I stopped in my local Tractor Supply Co. just looking and spotted this paint. I'm in the process of doing an off the frame resto and plan on sandblasting the frame and painting it. Anyone ever try this paint? Thoughts? Recommendations?

 

Of course powder coating would be best but, oil based enamel is always good....ask if you can add a hardner to it (such as for automotive paints)....I have done that with rustoleum for "special one time applications" and it works well!

 

Good idea! Thanks for the tip!

 

Online reviews have been mixed with many claiming it does not harden up and has adhesion issues even with hardener added, it also seems to fade and chalk up pretty quick (like 6 months).

 

It will work on your frame and yes hardener will help durability it will fade if in direct sunlight as in a bumper or the sheet metal I have used oil base rustoleum colors on farm equipment with hardener did slowly fade but not chalk up this was on tractors and hay bailers that sat out doors 365 24/7 still looked good 3 years after for what it was and it was cheap compared to true automotive paint.

 

I used that same paint with the hardener on my frame.
First I have to say I am not building a show truck. Something that is clean, looks good and I will be driving it as a backup to my DD and take garbage to the dump.



I degreased it first, Wire brush the rust the best I could then hit it with this in a spray bottle.

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I let it do it's thing for a few days and then hosed off the frame.
Let it sit a few more days to dry before wiping it down with a degreaser again before painting it.
I used a old school spray gun to paint the frame and put it on heavy. Who is going to see any runs, not that I got any

Dave ----

 

sounds like a pretty complete cleaning. All the effort to remove the frame you, you did the right thing to do a good job. Hope the paint works out.

 

I painted the frame on my hotrod with something called Plasti-coat. Painted it on thick with a brush.. I've got 6-7 years on it and it still looks good, no chips.

 

Ha good old plasti coat can't beat that stuff off with a hammer.
Plasticoat IIRC is an epoxy paint.

 

Acklands Grainger sells endura paint and you can brush it on and it looks amazing. I have done the 5 star black frame paint and powdercoated routes before, powdercoat was cheaper and less work and looked better hands down. Powdercoat was $400.00.

I say give it a shot, I bet it will work out just fine. We had an old school bus we turned into a food truck and we scuffed the exterior and sprayed it with yellow tremclad and it came out good, yes it faded over time but 30 years later and no peeling.

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I have painted several tractors that I have restored with that paint, it hold up pretty well. Absolutely use the hardener. Some people have used POR15 on the frames. Good stuff and really tough, but pretty pricey. Nothing wrong with brushing the frame either.

 

You might try Krylon Rust Tough 250. Ive used it on the dragline i work on. The brush marks disappeared.