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Topic: Agco paint Question

Posted By: jim
Subject: Agco paint Question
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2010 at 4:30pm

Been using some Restoration series paint from Fleet farm. Tha Allis Orange is about $45. a gallon. Been buying the Allis cream colored paint from Agco. Cannot remember the price, but only avaliable in quarts and it covers very well. I am impressed with the way it covers even though it is such a lite color. I thought I would try some Agco Orange paint. Wow about $90. a gallon. I have been painting some John Deere tractors and have learned that John Deere paint covers extremely well and at about $56. a gallon is a pretty good value. I thought Allis Orange thru Agco would impress me as much as JD green paint thru JD. However at $90. a gallon I don't think I will try. Will stick to the paint I get at Fleet Farm. I think it is made by Valspar. Any thoughts?

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Posted By: Jason(OH)
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2010 at 5:54pm

What shade of Ac orange did you buy? Last time I priced PO #1 though AGCO it was $45 a quart (only avail. as spray cans or quarts) and had to buy 4 quarts, that $180 a gallon for PO #1! In my experience tho, AGCO does seem to cover nicely. I usually start with a couple coats of primer, then 1-2 coats of AGCO Corporate Orange (sanding between coats), then a final 2 coats of AGCO PO #1 or PO #2 depending what year I'm doing (sanding between each coat also). No clear coat or hardener tho' (they didn't come from the factory with clear coat or hardener!)

Last time I did painting was about 3 years ago and AGCO Corporate Orange was about $35-$45 a gallon, if my memory is correct. That's way I use it as a base coat.

Posted By: Chalmersbob
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2010 at 8:21pm

Orange paint is a yellow base paint and it does not cover well. It's just the nature of the beast. It doesn't matter what brand. I use the hardner in my paint because it will hold up better. Th factory paint had lead in it, and held up better then the paints made today.

I know none of us do it, but we should be wearing protective gear when we sand the paint on the old tractors. Bob

Posted By: Reeseholler
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2010 at 10:55pm

I do :-) I'm only 18 and getting started young and it looks like I'm going to be doing it awhile so I mise well save myself so I can do more tractors

Posted By: 7060
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2010 at 11:36pm

Ive heard that that hardener is really nasty stuff. We had been mixing it without a resporator, but was told after a couple projects that it was a must.