Roller Paint Progress Report, Sort Of . . . . . .

[grey beard]

Here are a few pics of what I've been doing these past several weeks. These panels were almost not saveable - a real body man would have demanded new stuff. Anyhow, I used pipe inside the rusted out tailgate hinge, and the fenders each got a lot of mig time and patching in them before body work could start.

Roller painting isn't difficult, but it's not very quick, either. I'll likely not get the cab done until next spring - can't paint this stuff when it's cold. In the meantime, I'll install the wiring harness and finish up the window channels, etc.

[48WingNut]

I think it looks pretty darn good from the pic's. I'll bet the price is right too! Good job. Keep us posted as you go through the paint process.

[Merle Coggins]

Lookin' good, Dave.

By the way... what's that rear bumper off of? It's not an original B-Series bumper, is it? It looks good though.

Merle

[55 Fargo]

Lookin good Dave, did you thin the paint, or wetsand between coats. This will look real good when polished with a buffer and polished, should come out like glass.............Fred

[greg g]

Lookin good. Nice color. What paint are you using? doesn't look like a rustoleum color.

[grey beard]

Paint is Brightside polyurethane marine enamel made by Inerlux Corp., thinned with their own #333 reducer. I get it from Jamestown Distribution Services on the net - $23 per quart. It is just about a dead ringer for my Dodge green on the inside of my glove box lod. I'm using white 4-inch rollets from Home Depot. One roller full of paint will do an entire panel. Once you have the technique down, a quart will do an entire pickup cab and nose, as many coats as you want.

And yes, you are looking at six coats, block/wet sanded between each two coats with 400 and then 600. Pics were after the last coat - no polishing. Shines like clear coat without buffing. After the nose is assembled, I plan to scuff it with 1000 and buff it out a bit, but I am amazed at the shine.

This stuff works just like lacquer - you can sand out dirt or bugs, etc., and lay on another coat. What amazed me is that when it is dry, lacquer thinner will not touch it. Should be pretty durable. JMHO

[55 Fargo]

Thats right Dave, the guys on the Moparts site are using this paint a lot, it does come in quite a few colors, how is the peel, or any fisheyes, runs etc. Lookin mighty fine, giving me ideas for my car, infact if the finishing body work had been done, it would have seen a roller paint job by now...........Fred