Paint question

Jgnobles · Post by **Jgnobles** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:35 pm

While I have got my 450c tore down (track install) I am going to put a fresh coat of paint. My question is they have 2 Deere construction yellows. Old and new. My 450c is a 1979 model. What is the correct color? I have seen lots of different yellows today, I don't really like the ones with a lot of orange in them, but the ag yellow is too bright for a crawler I think.
Thanks for any info

Post by **Lavoy** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:40 pm

Old is prior to 89 or something like that.
Lavoy

jsal · Post by **jsal** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:07 am

Iam doing the same thing I bought the old construction yellow in spray to do the engine from JD and industrial yellow from TISCEO good color match on both brush and foam roller on flat surfaces appearance paint job not a restoration .mines an 85.

JIM

pop pop · Post by **pop pop** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:11 am

if you have more than one container of paint, mix the two together first. I have seen inconsistency in pigment resulting in 2 and 3 colors of "old const. yellow".
rattle cans are also inconsistant.
my only solace is , it all fades out in the Arizona sun.

Tigerhaze · Post by **Tigerhaze** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:37 pm

If you do a search on this board you will find a number of discussions about the construction yellow paints including alternate paint manufacturers and paint code numbers.

dillon45 · Post by **dillon45** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:08 pm

Myself, i would choose the color that pleased me the best of the two.
I don't know how much effort you plan in painting your machine, but
remember preparation is 90% of how it,s going to look when the paint
is sprayed on.
A good power wash and sanding is always a good idea, followed by some quality primer. I would also add some gloss hardener to the paint
inside the gun, not in the gallon or it will harden whats left over.
Spray a light coat for the first application and let it tack up, than spray your second coat a little heaver, the third coat you want to thin down your mix with more reducer and gloss hardener to blend it all uniformly. You'll have the shiniest dozer in town, and the paint will last much longer with the gloss hardener added.
Just my 2 cents worth.

whiteclipse16 · Post by **whiteclipse16** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 11:33 am

I somewhat agree with what a previous poster said about inconsistent colors. I have pictures of different parts I sprayed at different times and they look different. However, looking at a pic. of the fully assembled crawler it all looks one color. With this yellow I think the light has a lot to do with how it looks.

If you get the JD paint, get a gallon of their thinner. It says to use the two together (for sales purposes I'm sure), but I didn't want to chance messing up the paint at $50+ a gallon.
That yellow paint DOES NOT go far at all. I think I had 6 or 7 gallons to paint my 440.
I don't think you have to harden the JD paint, just thin it.

jsal · Post by **jsal** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:26 am

Used tisco john deere industrial yellow on my 450C looks good to me like the original a yellow gold color

JIM

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