how do you guy's treat your paint job?

mike paulson · Sep 28, 2011

whats a good way to clean oil or residue from your tractors paint without ruining the paint with something like brake clean?
is there a product strong enough to remove oil that wont roll off your paint job?

oldtanker · Sep 28, 2011

That all depends on the prep, type and quality of the paint and cure time.

Rick

Anonymous-0 · Sep 28, 2011

Auto Bug and Tar remover works well. Auto wax works well and leaves protection as well. Jim

thebigyellowtruck · Sep 28, 2011

if you rent a steam cleaner/power washer it should do well. It does a lot better job than just a pressure washer alone. That's what i use to clean the oil and grease from all of our construction equipment.

Wilks54 · Sep 28, 2011

I second the steam pressure washer. Works great

CNKS · Sep 28, 2011

A hot water pressure washer can remove paint. I just removed some on my Super M, ok because I am going to bare metal anyway. This was a commercial machine I rented. Buying it is $$$$. The Walmart type may be ok. You can get a lot of the grease off with cold water, but you'll have to do some scraping. If you are trying to save the paint, there is no easy way.

Jim in Ma. · Sep 28, 2011

Paint??? I have 6 tractors aroune here and they all earn their keep.
I would be lucky if I could take all the paint on them and find enough to cover the smallest one.

Duner Wi · Sep 28, 2011

Greased Lightning , then hose it off.

rhtx55 · Sep 28, 2011

I use "Mean Green" on both my tractors & my Harley, hose it off with water. I get as many bottles as I can carry at our local dollar store.
Directions:
http://meangreencleaner.net/Automotive.html

DeltaRed · Sep 28, 2011

What Paint?!!!

LarryT · Sep 28, 2011

If you can get it and your paint is tight you can use Varsol which is a dry solvent and then a pressure washer. If done right you can get it clean enough to repaint.
But as my tractors work about 60-70 hours a week paint is the least of my worries. LOL If it aiint leaking something somewhere, its our of what ever it isnt leaking.

JRSutton · Sep 29, 2011

Ditto!

Absent Minded Farmer · Sep 29, 2011

We use Dawn dish soap quite a bit. I've used a little in water to wash what paint IS left on my equipment & poured it right out of the bottle & worked it in with a brush for the toughest spots. Rinse however you would like.

Mike

Duanes · Sep 29, 2011

So, working tractors don"t have paint? What are you running them through underbrush in the woods?

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