I also started out with no painting experience to make a driver, not a show
truck. Along the way it's easy to get carried away and your goals change. When I
look at my completed truck and wish this or that had come out better I have to
remind myself of my original goal.
Personally I would recommend epoxy primer top coated with urethane. I find
modern paints have more gloss than original so I use a flattening agent from
PPG. Ask for the specs for 625, it gives ratio's for different amounts of gloss.
I used somewhere around a semi gloss. I painted my frame in the yard jacked way
up on about 4 tires and rims so I could get under easily while spraying. I do
know someone who put his frame on pivots similar to a barbecue spit. He said it
wasn't too hard to do and also made it easy for the sandblasting.
Grant 50 3100
Nelson, Jeff - DTC wrote:
> Well, I'm finally ready to start the long climb back up in my restoration.
> Everything is removed from the frame, the frame has been pressure washed
> several times, and is now ready to go to the sand blaster. I'd appreciate
> some opinions from the group on my various painting options. Some background
> first. I intend to restore my truck to near original condition and use it as
> a daily driver, not a show truck. I have decent mechanical skills, but have
> never done any painting. As I see it, my options are:
>
> 1) Buy aerosol cans of chassis spray paint from either Hirsch or Eastwood
> and spray the frame myself that way. Does anyone have experience with either
> of these two products and any comments on their use for my frame?
>
> 2) Find a professional and have him (or her) paint it for me with standard
> PPG or DuPont epoxy paint.
>
> 3) Buy spray paint equipment and the paint and learn to do it myself. If I
> go this route, will I have to build some type of spray booth or can I do the
> painting outside?
>
> Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, TIA.
>
> Jeff Nelson
> Paducah, KY
> 1953 3600
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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