting ready for a job just couldn't decide between gray, it's original color, or red. Couldn't find a gray I liked so the decision has been hard to make.

I can assume that if IH only made small batches of paint at one time, in regards to the gray color, then there wouldn't have been very good consistency in the gray colors they used during the period it was used. Having mixed lots of paint in my lifetime, even with the high tech gadgets of today, it's very difficult to mix the same color twice and two differnt times, hence the reason paint is mixed and canned up in bulk quantities.

If the paint in question in the link James provided is actually IHC #1063 from the period the gentleman in the link says it is, then it stands to reason that it's going to be the absolute closest thing to the original color that was used.

I'm less concerned about the fact that the color found on a tractor under restoration is slightly darker than what might have been in those paint cans. I've seen several of these old tractors that should have been gray from the factory and about the only places I ever find paint is under grease and oil that has been caked on there for years. Paint subjected to grease and oil for very long periods of time has a tendancy to change color some due to having been stained.

I've emailed them for the formula, and the decision has been made. She's going to be whatever color gray was in that can.

All f14's were red, if it was grey it has to be a F12