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Jim Paterson · Mar 22, 2012

I'm a week or so away from painting my '44H. I've read post after post about paint and I'm worried, confused, overwhelmed, etc.

I planned on using 2150 and spraying with a spray gun using hardner. Some of the posts claim that 2150 is garbage and will fade and fall off the tractor the week after I paint it. Others claim it will hold the color and still look freshly painted after 10 years.

My tractor will not be a working tractor, but I'm not going to be putting it in shows either. It will be stored in my garage, driven around locally and used to take friends and family on hay rides.

Am I making a mistake using 2150? I don't want to spend a fortune, but I also don't want a paint job that will look like garbage five years from now.

Help!!! Help!!! Help!!!

erik dekeyser · Mar 22, 2012

I have been using 2150 paint for about 5 years and it still looks great. I dont leave my tractors out side for days but i do take them out and use them of and on and then i put them back in the barn. So far no problems.

BillyinStoughton · Mar 22, 2012

I've painted 3 tractors in the last 10 years using 2150, appropriate reducer, and hardner and have had very good luck. As far as fading...I haven't experienced any of it. That being said, the tractors I've painted are shedded 80% of the time too. As with any painting it's 99% preparation. You will find that everyone has a different opinion on this topic. Good luck.

Here's an H I painted 5 years ago with 2150 and it looks as good as the day I sprayed it.

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rustyfarmall · Mar 22, 2012

To anyone who thinks the 2150 is inferior paint, I would invite them to come and look at my 1940 H that was painted with the 2150 in a RATTLE can 12 years ago. There is a scratch or two caused by tree branches that got a little close, but NO fading at all.

BillyinStoughton · Mar 22, 2012

Now that's how ya do it Rusty! Every tractor should have a few scratches anyway! And if they don't...I'd be sure to go out and add a couple. Scratches only add character.

mkirsch · Mar 22, 2012

I think you're confused.

I have NEVER heard anything bad about IH 2150 paint quality.

Any paint will fall off if you don't prepare the surface well enough.

BE CAREFUL with the hardener! One whiff of the stuff can put you in the hospital with severe lung problems. It might not be the first whiff but any given whiff can cause a reaction.

A respirator will NOT protect you, no matter what filter you use. Spraying with hardeners requires special breathing equipment.

If you can keep your tractor in a warm, somewhat dust-free environment for 30 days, it's just as good as hardener.

Farmallhal · Mar 22, 2012

Jim, the person who painted my Super C a couple years ago paints a few tractors a year during his off times from work. Preparation is the key and he only uses CaseIH 2150 with their hardener on the Farmalls. I am very pleased with my SC and I have a few other Farmalls painted with the high dollar brands and it is as nice as any of them and better then some. My Farmalls are used for light work on the farm during hay making and the activities you note you plan on using yours for. My tractors are kept inside a closed building with very little sunlight and I haven't experienced any fading. We did use a high dollar paint on the rims which he really liked as it is a nice match for the original galvanized rims. Hope this helps, Hal.

Jason(Ma) · Mar 22, 2012

here"s my $.02 take it for what it"s worth. 2150 is the wrong color for a H, should be IH50 does it really matter? it is my understanding that 2150 is being sold using different chemical families and that the currently available paint is of better quality that the 2150 of pervious years. I myself try to use a high quality paint in a single stage urethan and only paint it once. When I have cheapend out and used cheaper paint it has faded to pink. It took all the same labor and 80% of the cost and now needs to be redone. One other comment is to be careful using hardner it contains cyanid, you need to have a fresh air supply mask. there is a lot more info on hardners in the paint fourms.
good luck

sflem849 · Mar 22, 2012

FarmallHal, what paint and color did you use on the rims?

rustyfarmall · Mar 22, 2012

(quoted from post at 05:00:05 03/22/12) Now that's how ya do it Rusty! Every tractor should have a few scratches anyway! And if they don't...I'd be sure to go out and add a couple. Scratches only add character.

That's what I get for trying to mow as close to the apple trees as I can get.

randy hall · Mar 22, 2012

2150 paint will never 'fall offf' you cab paint over grease and the paint will be there ten years from now. i have painted many tractors over the years with ih paint and i have no complaints. yes if your tractor site out alot it will fade in time. just to complicate things the last m that i painted i tried tractor supply co. restoration series paint. i liked it except their hardener requires a thirty minute delay after mixing, but the paint is a little less orange than 2150. i think it is a closer match to the old ih red 50.

Jim Paterson · Mar 22, 2012

I read alot on the forums about rim color and decided to use Rustoleum Hammered. They came out beautiful and if down the road I decide I don't like it, very easy to change. Some people will banish me for using that, but if they don't like it they are more than welcome to borrow my rims and paint them to their liking (at their expense).

sflem849 · Mar 22, 2012

(quoted from post at 06:22:13 03/22/12) I read alot on the forums about rim color and decided to use Rustoleum Hammered. They came out beautiful and if down the road I decide I don't like it, very easy to change. Some people will banish me for using that, but if they don't like it they are more than welcome to borrow my rims and paint them to their liking (at their expense).

Edit - I can't talk. Is that in a rattle can?

stevee · Mar 22, 2012

Wheel paint: I am just finishing a 1979 Int"l 1724 truck.
Rustoleum has a new color: Matte Nickel in a rattle can. Used it on the 20" steel wheels after stripping and cleaning-- looks great! I think its the closest to original galvanized on Farmalls that I have seen. For $5 try it!

Neb Super H · Mar 22, 2012

I painted my tractor last year with IH red Van sickle paint. I used that because I thought 2150 sometimes gave a tractor a more orange tint and the stuff I used was more red. I like single stage cause when I scratch the paint (and it will happen) I just get the brush out and touch it up, plus I could paint it myself. Good luck and have fun. It is your tractor do it how you want!

Farmallhal · Mar 22, 2012

The paint that was used on the rims was a PPG Concept (DCC) Acrylic Urethane and the color noted as Silver Argent. It was mixed to match a 1977 Ford code 1G. Glenster who posts on this forum likes a GM rally wheel color which I'm told looks nice as well. The one we used was somewhat over $400 a gallon as I recall and I have some other codes which have been used by other folks but this one looks very good to me, Hal.
P.S. Send me an email and I'll forward you a few pictures of the finished tractor - I can't seem to post them on this forum for some reason.

Farmallhal · Mar 22, 2012

Email and photos sent, Hal.

sgtbull · Mar 22, 2012

I've done 6 tractors, (2 h's, 2 cubs, one 200 and one b) in the last 4 yrs. using 2150 paint and hardener. Preparation is the biggest key to a good finished product. The paint is fine.

Wilks54 · Mar 22, 2012

I really liked the way the DuPont Nason paint came out on my project. Plus I could get it in IH50 color instead of the 2150. In the end it's whatever you are comfortable with and want to pay for.

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