Recommendations for faded Wheelhorse paint

[FLtractor 184]

Morning,

Not looking to repaint my 856.. just want to condition and make it faded paint shine again. Preferably nothing that attracts dusts or other debris. Recommendations?

[rjg854 13,140]

Penetrol Flood

[FLtractor 184]

1 minute ago, rjg854 said:

Penetrol Flood

Any certain way to apply.. wipe off.. leave ect?

[rjg854 13,140]

You can either brush it on, or wipe it on. Somewhat self-leveling.

[FLtractor 184]

3 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

You can either brush it on, or wipe it on. Somewhat self-leveling.

That’s good to know. So just wash the tractor first.. dry it completey.. apply penetrol. Wait 24 hours to wax to keep shine?

[rjg854 13,140]

No need to wax, really. Your choice 😁 

[FLtractor 184]

3 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

No need to wax, really. Your choice 😁 

Thanks for the info!! I’ll see how it turns out. Gotta see who has it in stock

[John c 184]

I've been working over a C101 recently, the original paint was in very bad shape, I wanted to do something but also wanted to keep the original look. I chose penetrol and was very pleased with it, the paint is still ratty, burned out and mostly missing, but it now has kind of a matte sheen to it.  Home depot or Ace hardware will have it in the paint department

[FLtractor 184]

1 hour ago, John c said:

I've been working over a C101 recently, the original paint was in very bad shape, I wanted to do something but also wanted to keep the original look. I chose penetrol and was very pleased with it, the paint is still ratty, burned out and mostly missing, but it now has kind of a matte sheen to it.  Home depot or Ace hardware will have it in the paint department

After reading about penetrol since rjg854 recommendation… it’s interesting it works so good on tractor finishes since it’s a product used to thin paint. So one would think it had the opposite effect and not shine it up generally.

[Brockport Bill 2,389]

i have just sprayed on and wiped Fluid Film but there are lots more knowledgable people on here than me

[FLtractor 184]

If I were to use the penetrol. Would I want to paint graphics on tractor before or after the penetrol? 

[John c 184]

Would I want to paint graphics on tractor before or after the penetrol? 

 

probably before you put the penetrol on it, then you'd want the graphics paint to harden some and I'd be careful with the pentrol. It is a thinning additive for oil based paints and finishes after all. I can't believe how well it looks on raw metal

Edited 2 hours ago by John c

[Thegearhead0324 1,580]

You could try poppy’s patina, it just wipes on with an applicator.