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Great JOB!!! I hope to paint my deuce soon...
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Ambulance top?Whats the story on the rear bar/canopy you got going on? Some kinda different soft top go over that?
That's a spray can job?!? Wow looks good.I had a few days off work so I decided to dig in and paint it satin black. Here are the results. View attachment 637346View attachment 637347View attachment 637345View attachment 637348View attachment 637349View attachment 637350View attachment 637351View attachment 637352
The rear canopy/rack is designed to hold my kayak and give the truck a wagon look. I haven't decided what to cover it with. Ambulance top was too tall for my liking and would have required I use just that top. I will either skin it in metal, aluminum or canvas. I need to make sure it functions as I want it to so its in the R&D phase right now. I like the side access and the utility of strapping ratchet ties to it so I am not entirely sure if I want to add some loops and skin it or what. My goal is to get it water tight and holding heat for the winter as well as make something a lot more secure, so I think the canvas Idea is out.Whats the story on the rear bar/canopy you got going on? Some kinda different soft top go over that?
Thanks 941038. Yes it is a spray can job. I had never done a satin paint before so I am glad I got the results I did. I will say it looks good from afar, but far from good when up close. but that was my sheer lack of proper surface prep since this paint shows all flaws. for what it is though, it worked out.That's a spray can job?!? Wow looks good.
you can sand blast aluminum at low psi with some media without warping, but if you remove the alodine coating, either by sand blasting or hand sanding, make sure you prime before you paint.. Paint doesn't stick to bare aluminum.
Great advice. Prep and paint like an aircraft. To do otherwise could deform the skin. Great Advice up there!Never sand blast to bare metal on a HMMWV...if your going to metal, chemical strip it.
What paint did you end up using the Satin Rust oleum ? Next do the trailer in black to match.Thanks 941038. Yes it is a spray can job. I had never done a satin paint before so I am glad I got the results I did. I will say it looks good from afar, but far from good when up close. but that was my sheer lack of proper surface prep since this paint shows all flaws. for what it is though, it worked out.
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