Should I get my Fergie resprayed

Should I have the Fergie resprayed


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Loftyrules

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Location
Monmouth
Now the tractor is back up and running the big question in my head is should I get the tractor resprayed (professionally) or leave it original, I am torn.
 

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Tigger

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Location
Worcestershire
From your photos it does look as if the paintwork is not in bad shape, after a good clean. But ultimately it's you who will be living with the decision so it should be what you prefer, but a relevant question is: Will you be showing it or just using it for work?

It's actually quite interesting how divided views are on this kind of thing. In the steam preservation world (both road and rail) the majority opinion is that proper restoration including repaint is much preferred, and most locomotive and engine owners, and preserved railways, take a good deal of pride in the regular cleaning and polishing of paintwork. But when it comes to antique furniture, many people advocate and prefer leaving things as original as possible, even when it looks tatty and neglected (or in other words nothing like it was made).

Given that 'original' cannot last forever, certainly outside of a museum, I'm more inclined to turn tatty and neglected into clean and cared for - and sometimes this is not really possible without a proper restoration and repaint (or re-French polish, in some furniture).

Here's a vintage steam locomotive that had its 150th birthday in 2014 - I suspect its original paint would have been slightly faded by now:

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colhonk

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Darlington
It will look original even if you brush paint it,as most were repainted in the day,(I know ,I was that person;)) Spending a lot on proffesional shiney paint does nothing for T20`s> although I have been known to be wrong,(apparently):D
 

honeyend

Member
I have a look at a couple of collections and new and shiny does nothing for me. I like things that look as if they have had a life.
If you are selling the purists want something that looks like its just come out of the wrapper and what you have done will never be good enough
 

Tigger

Member
Location
Worcestershire
Yes
anyone can have a dirty rust bucket

:whistle::D

Just teasing.

Looking back at my first post I realise that I meant to say and forgot to - but from your photos your tractor and its paintwork looks in pretty good shape, so it certainly doesn't *need* a repaint, but you might want to for pride or satisfaction, in the end it's your call. I wouldn't like to say yes or no.
 

12 bore

Member
  1. My personal opinion is with ours I tend to only repaint if a lot of tin has to be replaced paint really poor and would generally look odd if had bits replaced. Yours looks nice as is in my opinion especially if it's going yo be used.
 

Loftyrules

Member
Location
Monmouth
That’s a fairly conclusive leave it as it is. Having read the comments I tend to agree, it will be a working tractor not a show pony, and I have always remembered it looking like this from when my Grampi had it
 

7610 super q

Never Forgotten
Honorary Member
The tinwork ( the bit that could end up in holes ) looks good. I'd be tempted to paint the wheels, and leave it at that.
I can't abide rust myself. It ends sooner or later in holes, which is a nightmare to fix.
Don't think much of the " oily rag " restoration either. Leaving pools of oil here, there, and everywhere after it rains is not very professional....:LOL:
 
I wouldn't waste your money
Old Grey's ain't worth it in reality and
Because a balls up paint job looks nasty you can actually make them look worse

Just give it a good steam off get some autosmart triple food cleaner and hot wash it 2 or 3 times
 

MrNoo

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Cirencester
Well I am the opposite, mainly as all the ones I have I have restored, gone through and done everything that needed doing on them. So a full on restoration and yes I even have shiny 2k paint too but I use mine and my main ploughing tractor is chipped/dinged etc etc as one would expect from plenty of use. So the tractor can then have another 40 years of history added to it. I guess it's all down to how you like you kit, if immaculate then it can only go downhill but if it looks shagged it's never going to turn itself into a supermodel is it!!
I do however have another TEF that I bought cheaply and it looks a wreck but I like it so intend to go through it mechanically and leave the rest as it is (I am not sure my OCD nature will cope!) and have a MF35x Multipower that looks like a shed but will be restored properly.
 

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