So I finally got the to point of painting my other vehicle. I want to do three colors of BC/CC; base white with blue and red overlays. Understanding that this was my 1st body work and paint job, I figured it would be on the lower side of quality. I was ok with that since it would see its share of abuse while offroading. The paint was from Napa and no special mixes and the counter guys suggested since it was my 1st attempt to get medium drying hardener for both base coat and clear coat. I did all the prep work and final sanding on the primer was a 320 grit.
I made some cradles for the cab and bed. I did this because:1) I was painting the engine bay, 2) truck roof was over 6', 3) make it easier to move pieces around.
since the cab was completely gutted and I was making a complete color change. all the windows, moldings, and etc. were removed so taping up was pretty simple. I sprayed a sealer on the body (this was suggested by the Napa guys) and then sprayed the base white on... I did all the door jambs, engine compartment, and insides of doors first, then the outside...
the paint dried pretty quick 10-15 minutes dry to touch... I then laid out the red, well part of the red...
the doors were off while painting so I was able to do a good clean coat on the jambs and inside of doors. I had everything taped off before removing the doors to paint so the lines would match up.
the blue was done the same way I did the red...
I had some vinyl letters that I was going to have on the truck so I added those and finished up with the red on the doors. I painted the hood and cowl at this point as well. well the hood I didn't prep as well as I thought and it turned out like crap. That will be redone when I do the tailgate. Once I had all letters and paint on it was time for the clear coat. The dry time for the CC to add another coat was 20 minutes and to touch was over an hour (about 1 hr 15 minutes). Unfortunately, I couldn't find that info and around 45 minutes I the door to hang it and left an imprint. oops. It not terribly bad but I'm hoping that will buff out. I did paint it all outside and had no issues with debris while applying color. However, it seems bugs know when clear coat is being applied and 3 gnats gave their lives in the applying of the clear coat.
finished product...
this was done over a period of 4 days because of work and weather conditions. I tried to do this with little or no wind and the temp was high 60s and low 70s. Color was applied on sunny days and the clear coat it was overcast.
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