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howdy ya'll,
what do yall thank bout puttin implement paint on a 53? IS it ok? Right know im just doin a quick restore and then in the future a frame up.
Thanks alot

Well, it is OK, as in better than primer for protection and will probably look fine from 6 feet away. It's YOUR truck.
The good thing about AD's is that they are curvy enough to look fine with just about any kind of paint.

If it really bothers you, just buy a little paint and do a fender or the tailgate to see if you like it.

Thanks alot 4onthefloor!
But i have yet a nuther question for ya. Would you recomend using primer and or hardner?(with implement paint)

Thanks again Slade

I guess I've had a shelter life, but I gotta ask. What is implement paint? Cecil.........

if you spray the paint it will be as good as the enamels they had in the 50s and i would prime it unless your on a real budget

implement paint for tractors loaders machinery

Be careful when considering adding a hardener to paint you intend to remove at a later date unless you know exactly what you'll have to do to take it off.

I was doing some body work on a (deleted) one time and ran into paint that literally defied a sandblaster. Finally had to use aircraft paint stripper - and it took three applications to remove the paint!

I did a Trooper years ago with tractor paint
from Central Farm and Tractor that went out of
business. 20 bucks with hardener. Trooper looked great paintwise. Could have use a little help on bodywork............

Dan

thanks everbody
I got my paint from crow-burlingame today and im figuring on puttin it on this coming week if not tommorow. I'll get back a hold of everbody and tell you how it came out. Should i use a brush,roller or both i dont have enough money to spend on getting it sprayed like i would want to.
also does anybody know any tips for getting rusty clutch head screws out. i bought a kit of 4 from chevy duty but them darn thangs just won't break loose. thanks

Blue,
I'd use a roller if possible. Your local hardware store will have small 3-4" trim rollers that should work on the tighter areas. Brushes, except the really expensive camel hair ones, will likely leave ridges and brush marks in your paint.

The only thing I've found for getting out the rusty screws is patience and LOTS of WD40 (or a drill - sorry).

Good luck, and take some pictures for us.

if you brush or roller keep a fine mist spray bottle near with paint thinner if the brush starts dragging spray the surface and the brush try to do it in sections with one coat coverage watch for runs the clutch heads get a 4 inch angle grinder and grind them off dosnt take long at all wear eye protection

impliment paint is just plain old enamel paint (like all cars and trucks were painted with back in the good old days)prep your surface prime any bare metal and start spraying.put enough paint on it so you can wet sand and buff any bad spots.

sorry fellers, but i didnt use a brush or rollers my cousin took it to his shop in little rock were we puit on a original taillight and back bumper primered it with primer he had and painted it with paint guns. IT LOOKS LIKE A DOLL!!!!!!!!!!IT IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!! the paint is close to the original 1st commercial red that was on the truck new. in a little while i will be posting the pics on my gallery page under "slade kagebeins 1953 chevy truck".i love it
thanks everbody

Isn't that implement paint a two part epoxy paint?

If yer gunna paint a truck you might as well do it right. I doubt that you will save that much money using impement paint. The hard part is the body work and prep. It doesn't make sense to do a crappy, temporary paint job.

If you shoot enamel, USE HARDENER.

VanSickle's tractor/implement paint is a single-part enamel. Only $20-$30 a gallon, but a friend has painted several cars (and tractors) with it, he swears by the stuff.

So you save a hundred bucks but the body work and prep is the most costly (time consuming) part of the paint job. If that implement paint is as good as acrylic enamel (it may be acrylic enamel, is it?) and the color you want, then I'd have no problem with it. I would not however waste all of my body work and prep with inferior paint.

you can usually get good quality impliment paint for around $30 gallon.you cant even buy the hardener for these new wonder paints for that.also impliment paint wont kill ya if you breathe a little of it.