To make it clear, I did not use enamel from the JD dealer. My local JD dealer is a horrible place to do business at and I have boycotted them as much as possible up to the point of driving 40 miles to the next nearest dealer when I can’t find it elsewhere.
I used enamel paint from the local auto parts store for my first tractor. It was $40 a gallon not including the thinner and hardener and primer and stuff, probably around $150 for all the stuff. It went on good and looked great for about 2 months. By 4 months it had faded to an olive drab color. Now, a year later, it looks terrible, badly faded. I’m going to have to strip it down and do it over again. Admittedly this is not JD brand paint, it was Majic brand paint. The JD paint probably would last better but I’m figuring enamel is enamel and none of it has good old lead in it anymore. I used PPG base clear on my next two tractors and they have not faded at all but it was very costly (~$500) and harder to do. The worst thing about 2 part besides the expense is the difficulty in doing touch ups later on. Next time I plan to try urethane and see how that does (~300). I’m a novice at painting so I can only say what little I have experienced so far.
This post was edited by alabamafrog at 15:26:51 11/09/09 2 times.
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