[Mkulikow]

Hello,

I am touching up a '91 420 that had spotty rust all over. I did not want to go to the level of sand blasting everything and tearing down the frame so I am removing the rust, sanding and laying down 5 or so coats of rattle can paint.

So far I have been VERY impressed with the paint however I still see areas where I wire wheeled off the rust and sanded down the edges but I can still see depressions and wire wheel marks. Even after sanding. I have only done 2 pieces until I make a decision going forward.

Now that the coat is done I need to decide how to update this side panel and one of the screen panels.

I can put filler down over the paint and re coat, I can keep adding paint after sanding or I can use filler. For the other panels I can put high build primer/filler down before the paint, I can try to remove ALL the paint or I can just keep laying down paint to fill them up.

Any ideas?

I tried to take a a picture but the camera cannot distinguish the indentations.

Also, I am using the Valspar Restoration Series and after 4+ light coats the paint is almost a mirror after 24 hours. I would imagine after 36 for it to be even better and a wet sand would be overkill for a tractor. This stuff flows REALLY well.

 

[Mkulikow]

So,

So far I have come to the following conclusions:

For painted parts I will let them cure for a week, rough sand, mark defects, glaze, fine sand and feather then repaint.

For new parts I will use a lightweight body filler, sand and feather and paint.

Again, this is a working tractor I just cant stand to have those defects in my finish paint job. I wish I had done a better job feathering those edges before I painted

 

[woodpecker41]

Michael primer is what you should use to fill rough spots not finish paints. Primer dries more quickly (20 minutes vs weeks) and fills better. Once the tractor is smooth with primer on it them you add the top paint colors. Roger

 

[Mkulikow]

I like the idea that buff primer is "high build" but it still doesn't appear that it will fill a hole created by cleaning a rust spot. There has to be 5mils or more of paint that needs to be filled.

And even then I am not trying to fill/cover the entire panel, only depressions caused by removing rust spots. Do I just use it on the spots?

 

[Mkulikow]

Well,

The auto body supply store got me setup. Rage filler, metal glaze, sandpaper and JD set me up with some buff primer.

Hope it rains this weekend

 

[lfnel]

I'm considering buying a LX277, but it has no serial number label. Is there a hidden serial number stamped into the steel someplace on the tractor. If so, where? I know bigger Deere tractors have hidden serial numbers in several places.

 

[woodpecker41]

There are no hidden serial numbers on JD garden tractors. The only place you might to find it might be if you know where the tractor was originally sold and the dealer has it. You might be able to get the year by numbers on the engine etc. Roger