My father gave me the Fordson on which I learnt to drive in 1958 as a present. I want to restore this tractor to match the "picture in my memory" on the day when we received it on the farm.
Regarding restoration I am a complete novice, pse bear with my questions.
Tractor has been cleaned very thoroughly - now ready for painting.
I do not want to spray the standard universal "Ford blue" available from agricultural co-op outlet.
I learned that on the forum that "morning blue DAR 10984" for tractor and "orange DAR 60521" for rims are the original paint codes.
But - no one here recognize these paint codes - has anyone got alternative equivalent paint codes which I can try to find in South Africa ?
Fordson Restoration - correct colours
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Hello Tjibbe,
Nice to have someone from South Africa again.
Color is a hard issue.
I have been looking for the right color for mine because it's to dark. I use RAL. When I mix 1 liter Ford 1000 series bleu with 1/2 liter Ford 1000 series grey I end up with a light bleu that looks like the early majors. The younger the tractor the darker bleu it becomes ending up with Empire Bleu.
By the way, your name sounds Dutch.
Nice to have someone from South Africa again.
Color is a hard issue.
I have been looking for the right color for mine because it's to dark. I use RAL. When I mix 1 liter Ford 1000 series bleu with 1/2 liter Ford 1000 series grey I end up with a light bleu that looks like the early majors. The younger the tractor the darker bleu it becomes ending up with Empire Bleu.
By the way, your name sounds Dutch.
Kind regards, Henk
Fordson New Major February 1957 Mark I
Fordson New Major February 1957 Mark I
Re: Fordson Restoration - correct colours
http://www.agrilineproducts.com has the fordson tractor paint and ships out of the UK. Not sure where in SA to get some though.Tjibbe wrote:My father gave me the Fordson on which I learnt to drive in 1958 as a present. I want to restore this tractor to match the "picture in my memory" on the day when we received it on the farm.
Regarding restoration I am a complete novice, pse bear with my questions.
Tractor has been cleaned very thoroughly - now ready for painting.
I do not want to spray the standard universal "Ford blue" available from agricultural co-op outlet.
I learned that on the forum that "morning blue DAR 10984" for tractor and "orange DAR 60521" for rims are the original paint codes.
But - no one here recognize these paint codes - has anyone got alternative equivalent paint codes which I can try to find in South Africa ?