OP
You’re not too far away from my Joe. My secretary was in Albuquerque last weekend. Come on over, we’ll have a paint partyI need a friend named Joe to paint my half doors...
Processes for Painting Steel
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Sorry I didn't mean to imply anything about what issues you're dealing with on ol' blue.. just wanted to point out how much prep is going into getting paint back on. But my post was geared more towards repainting doors, hoods, etc. Bumpers, sliders, etc.. I'd probably go with something more durable myself.
jeepersoutpost
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Lol, I thought I was being used as an example of poor prep! All is good, unfortunately I have to remove all the masking to wash the crap off my Jeep and start all over[emoji849].
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Steve Rodgers
TJ Enthusiast
Go to Jay Leno's Garage and look for his piece on POR 15 paint. I've used it a lot and it's bullet proof. Easy to apply, it brushes on and self levels very well, looks great. If it will be out in the sun they have a chassis black top coat that is a rattle can, goes on great. This stuff is tough as nails.
TJ2
TJ Expert
Live and learn, that is what life is all about. When I was younger I always over think my projects, I do not ask suggestions either (at my age back then, for I know it all), I messed up so many paint job then that now I just make it so simple, dish soap and warm water. Live and learn my friend, you'll get there.
jeepersoutpost
Member
Lol, I didn’t have this much trouble when I was 16 and hooked a cheap paint gun strait up to the compressor, no filter, only a pressure regulator. Now I have a nice compressor, nice gun, and filters out the wazoo, and I can’t get paint to stick![emoji849]
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OP
Talked to Joe and here’s what we’re going to do to paint the Rock Sliders I don’t have yet.
Quart of Eastwood’s 2K Black Epoxy Primer
Quart of Ceramic Epoxy Satin Topcoat
https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-extreme-chassis-black-paint.html
Should be pretty hard finish
Quart of Eastwood’s 2K Black Epoxy Primer
Quart of Ceramic Epoxy Satin Topcoat
https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-extreme-chassis-black-paint.html
Should be pretty hard finish
I agree, good stuff. I'm using their chassis coat on my Jeeps underbelly as I did the suspension lift & control arms.
OP
When I get the sliders in, I’ll start inserting posts in my build thread documenting the process...
Zinc phosphate primer works best on aluminum; I've never been that impressed with it on steel.
You can get by with rattle cans on some of this, but prep is critical and it's always a good idea to bake the parts between coats. Which can be an issue with large parts. And there's always powder coating as a relatively easy option..
I see where the OP is getting it done professionally, and that's a good solution.
You can get by with rattle cans on some of this, but prep is critical and it's always a good idea to bake the parts between coats. Which can be an issue with large parts. And there's always powder coating as a relatively easy option..
I see where the OP is getting it done professionally, and that's a good solution.