50 Dollar Dozer Blade Redo

[MPH 12]

Needed some stress relief last night and today so I got after my dozer blade I scored last summer. It was way to rusty to think snow was gonna slide off of it very good, actually pitted from years under a blue tarp.

Even the hitch was pitty/rusted

After a few hours of wirewheeling gave it all a bath with simplygreen and a coat of rust killer

After second coat of primer with wet sanding on the front between coats, kinda filled the rust pits.

Even though I been able to maintain 70 out there, I like Quick dry, warm parts

Now for at least first coat of ACE hdw A/C orange I bought a dozen cans of some time long ago.

[FastPaul 0]

Great start Marty ,can't wait to see it done .Keep us posted!!

[Roy 0]

"Needed some stress relief last night" Marty, wasn't aware that you had any stress in TOK. What have you been doing to create stress?? BTW, nice work on the blade & hitch.

[johnmonkey 4]

Nice looking job so far. JH

[ehertzfeld 1]

Marty, I use that ACE paint. It's pretty good, but it take a very long time to cure. Once fully cured, it's really durable.

[MPH 12]

How long does it take between coats to dry enough to sand lightly Elon? here's first coat on.

and how long before I can plow snow? Roy, caused by something I did about 18 years ago:I

[ehertzfeld 1]

you should be able to wet sand after sitting over night. I just know that wile trying to put the 725 back together after only waiting 24 hours or so, it scratch very easy.

[RayS 80]

Nice job Marty!

[ZippoVarga 75]

Looks Great Marty!! My 46 inch trip is covered in a light rust and the snow sticks to it like flies on um. It sticks pretty bad!! Thinking once the snow has given way to the spring time i'll face and paint the business end. Great in process pics, looking GOOD!! Carry on!!

[MDB 134]

Lookin good Marty, Nice work as always. And BTW, I am begining to understand the stress relief thing.....dOd

[johnmonkey 4]

That snow should just roll off nice and sweet now, it may even jump out of the way, once it sees how nice that blade is. JH

[Killer_A-C 0]

Nice job. Looks as good as new,Matt

[Jonnysac 56]

Looking very nice!! 8D

[Gary 101]

Looks like you did a fine job!

[comet66 0]

Looks great Marty. _____________________________________________________ Roy, caused by something I did about 18 years ago _____________________________________________________ If I'm reading that right, relax my friend. What goes around comes around. They will have their own kids someday and you can enjoy their frustration.:D:D

[builder386 0]

Hmmm, I was thinking he got married 18 years ago, but I guess kids could be the cause.

[4xbill 2]

Nice Work! Nothing like some good tractor therapy.:D If you need more relaxing, let me know, I got half a dozen blades that need refinishing:O:o)

[MPH 12]

Got two more coats on it,after a bathtub shower and wet sand this morning, think that's all it's gonna get. Gonna let it harden for a few days, right over the hot air duct off the wood stove, in it's well deserved new shiny skin, free of nasty brown metal eatting cancer,

before I put anything back together, maybe longer if I get involved in something else.C Sean, just doing the face end was kinda my plan, but I HATE rust, so it always all has to go away when I get into something. I learned on my first blade the difference a paint job makes on snow sliding off, kinda of a nite/day deal. "They will have their own kids someday and you can enjoy their frustration" That's good John:D:D, but don't they just bring them around to see grams then take off someplace? Thanks Bill, but I have more fixing projects to do then I have winter left. Think I have 2 or 3 more blades myself, just don't need them yet. Mower rebuild gotta get high on my list and mounted on the 3314.

[Willy 2]

Nice job Marty.

[jjouelle 0]

That thing looks incredible, nice job!

[Jake 0]

Looks very nice Marty.

[comet66 0]

Grandkids are so much fun you will wish you had skipped the kids and gone straight to them.^^^ Plus you can wind them up ans send them home.:D:D:D:D

[DougM 0]

Looking good looking good..... Dang right on the painted blade what a difference when you clean the rust off and paint them.....