Paint?
- Thread starter Redneck86
- Start date
Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.
swampthing
New member
any local auto body supply store will have decent paint...sikkens is a good brand dupli color is pretty good....ask them when you go they will be able to help you out
swampthing
New member
house of kolors is best but also a very high price
BB33's
New member
Have you thought about a clearcoat to achieve the flat look? You can buy Flat clearcoat from just about anyone and it is just like the factory paint/clear process except the finish will be flat instead of the traditional gloss.
BB33's
New member
Yep its out there. Check your local store for the newest issue of Four Wheeler magazine, They have a whole article about it and how it was applied to thier new Hummer H3 Project.
There's been alot of talk recently about using a roller to apply your paint, there's prolly something on Google of you search it. Iwas looking at re-painting my 78 Bronco with that technique, using Farm/tractor Supply paint. My 84 Bronco has 3 coats of PPG metallic urethane Ford Medium blue, with 3 coats of PPG clear and a sealer/hardener. But it has tons of sparkle in the sunlight.
OP
OP
Redneck86
First On Race Day
Yea i saw some pictures of it on your supermotors page, i thought it looked pretty good. I was lookin a paintin my 86 somethin flat, i was thinkin it wouldnt scratch as easy and be easier to touch up if it does get scratched.
I can offer some advice from the car show circuit, since the dude that painted my Bronco has won several awards. The average paint job is only going to last about 3-5 years, then it's either going to be faded, blemished or damaged by nature. In my case, I had several chips and dings within 6 months, along with the worst hail storm in the history of our county. IT pummeled the hood and top roof of my Bronco about 7 months after the paint job. Prior to getting the Bronco painted, i went thru what at the time was the worst hail storm in history. I had about 2 dozen baseball-size dents along with numerous smaller dents. After the latrst storm about two months ago with 3" hail, the roof is beat to heck. The original hood was already damaged from the prior hail storm, but fortunately the Shaker hood has been off during this bad weather. HEck, even my 2006 Dodge truck has over 100 hail dents from this spring, when we had baseball size hail beat it for 30 minutes. It's something to consider if you're gong to spend $3K-$4K on a paint job for sure.
Back to the scratch/dent/ding issue. On the last coat of clear, my painter added a sealer/hardener to help with that. While I know I didn't give it the proper 6-8 months curing time, you'r still going to get chips and dings if you drive on the road. IF you have mud grip tires, they will throw morw rocks and junk than a normal tire. I have 3or 4 chips on my windshield from rocks thrown up by my own tires driving 60 mph down the road. JSM84
Back to the scratch/dent/ding issue. On the last coat of clear, my painter added a sealer/hardener to help with that. While I know I didn't give it the proper 6-8 months curing time, you'r still going to get chips and dings if you drive on the road. IF you have mud grip tires, they will throw morw rocks and junk than a normal tire. I have 3or 4 chips on my windshield from rocks thrown up by my own tires driving 60 mph down the road. JSM84
Bebop Man
Member
I used Grizzly Grip. Rolls on, dries tough. Been trail riding, through the worst blizzard in 10 years, and sill deep in muck and gravel. No dings, no scratches. Bullet-proof stuff. It's textured like Rhino-liner, so it's really durable. $75/gallon, took me 3 gallons to cover it. http://grizzlygrip.com/
