1993 314H Refresh for another 30 years

[ebinmaine 67,431]

1 hour ago, kpinnc said:

 

Negative sir! I'm thinking of doing the same thing. Most of my steering slop is from those bushings. A flange bearing is an excellent mod! 

 

 

Agreed. 

 

As these machines age there are certain points of wear that tend to stick out. 

 

[Bill D 1,920]

On 3/17/2024 at 2:10 PM, Cee245 said:

 

 

 

 

 

Love that GT 1800.  Hope you get it running.  Please start a thread on it if you do keep it.

[Cee245 818]

Moving along pretty well... 

 

Gotta wait for the hood to dry to install decals and still trying to figure out tire combo.. . . 

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,431]

5 minutes ago, Cee245 said:

Gotta wait for the hood to dry to install decals

 

Let that set a couple months if possible.  Get a good cure.  

[Cee245 818]

I gave the rear fender and big rectangle shaped one on hood, about a month at 65-72F dry time. 

 

Gave the decals on hood stand about 3 days ... they seem fine?. 

 

I had to touch up the hood and put clear on it today, so it'll be a while before i will put them on. 

 

 

Eric, 

I haven't had issues in the past when only waiting a week...  what could happen? Ripping/peeling when installing? Paint Drytime under decal?

 

Using same decals / technique as before...   

[ebinmaine 67,431]

3 hours ago, Cee245 said:

I gave the rear fender and big rectangle shaped one on hood, about a month at 65-72F dry time. 

 

Gave the decals on hood stand about 3 days ... they seem fine?. 

 

I had to touch up the hood and put clear on it today, so it'll be a while before i will put them on. 

 

 

Eric, 

I haven't had issues in the past when only waiting a week...  what could happen? Ripping/peeling when installing? Paint Drytime under decal?

 

Using same decals / technique as before...   

 

What it comes down to is "off-gassing" the paint. 

Whether it's done by a shop using a hardener or sprayed out of a can, paint needs to breathe for a certain amount of time to truly cure. It can shrink a little,  but not always. 

 

It's entirely possible,  and in fact likely,  you'll never see an issue after the first 3 or 4 days. 

 

 

[RED-Z06 2,221]

When i painted my deere last year, the fiberglass hood was very straight, I sanded all the old paint off, 2 coats of 1k primer, sanded, wiped with a paint prep cleaner...then 2 coats of green.  Whole tractor looked immaculate, it layed with 0 runs, 0 sags, no fisheyes, no orange peel.

 

Then about 4 months later, only on the hood, the paint "bubbled"..like it inflated from below, then a few spots that had done that flaked off.  99.9% of the paint is still perfect.

 

Ill never understand painting 

[kpinnc 12,007]

4 hours ago, RED-Z06 said:

Ill never understand painting 

 

Same...

 

Painting is sometimes called an art form. For me, it has to be abstract at best!  Some turn out decent, and I occasionally get surprised with a good one. But usually they start out great, and as you experienced devolve from there...

 

I do know this: if new paint survives a few weeks, whether rattle can or spray gun, it can be buffed out pretty nice. Curing out (or lack of) seems to be kicker.

[Cee245 818]

Lol... ill never understand painting either... i seem to like to not let it dry properly and put runs in etc. I guess we like doing it over.. and over.. lol

 

I have two rear seat pans i keep going back and forth on as i screw up one. .

 

I'm struggling with putting clear down.

 

Kept looking like in 1st pic in spots. 2nd picture is how most everything is. Little dust in it, but will clean up well with 2000 grit. 

 

For me, It really comes down to lack of proper equipment/ space / consistent temperature And realistic expectations. 

 

So, I'm happy with a decent spray can paint job like we seem to have now as this is our mowing machine, not a sports car. 

 

Edited April 1 by Cee245
Add 2nd pic

[Cee245 818]

[Bill D 1,920]

1 hour ago, Cee245 said:

Very nice.  That style steering wheel is my favorite.  I have them on all my tractors.

[ebinmaine 67,431]

Excellent! 

[kpinnc 12,007]

That paint scheme and decal combo looks really nice! 

 

As always- well done!