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knucklebuster · 06-22-2003, 09:42 PM

Before I go any further on my chasis reassembly,Do you guys think I'm gonna regret using spray can primer which was rustoleum,and rustoleum gloss black.I sprayed the black with a gun though.I just wanted some opinions before I got too far along,which may be too late allready since I've got the whole frame and all the front end pieces done this way!!

yellowgmc · 06-22-2003, 09:45 PM

that's what i used. my frame has been exposed to the sun all last summer, spent the winter outside (under a tarp) and is back outside. paint looks fine, for spray paint.

**Palf70Step** · 06-22-2003, 09:59 PM

You want show car or protection?

For a daily/ocassional driver I think it is just fine.

I cleaned my frame, did the rust converter thing, then sparyed and hand painted with rustolium. It looks real good to me and others that have seen it think it looks good. The frame/truck has been out in the weather 6 months now and it still looks great.

knucklebuster · 06-22-2003, 10:01 PM

It's not for show,probably daily depending on how much I like it when it's through!!

knucklebuster · 06-23-2003, 06:21 PM

ttt

Boones · 06-23-2003, 06:24 PM

I went the spray bomb route with a S-10 blazer that I drove and showed. It was fine but did chip easy. but being it was out of a can it was easy to touch up.. If you have access to a spray gun, do it that way.. A lot nicer finish and better protection in the long run....

**old Rusty C10** · 06-23-2003, 11:00 PM

brush on rustoleum thats easy and its cheap and it holds up better

SCOTI · 06-23-2003, 11:52 PM

Spray cans work fine if the surface was prepped right. My buddies used it on the suspension, chassis, & roll cage of the latest car they built so when the owner chipped or scratched something, he could easily touch it up regardless of where he was (as long as a wal-mart or auto parts store was close by).

06-24-2003, 11:23 AM

Do what I did, as I was having my rear-end being rebuilt. Took all the grease and junk off the frame, primed it, then sprayed the professional undercoating(Autozone) 5.99/can maybe 5-6cans, and then sparyed with black gloss. People who see it ask what I did and am very surprised. It looks better then some SHOW trucks out there....I'll post a pic or two when I can.

knucklebuster · 06-24-2003, 12:31 PM

It's already painted rustoleum gloss black,I used my paint gun to apply it,should I put anything else on it to maybe make it a little tougher?It's got about 3 coats on it now.If I go back with the under coating over the gloss black that's allready there will it stick?I wish I hadda thought of that before!!

Slammed67 · 06-24-2003, 12:38 PM

I used Rustolem Satin black on my frame and suspension parts. It looks good and is easy to touch up. If you building a driver, it's gonna get dirty anyway, so why spend big bucks on fancy paint? My only complaint is that it does scratch pretty easily, but once the truck is done, there should be no reason for it to get scratched anyway.

06-22-2003, 09:42 PM	#1
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	regret? Before I go any further on my chasis reassembly,Do you guys think I'm gonna regret using spray can primer which was rustoleum,and rustoleum gloss black.I sprayed the black with a gun though.I just wanted some opinions before I got too far along,which may be too late allready since I've got the whole frame and all the front end pieces done this way!! __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

06-22-2003, 09:45 PM	#2
yellowgmc Getting cabin fever?!?!?! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: chisholm, mn Posts: 1,679	that's what i used. my frame has been exposed to the sun all last summer, spent the winter outside (under a tarp) and is back outside. paint looks fine, for spray paint. __________________ Member of the Discs Up Front Club 1972 GMC 1500 1994 F-150 XL 4x4 Tact is for people not whitty enough to be sarcastic

06-22-2003, 09:59 PM	#3
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,754	You want show car or protection? For a daily/ocassional driver I think it is just fine. I cleaned my frame, did the rust converter thing, then sparyed and hand painted with rustolium. It looks real good to me and others that have seen it think it looks good. The frame/truck has been out in the weather 6 months now and it still looks great. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

06-22-2003, 10:01 PM	#4
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	It's not for show,probably daily depending on how much I like it when it's through!! __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

06-23-2003, 06:21 PM	#5
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	ttt __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

06-23-2003, 06:24 PM	#6
Boones Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Charleston SC Posts: 47	I went the spray bomb route with a S-10 blazer that I drove and showed. It was fine but did chip easy. but being it was out of a can it was easy to touch up.. If you have access to a spray gun, do it that way.. A lot nicer finish and better protection in the long run....

06-23-2003, 11:00 PM	#7
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,277	brush on rustoleum thats easy and its cheap and it holds up better __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

06-23-2003, 11:52 PM	#8
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,933	Spray cans work fine if the surface was prepped right. My buddies used it on the suspension, chassis, & roll cage of the latest car they built so when the owner chipped or scratched something, he could easily touch it up regardless of where he was (as long as a wal-mart or auto parts store was close by). __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

06-24-2003, 11:23 AM	#9
Linus0014 Guest Posts: n/a	Do what I did, as I was having my rear-end being rebuilt. Took all the grease and junk off the frame, primed it, then sprayed the professional undercoating(Autozone) 5.99/can maybe 5-6cans, and then sparyed with black gloss. People who see it ask what I did and am very surprised. It looks better then some SHOW trucks out there....I'll post a pic or two when I can.

06-24-2003, 12:31 PM	#10
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	It's already painted rustoleum gloss black,I used my paint gun to apply it,should I put anything else on it to maybe make it a little tougher?It's got about 3 coats on it now.If I go back with the under coating over the gloss black that's allready there will it stick?I wish I hadda thought of that before!! __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

06-24-2003, 12:38 PM	#11
Slammed67 Progress = 0% Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 2,108	I used Rustolem Satin black on my frame and suspension parts. It looks good and is easy to touch up. If you building a driver, it's gonna get dirty anyway, so why spend big bucks on fancy paint? My only complaint is that it does scratch pretty easily, but once the truck is done, there should be no reason for it to get scratched anyway. __________________ Jason - '67 GMC swb \| '57 Bel-Air 4dr hardtop \| '56 210 4dr Wagon \| 2000 GMC Sierra



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