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Cosmetic Overhaul and Customization

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I bought a Cheap John Deere Tractor Loader Backhoe on an Auction

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What happens here

Once the heavy equipment is mechanically sound, attention shifts to its appearance. The video demonstrates the cosmetic transformation of a backhoe from its original yellow to a custom black and gold, or dark green and gold, color scheme. This involves thorough cleaning, removing rust and old paint, applying primer for adhesion and rust protection, and finally, applying the new paint. The process is labor-intensive but dramatically improves the machine's aesthetic appeal and provides additional protection against the elements.

Goal: Enhance equipment appearance and protect it from environmental wear.

Tools and materials

  • Gloves — Protecting hands from paint and chemicals
  • Paint Sprayer — Applying primer and paint evenly for a professional finish
  • Pressure Washer — Thoroughly cleaning the equipment before surface preparation
  • Respirator Mask — Protecting the user's respiratory system from paint fumes and dust particles
  • Safety Glasses — Protecting eyes from paint overspray and debris
  • Sander/Grinder — Removing rust, loose paint, and preparing surfaces for primer
  • Shop Rags — Cleaning and wiping surfaces
  • Automotive Primer — Providing a base layer for paint and rust inhibition
  • Degreaser — Removing oil, grease, and grime before painting
  • Heavy-Duty Paint — Applying the final protective and decorative color
  • Paint Thinner — Cleaning equipment and thinning paint if necessary

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our profits on this before our new owner comes into place so without wasting any more time let's get into today's video all right it's always an interesting day when Frankie's in the shop no he's getting this one ready to sell but we did not buy this one on an auction we did buy a different one on an auction now I bought this John Deere 310 a tractor loader backhoe on an auction site unseen my winning bid amount was $20,000 but what I ended up paying was closer to 23 almost $24,000 before I was out the door more on that in this video and here comes my kitty a nova who's a good kitty who's a good kitty all right let's go see what's Frankie is doing in the shop hey Frankie can I turn your radio down a bit all right I got a quiz you I got a camera running just so you know but my quiz is have you ever bought something off from an auction yeah okay what I'm telling the guys is there's three different categories of equipment and an auction and tell me if I'm wrong you following us did you feed an over today Frankie no Frankie likes to feed the cat the cat will usually follow him until he fits so there's three types of equipment that I found are typically you can find at an auction the first piece of equipment is fleet equipment fleet equipment is usually relatively safe and I want to ask you if you if you're noticing the same things so a piece of fleet equipment is when a giant company decides to liquidate their assets and they don't want to go and sell each piece of equipment individually they just take it to an auction they've already made their money off from the jobs they've done with the piece of equipment and they usually typically will have a dedicated mechanic that's doing the maintenance on that equipment so in terms of relative safety I would put that at it in a number-two position this is the kind of equipment it's okay it could have problems like you see this one this is an interstate logo that's not even our company they logo it but I can tell you that interstate does a phenomenal job of keeping up with their equipment you can't say that with every piece of fleet equipment that's out there so one of the key things to look for when you're on an auction site is a logo like this so if you see a little tiny logo or where they've peeled this logo off and you can see it in the background because a lot of times that's what'll happen you'll have the shadow of the old logo there that should give you a little bit more of a warm fuzzy

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