My 656 getting a "cleanup"

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,510]

I say the 656 is gettin a cleanup as I'm not a bodywork guy, and I'm not a paintwork guy. I thought I had a picture of it before I started but I cant seem to find it but the hood and fender should give ya an idea of what it looked like before. I have a bunch of other interests as well as Wheel Horse's so the progress will be slow as I can't dedicate every waking minute to it.

Heres a few shots so far. I will be looking for a new hood so if anyone has a straight 656 hood I might be interested. The fender pan will be usable with some TLC but the seat is shot.

Mike.........

[chris11 184]

Nice job Mike I wish i had a hood to give you.

[JimD 3,345]

Mike, it looks good. I don't know how you got all that primer in there without taking it down further. What's your secret? :thumbs:

[DMK855 15]

Looks like you are off to a great start!! If you update the seat, I would be interested in your old one!!

Looking forward to more pics!!

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,510]

Nice job Mike I wish i had a hood to give you.

I didnt figure you would have a hood pal .

Remember this tractor Chris? Its the one you were gonna buy for your girlfriend to ride around shows and such. (not for sale anymore ).

Mike..........

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,510]

Mike, it looks good. I don't know how you got all that primer in there without taking it down further. What's your secret?

No secrets here Jim.....its Valspar Primer applied with a BRUSH ! Its actually easier to work with than I thought and no paint went airborne which woulda got all over my motorcycle and worse yet, the wifes car !! I do have some spray cans for certian areas where the brush just wont go.

Mike..........

PS....got your PM and am giving it some thought.

[wheel horse man 56]

Nice work i wish i could paint like you. :thumbs:

[VinsRJ 723]

Tony doesn't have a hood? :thumbs:

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,362]

Sparky-

Looking good so far. I have used primer with a brush on the frame assembly and the final outcome was nice.

[JimD 3,345]

i never thought about brushing those out of the way ares Mike, but I sure will in the future. :thumbs:

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,510]

Got motivated today and did up the wheels.

Mike.........

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,510]

Sparky-

Looking good so far. I have used primer with a brush on the frame assembly and the final outcome was nice.

Actually I got the brush idea from you Steve. You mentioned it when I was your place pickin up the C-105 and I never forgot it.

Thanks for the tip !

Mike........

[chris11 184]

Mike do you still have the other one? or did it sell? Wow wheels look great. keep the pictures coming Bud.

[rickv1957 72]

Mike,looks like a great start you have going!,Rick

[Roger from southern Iowa 1]

Looking very good Mike.

[Ken B 3,164]

She's coming along very nicely, can't wait to see it all finished up! :thumbs:

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,510]

This is how I primed the belly of the beast. Hung it from the rafters in my garage. How do you guys paint the bottom??

Mike.........

[ducky 1]

same as u painted the primer. unless ur spraying the red on. then spray away with it hanging around.

[bmuone 15]

Mike, you call it a "clean up". At my house I call what you are doing a restore. Good work.

[rickv1957 72]

The tire paint is good stuff for sure!,Rick

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,510]

Splashed on a bit of red today.

Mike........

[JimD 3,345]

Looks nice Mike, and I really like the white steering wheel. Man you're gonna have a bugger of a time gettin all that tape off there. :D

[MikesRJ 552]

Looks great Mike, are you brushing the red as well? Looks good either way.

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,510]

Looks great Mike, are you brushing the red as well? Looks good either way.

The red is from a rattle can Mike. Krylon Cherry Red to be exact. Now that the first coat is on it seems a bit dark.

Mike.........

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,510]

Had some time to deal with the fender today. Heres where I'm at so far with the fender and wheels back on. The fender has some serious pitting which will hopefully be mostly hid with a new seat. This tractor is gonna be a 30 footer fer sure .

Mike.......