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Body prep, and interior for my rebuilt 1991 dodge first gen
- Thread starter m1west
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Got a coat of high build urethane primer on it today, used 1/2 gallon, now wet sanding and spot priming if I burn thru somewhere. Found one small dent as I was priming on the bottom of the driver bed quarter panel, other than that the body work looks better than it should considering the shape it was in.
Yesterday I made the last little dings I could find go away, today I sanded the whole truck with 400 grit.
Tomorrow I will spot prime the repairs and some burn thru areas. I didn’t get much burn thru, that a good sign Thea the body work is straight , as the primer isn’t but maybe .030 thick at the start of the final blocking process. Won’t be long now. I plan to hook up my new compressor and pipe it to a couple different locations in the shop. The portable paint booth is going to be a learning process too
Tomorrow I will spot prime the repairs and some burn thru areas. I didn’t get much burn thru, that a good sign Thea the body work is straight , as the primer isn’t but maybe .030 thick at the start of the final blocking process. Won’t be long now. I plan to hook up my new compressor and pipe it to a couple different locations in the shop. The portable paint booth is going to be a learning process too
All the sanding is done and I’ll be painting next week, first gotta get the new compressor hooked up and blow up the portable paint booth and get that learning curve out of the way, I would like to get the painting started by Thursday.
If I can manage to lay down a nice smooth run free base coat, it will go quickly, if not, I’ll have to wet sand it and clean it again before the clear.
If I can manage to lay down a nice smooth run free base coat, it will go quickly, if not, I’ll have to wet sand it and clean it again before the clear.
This morning I picke a sunny flat spot in front of the shop, picked up sticks and stones, then layer some plastic down.
Rolled the paint booth out, connected the blower and blew it up, only took 5 minutes for it to inflate.
Next staked and tied it down, then erected a portable garage frame inside in case I lost power during or after painting, then deflated it. The frame worked to hold the roof up so I left it deflated until tomorrow.
Rolled the paint booth out, connected the blower and blew it up, only took 5 minutes for it to inflate.
Next staked and tied it down, then erected a portable garage frame inside in case I lost power during or after painting, then deflated it. The frame worked to hold the roof up so I left it deflated until tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning I have to un tape the truck enough to pull it outside and wash it real good, dry it and pull it into the paint booth after re inflating it and re tape what I removed, plus I need to tape off what I am not painting under the hood.
The following day will be paint day, I’m going to try to get it done in one day, but that depends on how good the base coat lays down, can’t have runs or orange peel, if I get some of that I’ll have to wet sand it with 600 and apply the clear the following day. Fat lady is in the building warming up to sing.
The following day will be paint day, I’m going to try to get it done in one day, but that depends on how good the base coat lays down, can’t have runs or orange peel, if I get some of that I’ll have to wet sand it with 600 and apply the clear the following day. Fat lady is in the building warming up to sing.
Pulled the truck out, washed it, put it in the spray booth and got most of it taped up again, but not without drama.
Right when I was finishing the washing, the fu<king wind started blowing, and not a little bit, it blew 20-25 mph all day from about 11am on and just now stopping. WTF, there was no wind in the weather report, always has to be something.
I left the blower going so it stays inflated all night, it doesn’t like wind much when deflated. Tomorrow, I will finish the taping in the morning then blow it off and wipe it down with a tack rag. Then it time for the rubber to meet the road. The paint is the quickest part of the whole project but the most technical.
Right when I was finishing the washing, the fu<king wind started blowing, and not a little bit, it blew 20-25 mph all day from about 11am on and just now stopping. WTF, there was no wind in the weather report, always has to be something.
I left the blower going so it stays inflated all night, it doesn’t like wind much when deflated. Tomorrow, I will finish the taping in the morning then blow it off and wipe it down with a tack rag. Then it time for the rubber to meet the road. The paint is the quickest part of the whole project but the most technical.
Thanks, it almost became a balloon and blew away today. I got a couple more to paint over the next few years. All the body and paint equipment costed about 1/2 of what one paint only paint job costs, now that I have it all, it’s just materials going forward.Looks like you could use it as a bouncy castle when you're done! Lol
Truck is coming along nicely
Started at 7 this morning, by the time I got the remaining taping done ( under the hood etc. ) and got everything set up, wiped down and wiped with a tack rag it was 11am, I put a little more than a gallon of reduced base coat on, came out nice except for a couple runs I got in it, not enough time to sand them out and do the clear. Tomorrow I’ll give it the once over after sanding out the runs, wipe it down and put on a lite base coat over the sanded runs, then if time allows do the clear. The high today was 69 and it was at least 85 in there around 2:30, you are not going to paint in there in the summer unless it’s at night. The booth is doing fine, even handled the big wind ok yesterday. If I have to keep it inflated for a couple more days I don’t think it’s a big deal. When I started painting a bunch of little jumping spiders came out of the nooks and crannies. I haven’t painted a vehicle in a while and it shows, It’s a lot of in and out of the booth when I have to refill the gun, in this case it was 6 times. I bought the disposable cup system, very nice and easy to use, a lite weight plastic cup fits inside the measuring cup, then a lid and retainer ring, the whole thing then snaps on an adapter on the gun, as you use the paint the plastic liner collapses inside the measuring cup, it doesn’t require a vent that way, you can paint upside down without spilling any paint, I love it. Fat lady is making me work for the song when I’m done.
Ended up painting the tailgate and wiper cover grill in the shop, not enough room in the booth.
Today I repaired the runs and some other imperfections I found and touched up the areas with base coat, plus the tailgate and wiper cover, all day event but I am now happy with the base coat.
Tomorrow we do the clear. We will see how many days that takes, if I can manage to get it done without runs, it will be one day, if not two, I’m getting better and with less anxiety. Either way I will likely have to cut and buff it, the spray booth works, but it doesn’t evacuate the overspray like a real booth and had a bunch of dry overspray on the hood, it came off easily but I’m sure at least the hood will have to be sanded and polished. We will see.
Today I repaired the runs and some other imperfections I found and touched up the areas with base coat, plus the tailgate and wiper cover, all day event but I am now happy with the base coat.
Tomorrow we do the clear. We will see how many days that takes, if I can manage to get it done without runs, it will be one day, if not two, I’m getting better and with less anxiety. Either way I will likely have to cut and buff it, the spray booth works, but it doesn’t evacuate the overspray like a real booth and had a bunch of dry overspray on the hood, it came off easily but I’m sure at least the hood will have to be sanded and polished. We will see.
You can hardly tell from the picture but there is 4 coats of clear on it as well as the rest of the truck.
Now I have to leave it in the booth for 3 days before exposing it to the elements, then cutting and buffing as necessary.
After that get the windshield and rear window installed, while I’m waiting I can re cover the seat and clean up the door panels. The clear came out pretty good and for some reason went a lot better than the base coat, I felt more comfortable with less anxiety about it too, I guess I just needed to get my sea legs back. Last time I painted a car from scratch, it was a 1973 corvette when I was 28 years old, that was nearly 40 years ago, I have been painting equipment we fabricated but not the same.
Now I have to leave it in the booth for 3 days before exposing it to the elements, then cutting and buffing as necessary.
After that get the windshield and rear window installed, while I’m waiting I can re cover the seat and clean up the door panels. The clear came out pretty good and for some reason went a lot better than the base coat, I felt more comfortable with less anxiety about it too, I guess I just needed to get my sea legs back. Last time I painted a car from scratch, it was a 1973 corvette when I was 28 years old, that was nearly 40 years ago, I have been painting equipment we fabricated but not the same.
Today while still waiting for paint to fully cure in the paint booth, I decided to recover the seat, I’ve done it before and never a fun activity. The top 2 pictures are the condition of the old seat cover, the below picture is the new seat cover installed on the bottom part of the seat. The seat back, i removed the cover and the frame had rust, so I wire wheeled the rust and painted it with rattle can black, I could have got both pieces covered if not for the rust removal and paint on the frame. Tomorrow the truck comes out of the booth, put the bed back on and start the cut and buff process.
Bed is on, portable spray booth is down and rolled up, portable garage to work under is set up and the truck is in it.
Still have to clean up around the shop some, then I’ll call it a day. Tomorrow I’ll start the cut and buff. Made the appointment to get the front and rear glass installed for Monday and ordered my new tire and wheel package from Anthem, bought the same 18” wheel package that’s on the red truck with Yokohama 35” M/T tires
Still have to clean up around the shop some, then I’ll call it a day. Tomorrow I’ll start the cut and buff. Made the appointment to get the front and rear glass installed for Monday and ordered my new tire and wheel package from Anthem, bought the same 18” wheel package that’s on the red truck with Yokohama 35” M/T tires
Kind of hard to tell because of the lighting and shadows but the whole passenger side, cab roof and back of the cab have been sanded with 1000, 2000 and 3000 then buffed with rubbing compound, also got the whole driver side sanded with 1000, tomorrow I think I can finish it, after the rubbing compound then it has to be buffed with polishing compound. So far everything looks good, found a couple small spots I’ll address later, it’s nothing that will stop me from assembling the truck, there is a tiny spot you can’t see unless you are standing in the bed looking at the roof where the base coat is thin in the drip rail and another one at ther bottom of the bed, it may be where I sanded a run in the base coat and didn’t get enough base back on it, they are small spots that can be corrected with an air brush. I got no runs in the clear.