Ferro's rail hauler m818 gets paint

[Ferroequinologist]

Hey guys,
Neil Hendrix came down and between Sat and today, we got the m818 prepped and painted. It came out pretty green, and shiner then I wanted, but it looks pretty good. Neil had to keep on me, as I kept spraying it on pretty think. I've got to get a little bit more paint, for some underside stuff I missed, and the inside of the cab. I'm going to be removing the crusty hardtop and putting a canvas soft top on soon. Neil is also hooking me up with a guy he knows that does the star and letter stencils.

Thanks again Neil, couldn't have done it without you!

What do you guys think?

 

[Recovry4x4]

What color is that? Does it have hardener in it?

 

[Ferroequinologist]

I took the door panel to Sherwin williams, and they matched it up. i don't think it has a hardener. I just wanted it to look good for a year or two, I'll blast it all the way down and do a proper paint at a later time.

 

[ctmustang]

shoot Adam it looks cool.
CT

 

[neilhendrix]

Well it`s green, I can vouch for that. A little heavy in spots thanks to quick draw ferro. It turned out pretty good overall. little touch up to do but Adam did a good job.

I`ll post pics of the before when I find the camera

 

[MCHoward]

Did you put something on the windows? Or like painting the house, just wait for the paint to dry and scrap it off later?

 

[Ferroequinologist]

Let it dry and scrap it off. Comes off really easy, and there was already tan overspray I needed to scrap anyway. Definitly saved prep time!

 

[zout]

Its amazing what a little paint will do - looks good.
Did iya paint from the bottom up to keep the paint runs closer to the ground

 

[elkhunter]

It looks nice! I like that M818! Good job!

 

[Ferroequinologist]

Yeah, I did start at the bottom and worked my way up. If I ever paint anything again, I will take everything I can off first. I thought I would save time by leaving it on, but you miss to much and overspray other areas to get the hard to reach spots.

 

[Castle Bravo]

I'm looking to paint my 818 sometime later this year. What else would you have taken off?

 

[Ferroequinologist]

I'd have taken off the spare tire holder, tool box, and mirrors. I stripped the cab of all the data plates, seat cushions, and switches, but ran out of paint before I even started in the cab.

 

[poof]

Very Nice.. job well done... will look exquisit with white star's and proper markings..