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1 year 11 months ago #243434
by tomseabee
I'm completing the restoration of my 1929 Ten (top seat) and see a ACMOC decal kit available for this tractor. Does this kit include the lettering on the radiator casting. Hand painting is painful especially the script lettering on the front. It also requires two coates to get good coverage.
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Tom
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1 year 11 months ago #243436
by side-seat
Put some paint on your finger and just dab it on the casting lettering.
Decals, If they were made would never stay on that rough casting.
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1 year 11 months ago #243440
by D4Jim
Use a very short nap roller.
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1 year 11 months ago #243442
by tomseabee
The letter surface is not only not rough, its very smooth and there is no pitting.
The decal may not adhere to the painted surface very well, but it wouldn't be because the surface is rough.
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1 year 11 months ago #243448
by Kurt Bangert
A small foam roller and a rag are your friends. The raised lettering should be painted the roller should do a pretty clean job and use the rag to wipe any off that goes where you don't want it to go. Drop us some pics, we always like pics!
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1 year 11 months ago #243451
by tomseabee
WHOA, never thought about a roller!!!
They probably even have a foam roller for doing detail on the edge of the ceiling.
Thanks all, I'm on it.
Tom
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1 year 11 months ago #243452
by trainzkid88
i second the paint pen. dymark industries make jumbo sized ones they work well. remember dont press hard you'll bust the tips new tips are available though.
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1 year 11 months ago #243454
by tomseabee
Never heard of paint pens. I'll check them out tomorrow and see what the color selection looks like.
Man,either roller or pen has to beat the hell out of painting the letter with a hobby brush. Not only is it
difficult to stay just on the top surface but it was going to take several coats to get good coverage and
not look splochy.
I want a good quality paint but I really don't need a 5 gallon bucket for the lettering on my Ten. Anybody got
a source of smaller quantities of good oil base paint in about the right shade red?
I realize the pen will have whatever color comes in the pen.
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1 year 11 months ago #243458
by steeltracs
I have good luck with using sign painters striping paint available at Hobby Town if I remember right
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