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figured i'd do it this way instead of starting 15 new threads lol.
about how much epoxy would you guys say it will take to cover the outside only of a long bed pick up bed? two coats and or full coverage.
at this point we need to get epoxy on it at least to keep the bare metal from rusting.
 
It will almost certainly take more then 1 gallon each of epoxy and activator. 2 of each should be more then enough.
 
Are you painting the inside of the bed as well?

I generally figure 8 oz. of mixed and ready to spray epoxy per panel/per coat.

So 2 fenders, 2 door, 2 bedsides, roof, hood, back of cab and tailgate would be 10 panels. 10 x 8= 80 oz. per coat. 2 coats = 160 oz. A gallon of epoxy mixed 1:1 with activator would give you 256 oz. and should easily handle it.

I spray epoxy with a 1.4 tip.
 
'68 Coronet R/T said:
Are you painting the inside of the bed as well?

I generally figure 8 oz. of mixed and ready to spray epoxy per panel/per coat.

So 2 fenders, 2 door, 2 bedsides, roof, hood, back of cab and tailgate would be 10 panels. 10 x 8= 80 oz. per coat. 2 coats = 160 oz. A gallon of epoxy mixed 1:1 with activator would give you 256 oz. and should easily handle it.

I spray epoxy with a 1.4 tip.
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2 quarts then maybe for the outside of bed only.
again, only the bed is in the shop for paint, and only the outside of it.
 
2 sprayable quarts or 2 quarts epoxy and 2 quarts activator? The latter will give you a sprayable gallon which is enough to do that, but not two sprayable quarts. To get around my bedsides and front of bed with two coats I think it took me close to 60 ounces. The tailgate was about 16-20 oz per side with two coats.
 
Lizer said:
2 sprayable quarts or 2 quarts epoxy and 2 quarts activator? The latter will give you a sprayable gallon which is enough to do that, but not two sprayable quarts. To get around my bedsides and front of bed with two coats I think it took me close to 60 ounces. The tailgate was about 16-20 oz per side with two coats.
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wow, a whole gallon just on the bed sides and front? ill have to come back and spray a sealer coat later, wont that make the mils too thick?
 
Treeslayer said:
wow, a whole gallon just on the bed sides and front? ill have to come back and spray a sealer coat later, wont that make the mils too thick?
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No, mils of epoxy is great.

Mix 26 oz at a time and spray it.

It’s not a whole gallon, just a little over half. There’s 128 oz to a gallon.
 
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Treeslayer said:
and you guys say to shoot two light to medium coats right? dont spray it on till its about ready to run.
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Your first coat should be lighter. Cut your air pressure back some. Test on a piece of masking paper taped to your wall. You want it to atomize correctly and no more, meaning use the least amount of air pressure to get it to atomize. First coat light, second coat can be wetter, too wet it will crater but it's harder to do it (cratering) on the second coat. Just takes a bit of practice, not as hard as it sounds. Spray a third coat for peace of mind to know that you have enough on there. As you get the hang of it, spraying it without cratering will become easier.
 
body is at 71 degrees. i have the torpedo running just to speed it up, but it will get warmer in there any way as the morning goes on.
on the induction time it says 30 minutes, i assume thats a minimum right? im about to apply the 700, i figure i can mix the first batch and be ready to spray around 11 or 1130. if i mix the second batch then ill be spraying 1230-1. i should be done spraying by 2 and fan off by 3-4.
i can then light the stove to maintain temp over night.
if im about to mess up dont be shy about yelling at me.
 
Putting mixing lids on my epoxy was probably one of the best things I did.

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