Man that looks good. That high build primer? I take it you didn't take it to bare metal so no need to epoxy prime/seal it? You going base/clear or single stage? These had lacquer on them originally, yes?Are you painting it in pieces or reassembling it then paint? (million questions - lol).
I'll be at that point soon enough. Last car I shot was Imron in about 1991, so been awhile. My original gun was a Porter Cable - still have it. Works great for primers. Got a new sata knock off I have yet to use. Having all my sheet metal media blasted clean - there so much crap like spray can undercoating on the firewall and mold - am doing it to just save time.
Thanks! It should be nice n straight.
Didn’t take it all down to bare metal. Plenty of spots ended up bare though. I used an all in one direct to rust/metal/high build primer from Tamco. Generally anything with surface rust I wire wheeled the rust off prior to priming. This stuff is supposed to thin out well and lay down nice as a final sealer, pre paint, as well. Haven't tried that yet.
It appears to bond real well to bare metal. I intentionally chipped a few areas off that had been rusty or bare to test and I had to gouge it pretty hard with a razor blade.
Hope it works as good as they say it does.
Truck was a single stage, guessing enamel, repaint over basically bare metal. So it now will essentially only have 1 paint job after I peeled all the old paint off. Yes it lasted 30ish? Years without coming off but was not bonded well.
I'm leaving the doors and front fenders on since they're lined pretty well and didn't require any repair work aside from little dents and dings. And I'm not repainting the door jambs. Paint looks like new in there and not worth the effort, IMO. Only the rocker panels are getting re-painted.
Removed hood and bed for obvious reasons and ease of repair/paint.
Going 2 stage. Primarily because Tamco wouldn’t mix metallic in single stage and I couldn’t pass up the good price. All indications are it's good quality.
Need to test out my gun for clear. I have an old Devilbiss HVLP gun and idk which tip is still good as they’re not marked. One tip got destroyed.
Hope it’ll clear good without buying a new gun. I'll get plenty of practice inside the bed and behind the cab to figure that out!
I’m not real keen on sanding and polishing the whole thing after I finish, lol. But I’m probably dreaming...
Seems like it's taking forever, but I don't get alot of time on it and half the time so far has been peeling fcking paint off! But this was just before Thanksgiving, so maybe not so bad...
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