Super A hybrid project coming along (pics thread)

GRAPE-DRANK · Oct 17, 2011

You may be able to see the transmission paint looks a little different. It was painted with tractor supply "IH red" paint. It almost looks like AC orange. I don't recomend it. The engine has been painted with Krylon red overtop of engine primer grey. As you can see the 130 block was a perfect fit.

New clutch, 140 flywheel.

Super A pulley pressed on a 140 crank. Threaded part cut off.

JRSutton · Oct 17, 2011

THANK YOU!

THAT is exactly the "orange" I was talking about here a few weeks ago when I was trying to figure out which paint I needed. (and had so much trouble describing)

I had tried the TSC paint on some parts, and it was way too orange. I assumed THEY had the color right, so if it was 50 or 2150, that was the color I was trying to avoid. But I didn't know which one it was supposed to be.

Perhaps the TSC paint is just way off.

Your pictures show the difference quite well.

What did you use on the engine?

Hotflashjr · Oct 17, 2011

I'm a JD guy, but I agree the TSC paint is WAY off for JD green as well. Not even remotely close.

rustyfarmall · Oct 17, 2011

Hate to tell you this, but that "Krylon" red is not correct either. It is way too dark. The #2150 from Case-IH is the only paint I have ever seen that looks correct.

Harold H · Oct 17, 2011

Use the TSC restoration grade paint. It is a much higher quality automotive type paint than the regular TSC tractor and implement paint and will give good service and is a more red correct color. I used the TSC restoration grade IH red on my 89 F150 and my 82 Fiat Spider and they both still look great, as well as tractors.

Harold H

Too Far Gone · Oct 17, 2011

I thought the same thing.The cheap paint is closer to IH 2150 in color

GRAPE-DRANK · Oct 17, 2011

(quoted from post at 11:09:17 10/17/11)

What did you use on the engine?

It was primed with grey engine primer (spray can) from NAPA. The red I used on the engine was Krylon International Harvester red. I may one day regret it, but the cheapo Krylon paint looks beautiful over the primer grey. I think it looks more like the classic IH red. To each his own I guess. The tractor supply orange that was supposed to be IH red bothered me too much for me to use it. I'm sticking with Krylon. I dropped big bank on that engine and I don't even feel like I am half way with my restoration. I don't mind at all going the cheap route with the Krylon spray can. I plan on garaging the tractor anyway so, we'll see how it holds up.

rhtx55 · Oct 17, 2011

I kind of like the darker shade, as I remember back in the day (40's) after a few years of use, they seemed to "fade" to a darker red. That's the way I remember my Grand pa's H & M, but that was quite a fews back.
I had a gentleman inform me that Harvester bought paint in 55 gallon drums, back when they would paint gray tractors the top of the barrel would be a bit lighter shade, about half way through the barrel the color would be as ordered, toward the bottom it would get darker, sometimes almost black.
I am sure some shading would occur when they started using red also, I seriously doubt they went about mixing a 55 drum somehow each hour to keep the pigments constant. I have seen a few darker shaded red Farmalls at shows & I really liked it on the number series tractors, really set the chrome numbers, & silver wheels off.
To each his own, I think a bright almost fire engine red is much better than the orange-red some use.

mike1972chev · Oct 18, 2011

FYI: Red paint is one of THE hardest paints to match When it comes to trying to match existing red paint.Let alone all of the IH paint"aging issues"I keep hearing about.I cannot even imagine how many Farmalls have set out in the sun for well over their whole 60 year lifetime ?????

mkirsch · Oct 18, 2011

Yeah, how many Farmalls that have sat outside for 60 years are still red, though? You can't tell if the paint's faded because there is no paint left.

That orange color means you didn't put on enough coats, at least with IH2150. The red gets deeper and darker with every coat of 2150 you apply. Plus it gets deeper and darker as it cures.

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