ok guys... change of plans, going to sandblast... Colby560

colby64 · Jun 13, 2012

Decision is made, and final.

Next week, it's going into shop for "smart" sandblasting, primer & red paint.

if you have followed this you know this has been a LONG debate, what changed? these guys have done tractors FOREVER, some are VERY high dollar, rare JD's that sold for BIG $$$. The quality is VERY VERY good, so after talking with them and they understanding the level of looks I wanted they did not think we could get there without it.

The sandblasting is being done by guys who understand how to do it right. Look at these photos you'll see we have already took this way down & should make it easy to go from here. Lots of parts removed and worked off tractor, plus there is no rust.

Just washed it for final time & it looks great.

HUGE thanks to my friends Mike, Aaron & Chad who have been helping me...

WOW... finally we got here!

Check this out for more info and 150+ photos..
http://colby560.shutterfly.com/

armand tatro · Jun 13, 2012

It is your decision and I wish you lots of luck but as good as that tractor cleaned up I would not take the risk of sandblasting no matter how good those painters think they are! Armand

colby64 · Jun 13, 2012

I hear you.... only reason I am somewhat ok with this is I have seen there work. They don't get carried away.

ugh.... hard to get super excited about it, but they have done LOTS of them and a very experienced shop. Actually they might even be media blasting too rather than sand.

gold1456 · Jun 13, 2012

You will be happy with the sandblasting some guys dont like but i do and has worked great for me.

rustred · Jun 13, 2012

get that steering stuff, lights and seat off there. make sure all seals are masked. go to it. i agree proper factory looking job is not painting over old paint. it will show in the end.

colby64 · Jun 13, 2012

thanks....

we plan too.... that's what everyone has been telling me too.

rustred · Jun 13, 2012

make sure those hydraulics are off also. dont blast them.

sflem849 · Jun 13, 2012

You know I am all for it. I talked to my uncle about it. He and my grandpa restore Ford cars and trucks but have done their tractors just to get them looking good. They taped up and blasted them over 10 years ago and haven't had a problem yet. Like they said, don't be a moron and clean it up good afterwards and you will be fine.

I will be blasting mine as well. I am undecided on blasting and priming before disassembly of the rear end or after. I would really like to do it before, but it won't work into my schedule as well.

mkirsch · Jun 14, 2012

You have to take their claim of "no problems" with a HUGE pinch of salt because the tractors they paint up are all trailer queens.

sflem849 · Jun 14, 2012

(quoted from post at 05:40:45 06/14/12) You have to take their claim of "no problems" with a HUGE pinch of salt because the tractors they paint up are all trailer queens.

Not my uncles. Granted it doesn't do tillage work, but it does get Brush Hog duty. It also has a loader on it.

colby64 · Jun 14, 2012

I did meeting with them today....

Very happy with the ability of them to do a good job.

Say as you like, I'm 100% fine with it... but my 560 is not going to be used much anymore other than vintage tractor pull or something simple like that.

Personally I have done about EVERYTHING you can do and with our family farming operation done, this one means WAY more to me that "a trailer queen" and Im guessing those other "queens" mean WAY more to their owners as well.

There is NO ONE in their right mind who would do what I am doing either... it will be a sweet tractor and I look forward to showing it.

thx Chad

CNKS · Jun 14, 2012

Their experience means nothing to me. Sand is sand--it is going to get into places you don't want it. The appearance of the finished product also means nothing in regard to whether or not it was sandblasted. You may or may not ever see the damage inside the castings but it is simply not worth the risk. Those guys do it the easy way because wire wheeling and other methods are hard work. They would have to charge more to do it "right" and probably would get less business. I sandblast small parts off the tractor and empty castings. The appearance of the paint has nothing to do with whether it was sandblasted or wire wheeled. It takes days, weeks or months for me to get a tractor ready for paint. Mine probably looks as good as theirs. No one is touching my tractors with sand, unless I take them the empty parts. Some will consider this a harsh answer, perhaps it is. But it is what I think, should rephrase that to what I believe.

CNKS · Jun 14, 2012

With the possible exception of glass beads, walnut shells, etc media blasting is still a contaminant, not as abrasive as sand, but probably gets everywhere sand can. I think it is more for lung protection than anything else. With no silica a charcoal mask is ok, not true for silica, particularly for people who do it every day without supplied air.

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