Jd synthetic enamel paint

[Levibridge]

I'm using JD Synthetic enamel paint on my jd 50 with JD paint thinner. The goal is to have a solid paint job that looks good from 2' away and yet i can still work it without having a heartattack if i scratch it!! What primer is compatible with their paint?
I'm thinking of primering each part I rebuild independently to prevent rusting then will assemble and spray the top coat with hardner over the castings. Will that idea work or not? Ill need to scuff the primer before topcoating. I've done a lot of researching on here but haven't found a good solid answer.

 

[Stephen Newell]

What does the directions say to thin the JD Synthetic enamel with? Some synthetic enamels are thinned with toluene. The paint you use would determine how long it lasts but any of it would look good if the surface was prepared well enough. You can use an oil based primer. Find one that sands well and sand it for every coat until the primer would look good as the finished paint and then topcoat it. Use it to eliminate minor defects and smooth out the surface. The parts that will get used heavily I would try to use as little primer as you can. It would be better to build thickness with the harder topcoat. Adding hardener to the topcoat will make the finish harder and glossier.

 

[Levibridge]

What does the directions say to thin the JD Synthetic enamel with? Some synthetic enamels are thinned with toluene. The paint you use would determine how long it lasts but any of it would look good if the surface was prepared well enough. You can use an oil based primer. Find one that sands well and sand it for every coat until the primer would look good as the finished paint and then topcoat it. Use it to eliminate minor defects and smooth out the surface. The parts that will get used heavily I would try to use as little primer as you can. It would be better to build thickness with the harder topcoat. Adding hardener to the topcoat will make the finish harder and glossier.

It says to use their regular JD paint thinner.

 

[Levibridge]

I didn't realize JD made primer so I'm gonna use their buff primer sealer

 

[showcrop]

I googled JD Synthetic enamel but could find nothing meaningful so I suspect that it is really just plain old cheap alkyd enamel. I really doubt that you will find the solid answer that you are looking for. To get something that will protect your many hours of prep for more than three years you need to step up to some half decent paint. I use 2K urethane enamel. It costs 2x what alkyd costs, but only 1/4 of what automotive paint costs, and is a whole lot easier to work with.

 

[Mark-Ia]

I always use reducer from a parts store for John Deere paint, not the John Deere thinner. Seems to work better. This was painted with John Deere paint and hardener in 1991.

 

[Levibridge]

I always use reducer from a parts store for John Deere paint, not the John Deere thinner. Seems to work better. This was painted with John Deere paint and hardener in 1991.

What's the brand that you use?

 

[Mark-Ia]

What's the brand that you use?

I think I used Dupont reducer and a synthetic hardener. Don't remember the brand name after 34 years.

 

[Jeremiah's Tractors]

What does the directions say to thin the JD Synthetic enamel with? Some synthetic enamels are thinned with toluene. The paint you use would determine how long it lasts but any of it would look good if the surface was prepared well enough. You can use an oil based primer. Find one that sands well and sand it for every coat until the primer would look good as the finished paint and then topcoat it. Use it to eliminate minor defects and smooth out the surface. The parts that will get used heavily I would try to use as little primer as you can. It would be better to build thickness with the harder topcoat. Adding hardener to the topcoat will make the finish harder and glossier.

Is hardener like a clear paint like this:https://www.menards.com/main/paint/.../7701830/p-1444453041900-c-8050.htm?exp=false
also if you use a oil based paint do you want to use a oil based primer

 

[Jim.ME]

Is hardener like a clear paint like this:https://www.menards.com/main/paint/.../7701830/p-1444453041900-c-8050.htm?exp=false
also if you use a oil based paint do you want to use a oil based primer

That is not the same. Hardener is an additive one adds and mixes into the topcoat paint before application. A clear coat is applied over the top color coat.

 

[Jeremiah's Tractors]

Okay thanks