FIRST PAINT JOB, any help will be appreciated
 

i am about to paint a buddies 80 something cj, interior and all, i have all the equipment that i need and i might even get to use a paint booth, but probably not, he doesnt want a show job, just a tough paint job, which type of paint should i use, how many coats, which type of primer, i have to learn sometime so i fugure it should be on his jeep and not my truck when its ready, any advice, steps, etc will be appreciated, thanks, sean

sand it to bare metal, use a self-etching primer/surfacer which is sandable. Urethane paint is pretty tough, I put 3 coats of single pass urethane on an 83 Peterbilt I used to own and it looked very nice until the moron I sold it to used a razor blade to cut off the signs from the doors. This paint won't get rock hard, like enamel, but stays somewhat soft, on a hot day, you can press your fingernail into it and leave an impression, but it will smooth back out. It's pretty resistant to rock chips and will flex with the body.

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'72 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 shortbox stepside 350/350auto on '84
ralleys and 31/10.5s

67 Cutlass convertible
330, 3spd stick

90 GMC Jimmy
350/auto
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Orleans,NE

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Is it primered or does it have the original paint?
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Ben

I think you'd like a single-stage urethane. It will get hard, stay glossy, and isn't too expensive.

Ben, it is a bad old pantjob, i am strting out with the interoir first and the xteroir will b ein a couple of months, i am also painting his roll bars and hurculining his "bed", thanks for the help guys

Sand it down to the factory primer with 80 grit. If there is rock chips or rust pits it may be a good idea to take all they way down to the metal using 80 grit. Then give it a couple of coats of epoxy primer. Sand the primer useing 120 to 240 to 600 grit paper.
Wipe it all down with wax and grease remover and a tack cloth and then paint. Since the quality of the paint job doesn't seem to be important I agree with cali_surfer about the single stage urethane.
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Ben

thanks for the help guys, i'll let yall know how it turns out

Re: FIRST PAINT JOB, any help will be appreciated
 

i would plastidip it,in the future you can peel this off with ease and change colors if you like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J6rRj98A5s

Re: FIRST PAINT JOB, any help will be appreciated
 

16 years. Wow.

Re: FIRST PAINT JOB, any help will be appreciated
 

You never know.... maybe he needs another paint job now? :haha::haha::haha:

Re: FIRST PAINT JOB, any help will be appreciated
 

Was reading with interest until the 16 year post clued me in!