Chipping away at my Stallion

[Red Stallion 165]

I'm down to the final piece! The bonnet. 

Rattle can feels a little empty, so I go down to my local store to pick up another can to find out Regal Red is no more!! Of course that has to happen when I need about 1 more can.

 

Found a similar colour to do the underside, but full run out by the end of the first coat of the outside. The question now is, do I only have one coat thats the right colour, or do a 2nd coat of a slightly off colour and then it wont match any of the other panels?

 

[rjg854 12,636]

If you can't find or order anymore of the right color, then I suppose leave well enough alone. Looks good as far as the picture goes.

[Red Stallion 165]

3 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

If you can't find or order anymore of the right color, then I suppose leave well enough alone. Looks good as far as the picture goes.

Its a bit blotchy, so really needs another coat.

I'll try and see if an panel beater paint mixer can mix to the same colour first, and then maybe consider just leaving it as is. Its had multiple coats of primer so it wont be rusting!

[Red Stallion 165]

Back on the wagon! Now that winter is over, and I have some more enthusiasm for life, I'm back into finishing the repaint.

 

Managed to find someone in Australia with the right colour paint, so bought up 4 tins just to be sure!

 

Seat pan has had a couple of coats of clear, and I'll put one coat on the bottom side for shits and giggles.

 

And the bonnet got a much needed 3rd coat. I'll have to mask off the black section and get that painted next.

 

Now to remember how it all went back together!!

[Handy Don 15,228]

12 hours ago, Red Stallion said:

Now that winter is over

And ours is just beginning!

Enjoy and if you need a “memory aid” just shout out. 

[Red Stallion 165]

Bonnet is finished with colours. Will throw down the clear coat this week, and then put it back on!

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[Blasterdad 3,096]

Nice job! Are you going to get the stickers for it? Terry is AWESOME! 

https://www.redoyourhorse.com/

[Red Stallion 165]

Yep! I bought the whole sticker set.

I think I remember where most of them were.

 

I'm just giving it a few extra weeks to off gas the clear layer before putting the stickers down.

Edited Thursday at 02:07 AM by Red Stallion
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[sqrlgtr 1,349]

Decals is proper nomenclature, stickers sound like your talking to a bunch of kindergarteners. 

[SylvanLakeWH 29,881]

41 minutes ago, sqrlgtr said:

talking to a bunch of kindergarteners. 

I represent that... 

 

Tractor's looking great @Red Stallion!!! 

[Red Stallion 165]

You cant tell me what to do!

[Red Stallion 165]

Two layers of clear is making it a lot shinier.

 

You can see the pitting unfortunately, but too late to fix that. If I had my time again I would have spray putty before priming, and I wouldn't use the Rustoleum paint.

[peter lena 9,559]

@Red Stallion   easy to get a local , metal shop  to  enhance  that solid  belt guard , also the  main drive belt  , rusty  / dry  idler pulley , looks toasted , and  the rusty  swing lever arm end on both  sides of the  consoul , lubrication would help it  function  better,  looks like a need for  some  maintenance   is due , pete      

 

[Red Stallion 165]

I have a horizontal mill, and considered cutting slots. Its right on that limit of my patience level, and right now just want to get it back together.

 

Might still pull that pulley and give it some love.

 

Which bit do you mean by the swing lever arm both sides of the console?