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Re: Need help..I want to paint my tractor..


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Posted by mkirsch on August 20, 2012 at 05:31:56 from (64.80.110.74):

In Reply to: Need help..I want to paint my tractor.. posted by Ron W on August 19, 2012 at 19:21:14:

How far you go is up to you and how nice of a paint job you want. This being your first, it won't be perfect and may not be very good at all. It's going to be a learning experience.

Prep for the paint and usage of the paint should all be in the instructions on the can.

You can't paint over grease, so unless the tractor is already clean you will want to clean it. A steam cleaner is best but a regular old pressure washer and any product labeled as "degreaser" for pressure washers, that comes in a gallon jug will do an acceptable job.

If you want a "factory" paint job, paint the tractor almost completely assembled. Remove any hood or other decorative sheet metal and paint it separately, but other than that, mask off tires and other rubber parts.

You can tear it down to individual pieces and paint it but that is a lot of work and you just got done doing that I assume. The upside to a complete teardown is that you can get paint in all the hard-to-reach places that nobody will ever see anyway.

I recommend installing a set of junk spark plugs and removing the wires completely. I've been told that getting any paint at all on a spark plug seems to ruin them. Maybe an old wives' tale but I haven't taken chances yet and I haven't had any problems.


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