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I'm the "Crusty Chevy" guy in your second link up there. I'd do it again in a heart beat for a truck that doesn't have to be perfect. I didn't thin mine at all, and I'm mostly fine with the outcome. But I use it as a truck.Enjoy the transformation!
Certainly, with all tools and prep supply, etc....my primer paint job cost more than $50......but the quality of the primer alone would outlast both Rustoleum and Sherwin-Williams combined. Sometimes it "pays" to spend a little more to do things right, than to cut corners.
perhaps I'm the odd ball around here, but when it comes to autos, cars and trucks....particularly the old ones (these days, that includes the 80's...even though emissions regs apply to anything later than '76 here in CA), I just can't condone "the cheap way." Much respect to being resourceful....and clearly, from the links provided, this isn't the first of it's kind...after 130 years of automobile knowledge (ref: Benz Patent Motor Car, the first automobile [1885 – 1886]), to put Rustoleum on your truck is short changing oneself, let alone Sherwin-Williams.The "Infamous $50 paint job," is certainly an eye catching title. But to put things into perspective, I refinished a whole body (1972 MG Midget, see pics below) with professional grade PPG DP-90 etching primer for $75/quart...purchased from my local body shop supply shop. I stripped all of the paint off using a steel brush attached to my Milwaukee grinder. Then I prepped the body for paint by hand with green Scotch Brite pads and Metal Prep. I sprayed the DP-90 using the Chinese paint guns from the same body shop supply and a Porter-Cable pancake air compressor. I did all of this in my own garage and driveway in Los Angeles, CA.Certainly, with all tools and prep supply, etc....my primer paint job cost more than $50......but the quality of the primer alone would outlast both Rustoleum and Sherwin-Williams combined. Sometimes it "pays" to spend a little more to do things right, than to cut corners.
Quote from: fxrsrider on April 19, 2015, 08:30:11 PMperhaps I'm the odd ball around here, but when it comes to autos, cars and trucks....particularly the old ones (these days, that includes the 80's...even though emissions regs apply to anything later than '76 here in CA), I just can't condone "the cheap way." Much respect to being resourceful....and clearly, from the links provided, this isn't the first of it's kind...after 130 years of automobile knowledge (ref: Benz Patent Motor Car, the first automobile [1885 – 1886]), to put Rustoleum on your truck is short changing oneself, let alone Sherwin-Williams.The "Infamous $50 paint job," is certainly an eye catching title. But to put things into perspective, I refinished a whole body (1972 MG Midget, see pics below) with professional grade PPG DP-90 etching primer for $75/quart...purchased from my local body shop supply shop. I stripped all of the paint off using a steel brush attached to my Milwaukee grinder. Then I prepped the body for paint by hand with green Scotch Brite pads and Metal Prep. I sprayed the DP-90 using the Chinese paint guns from the same body shop supply and a Porter-Cable pancake air compressor. I did all of this in my own garage and driveway in Los Angeles, CA.Certainly, with all tools and prep supply, etc....my primer paint job cost more than $50......but the quality of the primer alone would outlast both Rustoleum and Sherwin-Williams combined. Sometimes it "pays" to spend a little more to do things right, than to cut corners.**But.. you make a point. I'm doing a LOT of body work and I want to protect it with something very tough. That's my biggest concern with this method. I've already spent $100s on patch panels, bondo, welding wire, rust products, primers, glazing putties, etc. Why would I not spend at least that on the top coat?From everything I've come to learn about body paint, is that there is no satisfactory middle ground. Either you pay several thousands and get a show-quality paint job, or you pay a few hundred and get a modest paint job. This truck is a not going to win any shows, and I'm OK with that. It's my learning vehicle. Just today, I learned how to weld sheet metal. Lets just say it's going to need plenty of bondo so that it doesn't show. And if it turns out like the DS door I just block sanded, it's will show. So for someone with an excellent vehicle that was perfected by a skilled body worker, the $50 paint job would not do it justice. But for someone like me, who's having fun working on a new project and learning a new trade, while on a serious budget of $1500 (that's to include new tires and rims), lets just say I'm going to be VERY happy with ANY $50 paint job!!
If you use the isocyinate hardener use a fresh air supply hood It WILL cause PERMANENT lung damage if you breath it
Quote from: roundhouse on May 03, 2015, 08:48:54 AMIf you use the isocyinate hardener use a fresh air supply hood It WILL cause PERMANENT lung damage if you breath it This is one of the dissuaders for me to spray a quality paint myself. The older I get, the more chemical sensitivities I am acquiring, and I ain't spraying that stuff in a residential area with kids around neither. Just my choice in this matter.