If I hadn't watched the series so far, I would *absolutely not* believe those side panels are brand new construction! They fit in *so well* ! And that belly-pan? Outstanding!
I like the weathering it looks great and like you said you never get the perfect look, but the one thing I do remember the tow were always shined up pretty good from digging in the dirt to the cables being dropped over them they always seemed to be pretty shined up until a weekend left in the rain. Just a memory I have. Keep up the good work.
"Let's not scratch the paint, though." Irony is one of the highest forms of humor and that line had me laughing out loud! Great work, sir. Lookin' the part!
Squatch you're kinda the Grant Wood, Andrew Wyeth of industrial tractor patina painting. Ha ha i gotta chuckle at your attention to detail i love it! and I'd love to see that crawler in person but i'm too far away dangit. Keep on rockin!!!
The only thing important to me, is that it's functional. Get it running and park it outside and let time and use define its patina. Now having said that, the machine is yours and you kept using the word "fun". That's the number one importance. Cheers and atta boy!
This is by FAR! my favorite crawler restaurant. Really really love this one.. but I can't wait to see the minneapolis-moline prototype tractor finished beside of the Minneapolis Moline prototype crawler love to see the work you do and by far you have the best long term vision for old iron on all of RUclips there is hundreds of perfect Restorations of things like this but not many the way you do it or break it down on how you to do it. It's a true art to make something brand new look over 80 + years old and Mach like that so you can save the history and look of a nice old crawler but add / fab new parts thats missing and make it blend that perfectly
All the pieces are coming together beautifully. They match (mis-match, if you will) perfectly!! Man, that's going to be one tight and right unit when it is done. Great job buddy!
Standing there talking to the camera while you are holding 177 pounds? You are one strong young man. And I thought you were nuts holding the 130 pound bell housing while talking.
I was thinking he was just about carrying his own weight. And yep a country boy will survive. Far longer than the bun wearing tight pants citiot will ever last. If they can't use plastic they are lost.
Damn! I’m freaking impressed on how that turned out! When people say you’re a perfectionist! Damn Squatch yo really are! Your attention to details are just amazing! I don’t know what else to say! Just freaking beautiful job! Looking forward to seeing what’s next for 5j1113!👌😎👍
I have never been a fan of $30k to $60k, high dollar builds finished with "faux patina" paint jobs (and even wraps!). I get the idea of wanting a barn-fresh appearance- it looks nostalgic. But what you are doing here is necessary and it honors the machine itself. The bright yellow panels would stick out like a dime in a goat's ass, man Thank you Squatch, for the distressing painting tips. I look forward to every new video of yours. 👍 Respect from Texas
Fantastic weathering and aging of the paint. Throw a couple chains across it, play in a sandpiper, and it will be perfect. Think you mention before, can't remember, is the right front track leak an oil seal on the track rollers?
looking excellent the belly skid pan is a heavy piece to carry around the paint pattern and color blends and blots looks really nice. The radiator run paint wear is more than likely caused from plowing down corn stalks and tall grass and straw years ago when they were running the right side track in the furrow
Don't scratch the paint comment as you were pushing the belly pan under made me chuckle. Very good job making the paint look close to the old paint already their.
My late brother-in-law was, for many years,a chemist at Cat in E. Peoria. I really wish he were here, able to watch your videos; I'm sure he would have really enjoyed them. His insights would have filled your ears and eyes for hours: things useful and not.
Haven’t read through all the comments but while blacksmithing I have induced a nice brown finish by just applying/soaking in vinegar. Gives a quick, brown/rust finish. Might work well instead of the brown paint, maybe more “natural”.
Squatch, Try gently balling up a plastic shopping bag to apply aircraft stripper. Bag will provide uneven surface for random aging result. Also, To rust age steel. Use a mixture of vinegar, salt, and hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle.....
The weathering effect looks great! Basically, a similar process to what talented plastic model builders use to achieve subtle & realistic weathered effects on armor & aircraft models, as well as car models.
Awesome job and I can not believe how you pull that off with the canary yellow that you had to work with ! Simply amazing job that still has me shaking my head. But, Seeing is believing totally awesome..
Looks great - will be interesting to see what this is like in a few years though, as it took years for the original paint to get to this stage - I imagine this new paint is going to go further beyond and degrade considerably faster - so in a few years it might look interesting. But for now it looks really good, be interesting to see how it goes!
That petina looks great!!! I'm surprised at how well you have matched the rest of the tractor, good work squatch👍 looking forward to seeing it all done with the bumper and the swamp pads, it's gonna be a really cool old mechine!
You can get that aircraft paint stripper in an aerosol can. On a bigger surface like the hood, you can fog it on, and that might come across more natural looking than the brush dobs. Just a thought.
Loving the Catina work on J1113 it looking very credibly aged and weathered and I cant imagine it all bright cat yellow keep this experience squirreled away for future endeavors for example X231 maybe. Nahh but I think your doing a terrific job there loving how its beginning to all look as it might have actually progressed in weathering and ageing.
You would have made an incredible model Railroader who wants their cars to look well used and very realistic. They use similar techniques to get that aged and used look.
Today on the Squatch channel we're going to do some weathering. No, I'm not talking about HO scale trains, we're going 1:1! 😀 Weathering my HO equipment was one of my favourite things to do when I had a pike to run the stuff.
I am impressed! I am eager to see how the hood turns out... you may want to get a heatgun or torch and put that special touch around the exhaust cutouts on the hood.. at the end of the day...it's in very capable hands!
At least here in Australia, Rust-oleum is the cheapest brand of spray-can paint. But you get what you pay for. The nozzle tends to fail before you've used all the paint in the can, due to hard lumps in the paint blocking it.
This reminds me of the artist that does the State of Michigan Capitol doors inside. The are actually 12’ high, look like mahogany, but are really Michigan jack pine. They use a 23 step process on the doors to make them look old and rich. One of the steps is to use a specific brand of flat beer to effect the coating.
Hey squatch, I have always had good luck getting instant rust. I use a scotch brite pad to rough up the surface then apply muratic acid with a spray bottle. I then apply peroxide using a spray bottle. Great results, just do a test and decide if it will work for you. Thanks for the videos, I always look forward to the next one!
On metal staining/coloring for the hook bolts etc.: Have you tried a product called Birchwood Casey Plumb Brown? It is intended for barrel (rust) browning on replica black powder firearms. It will produce a very rich brown color on warm metal and rust on cold.
great work to make look like its patina but a man like you that uses his machines i would have used clean paint and made that machine look new like you did the machanicals and let the patina come with the use you put in but on that note you are an artist of your trade
I used to think.with my stationary engines painting them up was the way to go .Now it's original dings ,scratches, and rusty patina is a far better way to go . Shows character in the engine. Like what your doing its going to look super.
The 'LE' on the tow hook bolts stands for Lake Erie. Good old US made bolts, at least they used to be! The other US made bolts had a small 'n' which stands for Newcor. I think both companies are located in Ohio.
I make sheet brass lampshades look like leather with brass trim! It is an extremely tedious process. But my customers demand quality. (As shown, with help from a bird in this example, mistakes are easy to hide.)
I would try to set up a tent with mist air moistener, that would be filled with acidy stuff like in example citric acid or vinegar. It would make rust spots quickly, but i don't know how realistic look would be in how much time
Hi. On the far side just inside the door, there's a very large engine valve stood there, stem up. Whatever engine is that from? You could almost turn it up the other way, make a base for it and turn it into a stool. Liking it all keep the vids coming. Martin. (England)
I like the weathering process. I'm gonna try it out myself on a few pieces just for fun. No harm in learning right? Also who knew that bird droppings could be actually useful :D For someone who has a untrained eye it would be hard to distinguish the replicated parts from the original.
Actually, that Rustoleum paint is pretty damn good. For what it is, if you use it right, it will do the job. I get the feeling that most people that complain about that kind of paint haven't used it right. It's certainly heaps better than other brands short of custom made paint, which should always be the go-to if you do stuff like retouching and so on.
If I hadn't watched the series so far, I would *absolutely not* believe those side panels are brand new construction! They fit in *so well* !
And that belly-pan? Outstanding!
I like the weathering it looks great and like you said you never get the perfect look, but the one thing I do remember the tow were always shined up pretty good from digging in the dirt to the cables being dropped over them they always seemed to be pretty shined up until a weekend left in the rain. Just a memory I have. Keep up the good work.
Artificial patina is an art in itself. Great video.
Wow!! That really makes the belly pan look original, same for the tow hook. Nice job Squach! The rest of the side panels look great as well!!!!
The appliance of Squatch science to apply the correct patina 👌👍
You are the Bob Ross of Caterpillar patina painting, with happy little bird bombs!!! lol...
Brand new 90 year old panels….. I love it 👍😎
Well Done Squatch, never thought there was so much work and attention to detail involved. Mick👍🍻
"Let's not scratch the paint, though." Irony is one of the highest forms of humor and that line had me laughing out loud! Great work, sir. Lookin' the part!
Squatch you're kinda the Grant Wood, Andrew Wyeth of industrial tractor patina painting. Ha ha i gotta chuckle at your attention to detail i love it! and I'd love to see that crawler in person but i'm too far away dangit. Keep on rockin!!!
Reminds me of the "antiquing" we used to do with the antiquing kits of the late 60's and early 70's.
The only thing important to me, is that it's functional. Get it running and park it outside and let time and use define its patina. Now having said that, the machine is yours and you kept using the word "fun". That's the number one importance. Cheers and atta boy!
This is by FAR! my favorite crawler restaurant. Really really love this one.. but I can't wait to see the minneapolis-moline prototype tractor finished beside of the Minneapolis Moline prototype crawler love to see the work you do and by far you have the best long term vision for old iron on all of RUclips there is hundreds of perfect Restorations of things like this but not many the way you do it or break it down on how you to do it. It's a true art to make something brand new look over 80 + years old and Mach like that so you can save the history and look of a nice old crawler but add / fab new parts thats missing and make it blend that perfectly
The Joy of painting...
All the pieces are coming together beautifully. They match (mis-match, if you will) perfectly!! Man, that's going to be one tight and right unit when it is done. Great job buddy!
Standing there talking to the camera while you are holding 177 pounds? You are one strong young man. And I thought you were nuts holding the 130 pound bell housing while talking.
Probably closer to 180. The bolts ain't light.
@@clydebalcom3679 lol👌😂👍I agree!
@@clydebalcom3679 They're weighty enough that if you dropped one on your toe, you'd feel it. He's strong as an ox.
@@aserta, Or strong as a Sasquatch?
I was thinking he was just about carrying his own weight. And yep a country boy will survive. Far longer than the bun wearing tight pants citiot will ever last. If they can't use plastic they are lost.
I cant remember the last time i sat there admiring crappy paint 😅.Outstanding work!
I now feel bad for doubting 😁
Damn! I’m freaking impressed on how that turned out! When people say you’re a perfectionist! Damn Squatch yo really are! Your attention to details are just amazing! I don’t know what else to say! Just freaking beautiful job! Looking forward to seeing what’s next for 5j1113!👌😎👍
I have never been a fan of $30k to $60k, high dollar builds finished with "faux patina" paint jobs (and even wraps!). I get the idea of wanting a barn-fresh appearance- it looks nostalgic. But what you are doing here is necessary and it honors the machine itself. The bright yellow panels would stick out like a dime in a goat's ass, man Thank you Squatch, for the distressing painting tips. I look forward to every new video of yours. 👍
Respect from Texas
Excellent weatheringskills Squatch, well done
Something after all good came from the canary yellow, it gave you a new skillset!
Fantastic weathering and aging of the paint. Throw a couple chains across it, play in a sandpiper, and it will be perfect. Think you mention before, can't remember, is the right front track leak an oil seal on the track rollers?
looking excellent the belly skid pan is a heavy piece to carry around the paint pattern and color blends and blots looks really nice. The radiator run paint wear is more than likely caused from plowing down corn stalks and tall grass and straw years ago when they were running the right side track in the furrow
Another great video squatch253! The skid plate looks great. Cheers
You actually sound like a kid in a candy store. I am happy for ya. 1113 is looking like a survivor. 🙂
Don't scratch the paint comment as you were pushing the belly pan under made me chuckle.
Very good job making the paint look close to the old paint already their.
Well done squatch, this is an art more than restoration
My late brother-in-law was, for many years,a chemist at Cat in E. Peoria. I really wish he were here, able to watch your videos; I'm sure he would have really enjoyed them. His insights would have filled your ears and eyes for hours: things useful and not.
Haven’t read through all the comments but while blacksmithing I have induced a nice brown finish by just applying/soaking in vinegar. Gives a quick, brown/rust finish. Might work well instead of the brown paint, maybe more “natural”.
I enjoy the frequency of your videos and appreciate the effort it takes.
Wow, you're an artist with that aging process. This D2 is going to be amazing when it rolls out of your shop!!
And we have fun watching you do it! Spectacular work.
Squatch,
Try gently balling up a plastic shopping bag to apply aircraft stripper. Bag will provide uneven surface for random aging result.
Also, To rust age steel. Use a mixture of vinegar, salt, and hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle.....
Excellent paintwork. I would say that the front edge of the bellypan is a bit too pristine and could do with some dings and nicks. Maybe even a bend.
Awesome technique.
The bellypan looks like it survived Moab, Utah. Excellent work. She's looking like a real lady.
The weathering effect looks great! Basically, a similar process to what talented plastic model builders use to achieve subtle & realistic weathered effects on armor & aircraft models, as well as car models.
Awesome job and I can not believe how you pull that off with the canary yellow that you had to work with ! Simply amazing job that still has me shaking my head. But, Seeing is believing totally awesome..
Looking good
Just some more "wipe on wipe off" action 😁
You can also use your acetylene torch to soot stain the paint a bit more
Rainman's Ray likes it 'nice and shiny', you like it distressed. Works both ways. Good jobs.
Looks great - will be interesting to see what this is like in a few years though, as it took years for the original paint to get to this stage - I imagine this new paint is going to go further beyond and degrade considerably faster - so in a few years it might look interesting. But for now it looks really good, be interesting to see how it goes!
Happy little indications of a D2
looks nice, lookin forward to seeing your Iron Mistress again soon too
A most excellent job at the pho-tina! 👍👍
Looks good looks well kept and in tact, a little dust and grime and time will heal that ol girl right up, good job.......
You are an artist...👍
I love it. Dirt in a can! Great technique. Decades of aging in minutes.
Every modeller's dream; a 1:1 Scale project . . . .
That petina looks great!!! I'm surprised at how well you have matched the rest of the tractor, good work squatch👍 looking forward to seeing it all done with the bumper and the swamp pads, it's gonna be a really cool old mechine!
You can get that aircraft paint stripper in an aerosol can. On a bigger surface like the hood, you can fog it on, and that might come across more natural looking than the brush dobs. Just a thought.
Bob Ross of Caterpillar
Awesome job! (as always) the endresult looks very convincing on camera!
Loving the Catina work on J1113 it looking very credibly aged and weathered and I cant imagine it all bright cat yellow keep this experience squirreled away for future endeavors for example X231 maybe. Nahh but I think your doing a terrific job there loving how its beginning to all look as it might have actually progressed in weathering and ageing.
You would have made an incredible model Railroader who wants their cars to look well used and very realistic. They use similar techniques to get that aged and used look.
Today on the Squatch channel we're going to do some weathering.
No, I'm not talking about HO scale trains, we're going 1:1! 😀
Weathering my HO equipment was one of my favourite things to do when I had a pike to run the stuff.
Bought the same brown paint this morning but painting clay pots! Great work Squatch!
Glad to hear you sounding a bit more perky after a good nights sleep!
A couple weeks to mimic 70+ years-well done!
I hope to see this D2 in person someday…
Watching this distressed paint process has been like watching paint dry.
I am impressed! I am eager to see how the hood turns out... you may want to get a heatgun or torch and put that special touch around the exhaust cutouts on the hood.. at the end of the day...it's in very capable hands!
Walking that Thin Yellow Line of Cat colors
At least here in Australia, Rust-oleum is the cheapest brand of spray-can paint. But you get what you pay for. The nozzle tends to fail before you've used all the paint in the can, due to hard lumps in the paint blocking it.
Yes I agree, great attitude!
This reminds me of the artist that does the State of Michigan Capitol doors inside. The are actually 12’ high, look like mahogany, but are really Michigan jack pine. They use a 23 step process on the doors to make them look old and rich. One of the steps is to use a specific brand of flat beer to effect the coating.
I've used black the same way. Nice job
Hey squatch, I have always had good luck getting instant rust. I use a scotch brite pad to rough up the surface then apply muratic acid with a spray bottle. I then apply peroxide using a spray bottle. Great results, just do a test and decide if it will work for you. Thanks for the videos, I always look forward to the next one!
Really looking good!
Tow hook is excellent
Its looking great, nice matching to original in my book
Great work like always coolest paint job 👍
Some people like to make really detailed scale model kits, Squatch just does it 1:1. :))
😂
Wondering if there's a flat clear coat or something to keep the old and new paint consistent??
On metal staining/coloring for the hook bolts etc.: Have you tried a product called Birchwood Casey Plumb Brown? It is intended for barrel (rust) browning on replica black powder firearms. It will produce a very rich brown color on warm metal and rust on cold.
Soft Scrub cleaner on raw steel, let sit, rinse with water = Instant rust. More you repeat the more rust you get...bonus...should not eat paint.
Bob Ross would be proud.
great work to make look like its patina but a man like you that uses his machines i would have used clean paint and made that machine look new like you did the machanicals and let the patina come with the use you put in but on that note you are an artist of your trade
I used to think.with my stationary engines painting them up was the way to go .Now it's original dings ,scratches, and rusty patina is a far better way to go . Shows character in the engine. Like what your doing its going to look super.
Wow that really did turn out like original
If you like that depository effect, just sprinkle some birdseed around and leave for a few hours.
The 'LE' on the tow hook bolts stands for Lake Erie. Good old US made bolts, at least they used to be! The other US made bolts had a small 'n' which stands for Newcor. I think both companies are located in Ohio.
US needs to man the frak up and start producing locally again. CEOs and polis have been pushing work outside and it's biting everyone in the rear now.
Try dipping that stripper with a 4 inch brush. Then take and flick the bristles with a stick it your fingers. Then blot it off with rags.
Bob Ross "There are no mistakes - Only happy accidents"
This weathering is really very impressive. Artistry! Salt spray & 48hr sit to promote rusting?
I can't believe you could pick that belly pan up and carry it around like that. It is really coming together now.
And he's talking with us while doing it too. Squatch be strong as an ox.
I make sheet brass lampshades look like leather with brass trim!
It is an extremely tedious process. But my customers demand quality. (As shown, with help from a bird in this example, mistakes are easy to hide.)
I would try to set up a tent with mist air moistener, that would be filled with acidy stuff like in example citric acid or vinegar. It would make rust spots quickly, but i don't know how realistic look would be in how much time
Would do fine for bolts etc if left for long enough :>
I can't wait until you do the drawers on this. I feel like I am watching This old house...
now THAT'S some Bob Ross!
Excuse me sir, how did you get bird shit on the bottom side of the belly pan? .....It's a long story. Lol
Snuck up on a pheasant and scared the poop out him as he got rolled over. One surprised I'd must have been deaf.
bird stupid fat fingers.
Have you tried vinegar on bare metal? Gives it a quick rust
Good content. 👍
Hi. On the far side just inside the door, there's a very large engine valve stood there, stem up.
Whatever engine is that from?
You could almost turn it up the other way, make a base for it and turn it into a stool.
Liking it all keep the vids coming. Martin. (England)
In another life you could be an art forger 😀
Something brand new on the machine like the hook bolts I think is actually really neat….
You got it just right 👌🏻
Takes more time to get the the right worn/rusty finish than to manufacture from sheet steel?
I like the weathering process. I'm gonna try it out myself on a few pieces just for fun. No harm in learning right? Also who knew that bird droppings could be actually useful :D For someone who has a untrained eye it would be hard to distinguish the replicated parts from the original.
Just perfect!
Actually, that Rustoleum paint is pretty damn good. For what it is, if you use it right, it will do the job. I get the feeling that most people that complain about that kind of paint haven't used it right. It's certainly heaps better than other brands short of custom made paint, which should always be the go-to if you do stuff like retouching and so on.