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bhaynes 
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Location: Chattanooga, TN
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 Topic: AC Orange painting
Posted: 15 Apr 2019 at 7:22am |
I have purchased a few cases of Rust Oleum Farm Equipment spray paint "Allis Chalmers Orange". I have about 3 good coats of primer on, and about 2 coats of AC Orange on the tractor. However, It's not shiny like I have seen in person on others or in pictures of others that have been restored. Does anybody recommend a good gloss top coat that won't mess up the base layer? :)
(I ask because because I bought a can of high gloss lacquer top coat, and after a few seconds of spraying on a part, it bubbled the paint and when I went to quickly wipe it off, it took the thin layer of orange off too!
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plummerscarin
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Posted: 15 Apr 2019 at 8:46am |
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Is the clear compatible with the primer and color? i.e. same brand? I have had similar problems also with the time between coats. Directions likely say recoat within 1 hour or wait 48 hours before spraying.
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bhaynes
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Posted: 15 Apr 2019 at 8:51am |
So no - It was actually a different brand. However, we are talking days after between clear coating and the initial spray.
The bubbling up the paint, really worried it. It took me A LONG time and actual sand blasting to get it completely cleared and cleaned of old paint. Then to go back and primer and color. :) Just nervous now.
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Sugarmaker
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Posted: 15 Apr 2019 at 9:19am |
bhaynes, I have seen that happen too! Seems those clear coats can be nasty to the base coat. If you found a clear cost in the same brand it might work? No fun when you spend all that time and have the top coat ruined.
Regards, Chris
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D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet.
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Hyperpack
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Posted: 15 Apr 2019 at 9:24am |
Lacquer thinner is gonnna peel off the enamel paint, You can use Lacquer primer and enamel paint but not the other way around. Im far from a pro but Expect You would have to let the Rustoleum setup for months then buff it out to get the automotive paint shine many tractors have these days.
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 15 Apr 2019 at 7:47pm |
your probably going to have trouble getting a rattle can top coat to look like enamel sprayed from a gun connected to an air tank.. If you use ENAMEL paint, you probably need to look for ENAMEL clear coat... Like mentioned, LAQUER basically dissolves most other types of paints.
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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