New paint How to dull

[FWB in SK]

The fiberglass nose on my JD 4240 had lost its color and also missing paint in places. Decided to paint it. Now it sticks out like a sore thumb. Is there any thing I can do to match the rest of the hood etc.

 

[SVcummins]

Polish the rest of the hood and dont polish what you painted

 

[JD Dave]

If it's not a good match for the specific color, then you're in trouble outa the gate. If you want to blend it to make the patina more closely match the hood, - then try sanding the nose lightly wet with 1500 or 2000 sandpaper and giving it a quick buff. Then go to the hood with the buffer to dress it up, no heavy buffing on old paint. Make sure all surfaces are squeaky clean before buffing, no dirt or grit of any kind. Do a little at a time with this process and look at the matching result as you move forward. Buff by hand with soft cloths or carefully with a rotary buffer. Use medium grade compound, no course-cutting stuff. You're trying yo get the sheen of the new and old to match. Usually old paint is very flat (no orange peel) and new paint is rough (some orange peel).

 

[Stephen Newell]

If the hood is dull it's a sign the paint is beginning to fail. Rather than doing a lot of work to dull the nose you would be better off trying to bring the sheen up on the hood. You could do that by buffing it with rubbing compound and waxing it. If you still need to dull the nose you can very lightly rub it with 0000 steel wool. You need to be careful not to put very much pressure on the steel wool or it will make the sheen streaked. It's better to rub it twice as long lightly than to rub it too hard and get streaks in it. It takes a lot of work to rub out streaks made with steel wool.

 

[FWB in SK]

Guess should add I used John Deere rattle can paint. Will try some of the suggestions. Will let it dry real good before doing anything. Thanks

 

[dr sportster]

Talc is one thing Auto body supply has flattening agents.

 

[bmiller36]

There's no hardener in a rattle can, just let it sit in the hot sun it will fade fast

 

[rustred]

Go over it with a fine scotch brute pad. That will take the shine away.