So I've been inspired by some of the post of people painting there own equipment in the forum and thought I would try it out myself. I have some done some touch up painting before but nothing major. My oldest backhoe was looking really bad and I decided to start with the loader to see how it would turn out. I think it tured out well. It was a lot of work but what a difference. All I used are some basic tools. Angle grinder with flap wheel and wire wheel. Die grinder with striping wheel. Electric sander. Sand paper. Small sponge paint roller and brush.
Looks good !, it's a lot of work and cheaper than a new machine.
With prepping and paint it took around 8hrs. I will be doing some more when I have some free time.
they seem to work better with new paint too.
You get 10 hp with the paint. Another 5 if you put a coffee can exhaust on it!
im planning on adding additional brush protection to my ROPS on my dozer, then new paint at some point. im sure the paint job will add at least 10-15% more life to my UC!