Question For Mediaman And Others....

J-bird

What type of primer and paint should I use on steel equipment such as farm machinery, (wagons, wagon frames, nothing too intricate)? I need something that will stand up to a beating without beating up my wallet. The top coat should also have a moderate shine to it. I know I wont be able to match a factory finish on a poor mans budget, but what types of paint should I be looking for, acrylics, enamels, water-based, not water based? Any info would be helpful and if there was already a thread on this just point me in the right direction and Ill read up on it.

Thanks

plazaman

http://www.sherwin-williams.com/oem/...avy_equipment/

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wes schaff

Use rustoleum its cheap and wears away instead of peeling or for more gloss and wear restiance use PPG 200 line ?Each is under 35 bucks a gallon.

killzoneq2

Van Sickle http://www.vansicklepaint.com/ is the toughest most durable paint I have ever used. I get mine at a local farm store Ocscheln. You can bursh it on, roll it on or reduce and spray it on. If you brush or roll, it looks like you sprayed. This stuff is unreal!!!! The stuff Tractor supply has is a urethane & alkyd resins. Its not as good as Van Sickle (imo) but is some pretty tough stuff too. If you bursh this stuff on on a nice sunny day in the sun, it will level out and look like you sprayed it. I brushed my old dozer with the TSC paint and you cant even tell.

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MEDIA MAN

It all depends on what you want out of the paint. I am no expert, don't get into a lot of coatings, but if you want inexpensive go to TSC as killzone mentioned. They have an inexpensive line pre matched to most industrial and implement colors. I reference sherwin williams when I have questions. THey have a manual that they will give you that describes all there paint types and all there specs. How clean a blast is needed, number of mills wet and dry, etc. If you have money to burn they make a one coat application for steel. Supose to be good stuff. No primer needed. Very expensive though! A more common is a two part enamel. Downfall is that it requires a 12 hr period between applications.
panderson has a lot of experience with paint and steel I believe. He may be source to have reply