Cheap paint jobs

I used IH red and JD yellow when I painted my forklift. A gallon of each plus a gallon of thinner was $40.... turned out GREAT, is pretty tough, has been on for about 6 months and has sat outside almost the entire time. I have not noticed any chalking or dulling yet. The only downside to it was that it is slow drying

Lee DeLaBarre Daytona62

Doesn't that make Allis-Chalmers orange? :)

nate

Jeff,

No knowledge whatsoever! But, it does warrant further investigation. I wonder how it would look being sprayed using a Wagner Power Sprayer? FlatheadGeo

It sure would! Emily wants me to mix the remaining paint together and paint my plow truck "dukes of Hazzard orange" LOL.....

Lee DeLaBarre Daytona62

Persian Orange. It's a color unto itself.. Jeff

"Nate Nagel" wrote..

Jeff, I used Tractor Supply as the source for the tractor paint used to paint several outdoor items at Wallys Service station. The dark green on the kerosene pump has held up well. The white on the gas pumps is very chalky, the orange on the windshield wash unit and hydrant is badly faded. This was fresh about 8 years ago and the change happened fairly quickly. But- looking old and faded was the desired effect.

Freddy

Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:

You can go to some auto paint wholesalers and purchase some reasonable "low end" paint systems that can be sprayed by low cost spray gun that would probably hold up better than tractor paint. Even low in auto paint is more engineered for longer fade resistance and overall better weathering.

Here's where I buy mine.

I have bought "oops" paint from automotive supply houses.They make mistakes blending or a customer doesnt come back for it.Have to be flexible though,it's not for those seeking original colors. Another time I made a interesting color from left over paints(plural) that a body shop wanted to dispose of.

Bob40

Bob I work for a automotive refinish company as a technical manager so I understand the engineered differences. Your approach is a good one especially if you have a good relationship with the wholesaler because "oops" paint if not used by someone becomes more material in the hazardous waste drum, so they in a lose lose situation, they lost the material cost and now they have to pay to get rid of it. For the reducers or hardners you can always purchase "knock-off" reducer hardners and save yourself a few bucks. The wholesale may also have those knock-offs.

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A cheap paint job is done using a toque on a stick. Expensive ones we use a brush.

I actually painted a car once using a bug spray attachment for a vacuum cleaner. Made the mistake of using an old vacuum hose, and the car came out looking like it had been flocked. Had I used a new hose, it would not have been half bad.

Gord Richmond

Gord, I remember that setup - my mother had a vacuum from Eaton's and it came with the attachment to spray paint using the exhaust outlet on the vacuum!

Brooksie

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Back in ancient history when I was in grade school (elementary?), a friend of mine painted his bicycle with that rig- did a nice job too. In later life he became an auto body expert then a top notch professional restorer (his own shop). Paul Johnson

"blacklarkviii carolina.rr.com>" I can remember my Dad painting a 53 Ford with a vacuum cleaner when I was

I remember my dad painting the '35 Plymouth he wanted to sell. He did it with a soft brush and it looked fine. Later, when I was in high school a friend had a '48 Plymouth he wanted to paint. He bought the paint, rented the compressor and gun and the power went off. So, he finished it (the biggest part) with a brush. My cheapest paint job was in 1963. I had a '54 Willys Aero Ace two-door. It had some minor rust and the paint was faded. A man who worked for me told me to do all the prep work, take off the bumpers and take it to Earl Scheib when they had a weekend deal. I did and got a good paint job for $19.95- had to settle for a single color that was close to original vice the original two-tone, but so what... Paul Johnson

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I painted my first car, a 1940 Chevy two door with a brush, two tone at that! I later sold the car for a whopping $75...

JT