[tweidman]

I called all the MF dealers in my area, including Jack's and no one has a single spray can of Flint gray metallic. I just need to spray a short block, and one spray can will be more than enough.:fing32:
Does anyone know where I can find a single spray can?:i_praying:i_praying :thanku: :not_worth

 

[oologahan]

A company called VanSickle sells all the Massey colors, their Flint Gray is right on the color. for 4.99 a can.
http://www.vansicklepaint.com/tractor/tractorhome.html
They have a Phone and Fax, see if they can mail it of find a dealer, good stuff.They're based in Lincoln Nebraska. if isn't carried in your area, you might ask your local farm supply or hardware store to carry it.

 

[olcowhand]

Contact Mark. He can get you anything you need.
[email protected]

 

[tweidman]

A company called VanSickle sells all the Massey colors, their Flint Gray is right on the color. for 4.99 a can.
http://www.vansicklepaint.com/tractor/tractorhome.html
They have a Phone and Fax, see if they can mail it of find a dealer, good stuff.They're based in Lincoln Nebraska. if isn't carried in your area, you might ask your local farm supply or hardware store to carry it.

Thanks for the tip. I tried to find a local dealer with google, but no luck.
I guess I will have to call them and see if they will ship a can to me?

 

[tweidman]

Contact Mark. He can get you anything you need.
[email protected]

Thanks Daniel. I guess you use that dealer for parts? http://www.vansimplement.com/

 

[oologahan]

Hey CowHand, is Mark at Vansimplement part of Vansickle or is that another company. I like the Vansickle paint it seems to work just as good for half the price

 

[olcowhand]

Thanks Daniel. Mark is your contact at VanSickle? They will ship paint?
Maybe I should order my red for the 1855 at the same time. Any idea how much I will need for the 1855?

Mark woks at an Agco dealership in Iowa. I get some parts from him for my 1010. He gets things to me fast too. Sometimes places don't like to ship paint because it's hazmat material, but you can ask Mark. If you go with OE Massey paint, get 2 qts "red rouge" for your tractor. If spray can red, I'm not sure, but likely 5 cans. Also, if using bulk paint, go with a high end wet-look hardener. Hardener for acrylic enamel works great with std enamel also...that's what I use. Storco or Marhyde is what brands I use.

 

[tweidman]

Thanks again Daniel. E-mail sent.
Yea, I'm not going to spray can the 1855.
So, I will need 2 quarts. Great.
What brand do you prefer? Storco or Marhyde? and where would I find these?

 

[olcowhand]

Thanks again Daniel. E-mail sent.
Yea, I'm not going to spray can the 1855.
So, I will need 2 quarts. Great.
What brand do you prefer? Storco or Marhyde? and where would I find these?

The Storco & Marhyde are just the "wet look" hardener. I've always used original Massey enamel paints, but you can take the paint code to any paint shop & get high quality auto paint mixed which WILL last years longer & look MUCH better, and also dry to the touch very fast. When I do use auto paint, I use PPG paints. Here are the paint codes:

red/rouge code #M1041
Silver Mist- code #M1037
Flint Metallic Grey- code #M1025

 

[pamudbusters]

You list 3 colors but on my MF12 I only see two the Red and the Silver where are the Grey parts (or maybe where are the Silver Parts). What I'm calling Silver may be the Flint Grey.

 

[tweidman]

You list 3 colors but on my MF12 I only see two the Red and the Silver where are the Grey parts (or maybe where are the Silver Parts). What I'm calling Silver may be the Flint Grey.

Most of the tractor is gray. The only parts that are silver on a 12 are the rims and the grill.

 

[tweidman]

The Storco & Marhyde are just the "wet look" hardener. I've always used original Massey enamel paints, but you can take the paint code to any paint shop & get high quality auto paint mixed which WILL last years longer & look MUCH better, and also dry to the touch very fast. When I do use auto paint, I use PPG paints. Here are the paint codes:

red/rouge code #M1041
Silver Mist- code #M1037
Flint Metallic Grey- code #M1025

So, I can walk into my local auto paint store and ask for #M1041 and they will know exactly what shade of red I need?
Have you ever tried using the valspar red you can buy at TSC. It's cheap and they have the hardener for it too. I'm guessing that it is of poor quality? I think that I heard that it fades quickly too?

 

[JDBrian]

Hi

My nearest dealer (70miles) dosen't stock much paint either. They don't seem to care if they can't supply paint. The parts guy told me paint is considered a chemical order and he has to have a minimum of 200lbs to make an order. So they will not order paint for you either. I could only get a quart of grey and no other colors were in stock and no idea when they would be ordering. I guess we have to look elsewhere for paint. It seems like poor service to me.

Brian

 

[olcowhand]

So, I can walk into my local auto paint store and ask for #M1041 and they will know exactly what shade of red I need?
Have you ever tried using the valspar red you can buy at TSC. It's cheap and they have the hardener for it too. I'm guessing that it is of poor quality? I think that I heard that it fades quickly too?

Yep, the paint code should be all they need to mix it for you. TSC paints I will not use on my good tractors. Maybe on my roughneck tractors. Their hardener I consider a joke. I painted my trailer with TSC red, and within 2 years it has faded severely. Good paint from an automotive paint supply is expensive, BUT you get what you pay for too. It takes 2 qts of oem Massey enamel to cover what ONE qt of a high quality acrylic enamel will. Plus acrylic enamel dries to touch in 30 minutes to where it can be handled. I live on a dairy farm, so bugs/flies are plentiful when painting. I spray fly bomg in shop prior to painting, then shoot the paint. Before the bugs & flies make their way in, the acrylic enamel has hardened to where they can't muss up the paint. You owe it to yourself to try PPG, Dupont "Centari", or another high quality paint. A quart can run $60 or higher, but you'll get the same coverage as 2 quarts of the Massey red rouge at $30/quart, plus the fast dry time, much higher luster, and extremely longer life of the paint's good looks. Most of my Massey's I painted with MF paint, but because back then it was only $15 per quart. Now I will switch to high end acrylics.

 

[butchs_hobby]

I used the PPG paint on my 1450 and my 1650 with super gloss hardener when I painted them about five years ago. Both still look new, I blow them off with compressed air and once in a rare while wipe them off with a damp rag is all the maintance I've done.

 

[tweidman]

Mark is no longer at Van's, I spoke to Travis. He hooked me up, they had all three colors in stock. Travis is supposed to send me a can of Flint gray metallic, and Silver mist. He said they would ship today. I hope to get this thing back together by the end of the week? Thanks for the help Daniel.

 

[olcowhand]

Mark is no longer at Van's, I spoke to Travis. He hooked me up, they had all three colors in stock. Travis is supposed to send me a can of Flint gray metallic, and Silver mist. He said they would ship today. I hope to get this thing back together by the end of the week? Thanks for the help Daniel.

Sounds like Travis will be my new parts guy then! And you're very welcome!
BTW...how bout the red...going higher end paint?

 

[tweidman]

Sounds like Travis will be my new parts guy then! And you're very welcome!
BTW...how bout the red...going higher end paint?

I just need the shaky cans to touch up my 12 and paint my new rebuilt HH120 short block for the 12. I did not think it would be worth buying and mixing up paint for such a small job.
All my larger painting jobs (from now on) will be done with my new gravity feed gun and better paint w/hardener.
When I get to the point of painting my 1855, I'll probably have some more questions for you. I might even practice on my 10, before shooting the 1855. :fing32: