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Teach me to paint in less than 1 week please. So here goes my first post. I want to paint my jeep and I want to get it complete in a rather short time frame (couple of weeks). I usually research until my eyes are sore but this time I will be asking for a little help. I found this website which shows I've at least done a little research. I am not looking for a full blown show car quality job. I simply want color on my vehicle and want to gain a little bit of experience doing so. I am lucky and will be able to rent a paint booth for the weekend which will save me from setting something up in my garage. The only painting experience is spraying a few gallons of primer and single stage on chassis parts in my garage. I'm looking for some quick advice to make sure I am set up with the correct equipment and materials.
I think my gun is a Anest Iwata LPH400-LV with a orange and silver cap in 1.3 and I think I have another silver cap in 1.4. I bought it brand new 4-5 years ago and have only used it a couple of times.
I will separate this into two parts. Body Color and Other/Black.
Body Color
The jeep will be getting a color change. I do not want to go down to bare metal. I don't have time and I'm sure whatever paint I put on it will outlast the body before I change something. There are a couple of small spots where bare metal is showing. the jeep is 99% rust free. There are a couple of small dents that need repair on the doors.
The following items need to be painted body color and will require NO tape work. They can easily be removed from the vehicle and painted separately.
Grill
Hood (brand new in some sort of black primer)
Cowl
Windshield Frame (no glass)
Tailgate
PS & DS Door
Door Hinges
Hood Hinges
Windshield Hinges
The Body/Tub will obviously need to be taped. Not much body color will show since the sides are being covered up. This is the largest item that needs paint but wont use much more paint than a single door. I was thinking of painting everything separate since it would be easier to tape or not tape this way.
Questions
1a) If I do sand down to bare metal in spots is it ok to shoot with 2k regular primer or is it absolutely necessary to shoot Epoxy?
2a) Should I piece it all out and paint everything separate or should I assemble and shoot all at once to get a more uniform color? maybe do both with the final base with everything assembled.
3a) Could I then shoot clear with everything taken apart again? Any benefit of shooting clear with parts assembled?
4a) Paint. - I want to go with Gm color 46 WA928L Blue Granite Metallic. Is there any reason not to buy PPG Deltron DBC 2000 off ebay at $170 a gallon? the seller seams legit... Seller ID wbmesq Do I buy the reducer from PPG or SPI and do I need to buy the activator DX57?
5a) Since it is a color change and some panels are currently red and some are primer black I was going to sand scuff with X grade paper and shoot SPI regular 2K primer. yes to primer? what grit?
6a) skip sealer?
7a) Using universal Clear... no questions there.
Other/Black
The other items I will be painting are the removable rear corner guards, rockers and front fenders. They are all 6061 Aluminum. No taping needed. Since I am not 100% sure which type of black color to go with here and I am not exactly sure I am done drilling holes or welding i was going to sand with 80 or 100 grit and shoot Black SPI Epoxy. Lastly, if I have time I'd like to spray the hard top the same black. Not sure what to go with there.
1b) Suggestions on the corners/rockers/front fenders?
2b) Fiberglass hard top suggestions
That's about all I got for now. I'll likely be checking this thread every hour : ) I'd like to get all my supplies on order so i can spray next weekend.
Work is not letting me attach pictures. I'll try it later when I get home.
Here is a link to my build on another site if you want to see what it currently looks like. I used SPI epoxy on some of it as welll as SPI bedliner. The chassis was blasted and another brand of epoxy with Diamond vogul Pinnacle Satin Black for top coat.
Jeep Build
So my list to order from SPI is
W&G Cleaners 700 & 710
Black Epoxy and Activator - 2 gallons
2k Regular Primer Gray and Activator 1.25 Gallons
Universal Clear & Activator 2 Gallons
Reducers?? no idea there.
I think my gun is a Anest Iwata LPH400-LV with a orange and silver cap in 1.3 and I think I have another silver cap in 1.4. I bought it brand new 4-5 years ago and have only used it a couple of times.
I will separate this into two parts. Body Color and Other/Black.
Body Color
The jeep will be getting a color change. I do not want to go down to bare metal. I don't have time and I'm sure whatever paint I put on it will outlast the body before I change something. There are a couple of small spots where bare metal is showing. the jeep is 99% rust free. There are a couple of small dents that need repair on the doors.
The following items need to be painted body color and will require NO tape work. They can easily be removed from the vehicle and painted separately.
Grill
Hood (brand new in some sort of black primer)
Cowl
Windshield Frame (no glass)
Tailgate
PS & DS Door
Door Hinges
Hood Hinges
Windshield Hinges
The Body/Tub will obviously need to be taped. Not much body color will show since the sides are being covered up. This is the largest item that needs paint but wont use much more paint than a single door. I was thinking of painting everything separate since it would be easier to tape or not tape this way.
Questions
1a) If I do sand down to bare metal in spots is it ok to shoot with 2k regular primer or is it absolutely necessary to shoot Epoxy?
2a) Should I piece it all out and paint everything separate or should I assemble and shoot all at once to get a more uniform color? maybe do both with the final base with everything assembled.
3a) Could I then shoot clear with everything taken apart again? Any benefit of shooting clear with parts assembled?
4a) Paint. - I want to go with Gm color 46 WA928L Blue Granite Metallic. Is there any reason not to buy PPG Deltron DBC 2000 off ebay at $170 a gallon? the seller seams legit... Seller ID wbmesq Do I buy the reducer from PPG or SPI and do I need to buy the activator DX57?
5a) Since it is a color change and some panels are currently red and some are primer black I was going to sand scuff with X grade paper and shoot SPI regular 2K primer. yes to primer? what grit?
6a) skip sealer?
7a) Using universal Clear... no questions there.
Other/Black
The other items I will be painting are the removable rear corner guards, rockers and front fenders. They are all 6061 Aluminum. No taping needed. Since I am not 100% sure which type of black color to go with here and I am not exactly sure I am done drilling holes or welding i was going to sand with 80 or 100 grit and shoot Black SPI Epoxy. Lastly, if I have time I'd like to spray the hard top the same black. Not sure what to go with there.
1b) Suggestions on the corners/rockers/front fenders?
2b) Fiberglass hard top suggestions
That's about all I got for now. I'll likely be checking this thread every hour : ) I'd like to get all my supplies on order so i can spray next weekend.
Work is not letting me attach pictures. I'll try it later when I get home.
Here is a link to my build on another site if you want to see what it currently looks like. I used SPI epoxy on some of it as welll as SPI bedliner. The chassis was blasted and another brand of epoxy with Diamond vogul Pinnacle Satin Black for top coat.
Jeep Build
So my list to order from SPI is
W&G Cleaners 700 & 710
Black Epoxy and Activator - 2 gallons
2k Regular Primer Gray and Activator 1.25 Gallons
Universal Clear & Activator 2 Gallons
Reducers?? no idea there.