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Feb 15th, 2024, 09:30 | #1 |
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Rustoleum matt black tractor paint
I'm turning my attention to Cinders ( 744 with B230E engine ). It's silver, but the bonnet is relativeluy rust free, but with badly sun damaged paint on the bonnet. I'm going to move the alloy wheels onto the estate, and replace them with steel wheels. I'm thinking of painting the bonnet and wheels with matt black Rustoleum tractor paint. What do you guys think of this idea? Does it give good protection against rust?
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Feb 15th, 2024, 10:06 | #2 |
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If your a young retro lad by all means but the general concenus here is keep the cars original .
Have the paint work bonnet ect done by a good recommended paint shop in original colours now .and you won't need to paint it again o and some TLC wax or similar every now and then . Only my personal opinion! |
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Feb 15th, 2024, 10:26 | #3 |
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Rust has to be treated at the bare metal stage to be effective:~
Many surface treatments are just that- masking the problem whilst the rust continues to fester. A personal choice, but staying original & doing it properly will produce dividends in a number of ways: particularly if the car moves to another owner. Good Luck. Bob. |
Feb 15th, 2024, 10:31 | #4 |
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The secret to keeping a professional paint job reasonably priced is to go somewhere that has a scanner exactly to match the adjacent paintwork and just paint the panel that needs it rather than feather the new paint into the adjacent panels.
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Feb 15th, 2024, 12:00 | #5 |
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I think it rather depends upon what one is looking for. If it is a full, no expense spared, restoration to original condition, then of course go for the professional paint job. If, on the other hand, as I suspect, it is to maintain a working vehicle in good reliable order, then that may be viewed as unnecessary expense and a more economical solution sought.
I have no experience of the tractor paint to which 'Offgrid' refers, so an unable to comment on it's suitability for his intended application, but I have had good results using Hammerite products on my cars for many years. If it does the job and you are not too worried about appearances, what is there not to like? Almost any paintwork on my V70 would almost certainly cost more than what I paid for the car almost eight years ago! Regards, John.
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Feb 15th, 2024, 16:37 | #6 |
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I like it.
There is a guy on youtube called Derek that uses this same exact paint a lot of times. His channel is called Vice Grip Garage and he also has a show on Motor Trend called RoadWorthy Rescues that is the same exact concept of the youtube channel. He rescues cars, doesn't fully restore them, just brings them to roadworthy condition. Anyways, here's an example of him painting an old chevy truck with it. He talks about the paint at 8:20. It's the same exact paint OffGrid is mentioning, for anyone who isn't familiar with it. [YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTwBQL4zXz0[/YOUTUBE] EDIT: and I don't see why it wouldn't offer good rust protection. It's a heavy duty single stage paint. If anything, probably rust protection is its main duty/purpose.
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Feb 15th, 2024, 19:01 | #7 |
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Not something I would do myself, but each to their own.
Could you not find a better condition bonnet to swap over? |
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