Orange is Tricky
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Topic: Orange is Tricky
Posted By: BrianC
Subject: Orange is Tricky
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 10:40pm
I look at pictures on the net of A/C tractors and they all seem to have a different shade of orange. What would be great is a photo lineup of three A/C tractors from the 40's,60's,80'S, that everyone more or less agrees are the proper shade of orange for the year. Of the two pictures I have here, which looks closer to PO#1? 
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Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 10:46pm
| The top one. Tracy Martin |
Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 11:07pm
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With the top B in full sunlight and the bottom B in the shade, it is hard to make a comparison. The light can make a big difference, IMO. ------------- Randy Freshour,Member Indiana AC Partners, http://www.rumelyallis.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.rumelyallis.com |
Posted By: 79fordblake
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 11:15pm
| The first orange looks a whole lot better but Rfdeere is right.....its not a good comparison with the differences in light. |
Posted By: Brian G. NY
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 11:16pm
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I'm old enuf to remember them new back in the 40s and 50s.
I'm with Tracy, the top one looks like I remember them!
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Posted By: BrianC
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2012 at 11:32pm
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What I see is that as the light is less, the orange looks redder. Another trick I see is PO#2. I say as it ages, it starts looking more like PO#1. My 160 for instance, the bottom of hood is PO#2, the top of the hood to me is PO#1, sort of. Check out this picture from a paint website, they are saying this is PO#1.  |
Posted By: Redwood
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2012 at 7:42am
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I'm running into the same issue with light and photos.
I have two samples on our tractor where the paint has seen no light, no air and has not seen water, between the air filter and mount. It is more red then your pic number one but as someone explained to me in another post the colour could be different even by the monitor settings.
I'm going to go in the end with colour match. I believe you can't worry too much about shade as no matter what colour it is there will be other PO #1's that don't match yours and that person is likely to tell you yours is wrong.
Paint it orange, red, green or pink (as Recently posted) and enjoy.
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Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2012 at 8:05am
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Brian, you will find that there are about 50 different shades of PO #1 and #2 both at tractor shows. Every different paint maker, Dupont, PPG, Martin Senior, and etc. has a different shade. And then, we now have the capability to create different shades at your local PPG dealer with a color scan of existing paint samples for blending, or matching. So options are diverse for PO#1. Good luck with whatever you chose! I have used PPG in the past with good results. ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: Dave in il
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2012 at 8:10am
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PO 1 seems to be hard to mix consistantly. You rarely see two out of half a dozen early AC's that match at a show. Of course how it is applied and the use of hardeners and clear coats changes the way it looks. And many use farm store "Allis Chalmers orange" that is usually PO 2 or something close to it. I was told that back in the day AC bought paint in 55 gallon drums and that there were slight variations from barrel to barrel. ------------- AGCO My Allis Gleaner Company |
Posted By: BILLP-SE-MI
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2012 at 8:18am
| Did ya notice the front cut offs on the WF, Brian C posted. Not to many front steel wheels for WF's around. Have a good one. BILL P |