Repainting the 135

[artfull dodger]

If I keep this Yanmar, it really needs a paint job. From what I can find, to keep the original pea green, it would have to be custom mixed by an auto body shop and shot from a gun. I dont have that ablity and being a worker tractor, a rattle can does just fine. Looking for ideas on what color, JD green, IH red, something else????? Or someone buy the tractor from me and then I dont have to worry about it. Mike

 

[MrJimi]

Number one, find you a painter friend and have him paint it, number two, go to a car paint store and look thru their color books and then just say get me some this color and your problems are over. The rattle cans will NOT last long at all, you will be wasting your $$
I have a Case and it is a puke yellow that I hate, I will paint it white and be done with it and it is not going in a museum, It's mine
Jim

 

[Tractors4u]

Like MrJimi said, the rattle can does not last. It will fade and scratch easily because it really won't harden like an automotive paint with a hardener added. Do yourself a favor and do it correctly the first time.

 

[artfull dodger]

That is why I will probably just sell it, it will be way to large once we move to suburbia next spring. Looking for a nice JD140h3 or 110rf package, ie mower deck, blower and rear hitch as a trade for it. Have it properly painted isnt in the budget right now. Mike

 

[MrJimi]

Mike, I don't know what your tractor looks like but I'm thinking less than a $100 for everything and I don't mean buying a paint gun and an air compressor
like others have said, do it right once
Jim

 

[BruceR]

Mike,
Looking at the photos of your 135 on another site, it doesn't look too bad. A poor re-paint job has been a deal breaker for me on more than one occasion. If you are looking to sell, then any potential buyer would have to figure on stripping the poor paint off if they wanted a "keeper".

Work it over by hand with some light polishing compound to brighten up any oxidation on the paint. Use a little rust converter on the rusty parts and then you can touch them up with a brush. Use a 50/50 mix of Kerosene and Westly's Whitewall cleaner to clean engine area, it will make your belts and hoses look new.

Use a can on those lift arms maybe.

Bruce

 

[artfull dodger]

It would be spring before I can paint it, the great outdoors is my paint booth. I do have the tractor for sale for $1295. Quite the deal I think being it has a fresh rebuilt engine. I am on the prowl for a smaller JD garden tractor that will more approiate for our needs. And I do agree that a poor paint job hurts value than a good one done right. Hopefully she will sell soon as I have found several other tractors I can choose from. Thanks Mike

 

[Whiskey]

BotaMike:

Paint it your self...it's a great boost for the ego and fun to say the least....I painted mine with guidence over the internet with a super guy willing to help a novice...I have never picked up a paint gun in my life........

 

[Jagmandave]

I pulled the sheet metal off mine and took it to a local body shop. They sandblasted back to bare metal, did some minor repair and primed and coated with good automotive paint, for $300. Definitely worth it to me, and it'll last for years.

 

[artfull dodger]

I could do that, but what about the original decals, I havent seen anybody making reproduction YM135 hood decals. I know a place back home that could make the black on white decals, but its would run $100 per side to do it. Mike