I see a red truck and I want to paint it black ....

[crowe]

Bodywork in all honesty is 95% prep. Good luck on the project!

Thanks MrPink. Yea, I'm learning that real quick.

 

[MrPink]

I went to school for Auto body, and auto mechanics lol. I ended up focusing more on the mechanic aspect. However, I still remember what I learned lol. I will be doing all the bodywork myself on my truck including welding in the replacement panels.

 

[Hipster]

Of course, I had to give it a bath too. Long weekend but happy with the progress! I think...

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This is a bad move move, raw bodyfiller absorbs moisture and the moisture can wick to the metal underneath and breed rust below the filler. Bare metal if you haven't found out yet from this will flash rust almost immediately. No water until you're ready to wet sand primer if that's going to be how it's prepped. Blow it off wipe it down with a de-wax of some sort. Prep-sol, wax and grease remover etc.

Typically with current base/clear systems there is no sanding of the basecoat prior to application of the clear and sanding it is actually detrimental to the adhesion of the clearcoat.

Try and find out what paint they are going to use, then you can look up the TDS sheets for those products. There is a wealth of info on the TDS sheets about recommended prep for the paint that's going to be used

 

[Nad_Yvalhosert]

Appreciate the excellent Stones reference...

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

Appreciate the excellent Stones reference...

My truck is more like sympathy for the devil

 

[Nad_Yvalhosert]

My truck is more like sympathy for the devil

As long as the police in New York city, (did not) chase you through the park, and in a case of mistaken identity, put a bullet in the trucks heart..

 

[Caman96]

It’s 10 degrees here. That would make mine “She’s so cold”.

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[Frank Enstein]

Those running boards need to be thrown out. At my house!

Frank would look great with those!

 

[0xDEADBEEF]

My truck is more like sympathy for the devil

My project is like:

I can't get no ...

 

[crowe]

This is a bad move move, raw bodyfiller absorbs moisture and the moisture can wick to the metal underneath and breed rust below the filler. Bare metal if you haven't found out yet from this will flash rust almost immediately. No water until you're ready to wet sand primer if that's going to be how it's prepped. Blow it off wipe it down with a de-wax of some sort. Prep-sol, wax and grease remover etc.

Typically with current base/clear systems there is no sanding of the basecoat prior to application of the clear and sanding it is actually detrimental to the adhesion of the clearcoat.

Try and find out what paint they are going to use, then you can look up the TDS sheets for those products. There is a wealth of info on the TDS sheets about recommended prep for the paint that's going to be used

Hipster,
Thank you so much for your input. Your response is exactly what I hope this thread becomes, educational. You guys can feel free to post any compliments, questions,
criticism, and any pics that are relevant also!
I will be making mistakes along the way, and hope to learn what I can, and maybe help the next guy not make them!!

-No more baths, check

- I'm not sure if my color has come in yet, I will definitely check on that, but I believe this is the primer we will be using

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And I'm going to use this for the bedliner,

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