BHunter 1,700 #51 Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) We applied some spray on bed liner for the step tread and Hot rod black on the upright portion. Edited January 12, 2022 by BHunter 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,302 #52 Posted January 12, 2022 Terry can fix you up with these. https://www.redoyourhorse.com/kohler-10-thru-16-hp-die-cut-vinyl-letters-to-hi-lite-extruded-letters/ 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,906 #53 Posted January 12, 2022 That red Bob, it’s amazing! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHunter 1,700 #54 Posted January 12, 2022 Just now, Pullstart said: That red Bob, it’s amazing! Thanks Kevin. It really pops in the sun. The booth lights don’t do it justice. You’ll see it at the Big Show this year. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHunter 1,700 #55 Posted January 12, 2022 18 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Terry can fix you up with these. https://www.redoyourhorse.com/kohler-10-thru-16-hp-die-cut-vinyl-letters-to-hi-lite-extruded-letters/ Thanks @953 nut . I didn’t know about those. I was going to attempt to hand paint them but the decals will look nicer. I’m going to order them from @Vinylguy. I also want to get some custom black hood decals for it. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,378 #56 Posted January 12, 2022 @BHunter so is this going to be a trailer queen or a working tractor That's quite the paint job Very pretty, love the candy apple red 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHunter 1,700 #57 Posted January 12, 2022 16 minutes ago, rjg854 said: @BHunter so is this going to be a trailer queen or a working tractor That's quite the paint job Very pretty, love the candy apple red It’s a worker. It plows snow ,pulls trailers around the property and is a back up mower when my walk behind is broken. Going to put it in parades this year too. My son says it doesn’t look tough anymore and is too pretty. Lol. He also said we won’t be able to use the hood for a workbench anymore 😂 3 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregor 4,846 #58 Posted January 12, 2022 I tried to buy Candy Apple Red in a can, apparently you can't. I have a spray gun now, is that color difficult to paint? Like silver ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHunter 1,700 #59 Posted January 12, 2022 31 minutes ago, Gregor said: I tried to buy Candy Apple Red in a can, apparently you can't. I have a spray gun now, is that color difficult to paint? Like silver ? It required a silver-red base under the red candy. It’s a little tricky to spray. You need a slower reducer for the silver so it doesn’t come out blotchy, the gun needs to be even with the surface, you need to be careful not to drop your spraying elbow down so you don’t get stripes and you need to keep a 6-8 inch distance so the metallic will lay down evenly. I raise the gun up to 10” on the last coat and spray faster than the previous coats so the metallic stands up and looks even. The candy coats require you to spray the full length of the panel and be careful of overlapping too much so you don’t get dark areas. You can’t stop and start in the middle of the panel. It’s challenging, the kids had to repaint a couple of the panels because they messed up. It’s also very rewarding when it turns out good in the end. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,906 #60 Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, BHunter said: t’s challenging, the kids had to repaint a couple of the panels because they messed up. Best way for most of that kind to learn! Edited January 12, 2022 by Pullstart 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHunter 1,700 #61 Posted January 12, 2022 12 minutes ago, Pullstart said: Best way for most of that kind to learn! Exactly. We learn from our mistakes 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregor 4,846 #62 Posted January 12, 2022 47 minutes ago, BHunter said: Exactly. We learn from our mistakes I'm learning an awful lot this week ! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,087 #63 Posted January 14, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 5:38 PM, BHunter said: We learn from our mistakes I dunno... I should be a genius by now if that were true. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,302 #64 Posted January 14, 2022 6 hours ago, kpinnc said: I dunno... I should be a genius by now if that were true. Your diploma has arrived! Please proudly display it in a prominent place so everyone who sees it will know just how many mistakes you have made! 2 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHunter 1,700 #65 Posted January 25, 2022 Today we made good progress. We installed new axle seals, put the drive belt and pulleys on, did some wiring, installed the clutch and brake rods, and installed the id tag. 10 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,596 #66 Posted January 25, 2022 Looks from ovah heah that's some nice attention to detail. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHunter 1,700 #67 Posted January 25, 2022 17 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Looks from ovah heah that's some nice attention to detail. Thanks Eric. It’s turning out way nicer than I thought it would. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,600 #68 Posted January 25, 2022 Can I take your class? Please?!?!? Great work and lucky kids! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHunter 1,700 #69 Posted January 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Can I take your class? Please?!?!? Great work and lucky kids! Sure can! I was actually thinking of teaching a night class and having people bring their tractors and hot rods in and restore them during class. That would be fun. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,087 #70 Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, BHunter said: Sure can! I was actually thinking of teaching a night class and having people bring their tractors and hot rods in and restore them during class. That would be fun. Depending on where you do it, you'd need a warehouse-sized paint boot! 3-4 members show up. Like me, they'd bring a half dozen tractors at once! 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHunter 1,700 #71 Posted January 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, kpinnc said: Depending on where you do it, you'd need a warehouse-sized paint boot! 3-4 members show up. Like me, they'd bring a half dozen tractors at once! One of my students works at a truck body shop. Their paint booth is 40x100ft. It’s insane. We might have to use that shop. We could paint everyone’s tractor at one time. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,087 #72 Posted January 26, 2022 1 minute ago, BHunter said: One of my students works at a truck body shop. Their paint booth is 40x100ft. It’s insane. We might have to use that shop. We could paint everyone’s tractor at one time. Yeah! Plenty of room! ...but can you imagine the widchimes we'd hang up? 10-12 dudes arguing over which parts belong to which tractor! Too funny! 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,634 #73 Posted January 26, 2022 @BHunter agree with others on your paint and detail work ! engine picture , see the opportunity to improve starting ? put a fuel check valve VERTICALLY in line from fuel pump to carb , simple / easy , holds a fuel charge for carb , insuring starting ease. have that on my 3 magnum engines , lots of hours and verify the way to go . just an idea, pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,634 #74 Posted January 26, 2022 @BHunter using this check valve ,https://www.amazon.com/EVIL-ENERGY-Return-Petrol-Aluminium/dp/B07ZB42CGT , these are all over the net , come in various sizes , INSTALL VERTICALLY TO PROPERLY FUNCTION , ARROW ON VALVE, they work . pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BHunter 1,700 #75 Posted January 26, 2022 8 hours ago, peter lena said: @BHunter agree with others on your paint and detail work ! engine picture , see the opportunity to improve starting ? put a fuel check valve VERTICALLY in line from fuel pump to carb , simple / easy , holds a fuel charge for carb , insuring starting ease. have that on my 3 magnum engines , lots of hours and verify the way to go . just an idea, pete I will get one of those valves. I never liked how long I had to crank the engine until it finally got fuel into the carb. thanks for the recommendation! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
