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Thanks thats all I needed to know. I was worried that DTM paints could not be applied over primer. But I just had to prime it!

:oops: Wow I totally read that as $11 a gallon. Guess I am a little slow today! OK so its $50 a gallon. Would you say its worth it if my truck is already in primer? The price difference is not significant to me. WHAT is gonna hold up the longest? EDIT: added some current pictures. Paint is...

:shock: umm what! The BM Alkyd is 1/2 the price as the rustoleum gallons! WOW... So this would be my best option I guess. If I rent that airless sprayer, would I need to dilute it with xylene? At that price Ill get 4 gallons to do some extra coats. No problem top coating the cured red oxide...

Ok so I finally have my deuce mostly primer. I power washed it a whole lot and treated it with phosphate etch . Ive spent about $50 on rustoleum red oxide primer so far (one gallon and like 4 cans). I figured it is cheaper then the custom paint, and Ill need less paint painting over a smooth...

RUST not to bad but gonna need to be cut and patched in the near future. Just gonna get it on the road for now with good paint. Just the front cab corners on each side. And the passenger side door is pretty bad. A lot of bondo and galvinized rivited on. Nice job NJ national guard :doh: ALSO, I...

Pictures!! Power washed the thing twice. It was raining today so what else was I gonna do! Alot more paint came off then with the scrapper. Like I said before not looking for a smooth paint job, looking for an authentic paint job! Non of the primer came off, so its good stuff. And that pospho...

hello everybody! Back from college and im jumping into this again. the primer held up well over the winter. FINALLY got access to a power washer so I did that today. Gonna go over it again tomorrow. decided Im not really gonna touch the underbelly, just too much work. Got alot more paint off...

YES have read every post in that thread. Decided to go with the BM Alkyd semi gloss :beer: Ive decided to paint it this summer. I feel my paint will turn out better sprayed with an air compressor, and when its warm. Also, I wont be as rushed, go back to school in PA on the 9th. ' Whats the...

Do you know If the military rolled it or sprayed it? Im purposely not stripping it down to bare metal. Im just scraping it by hand as best I can, wiping it with acetone, using phosphate etch then priming it. I still want it to look old! Im thinking now I should get all the nooks and crannies...

ok then would you roll it or get something like this: Amazon.com: Wagner 518080 Control Spray Max HVLP Sprayer: Home Improvement because im pretty much forced to paint it in my dads back yard. Garage is not finished yet=no shop air... OR should I just wait till the summer? Just leave it in...

Any input on electric paint sprayers? I have a pretty cheap paint gun that looks like this: Titan Siphon Feed Spray Gun, Model# 19418 | Paint Spray Guns | Northern Tool + Equipment got it on sale, but never used it. I have a 60 gal Cambell Hausfield, but its at my old garage. No place to spray...

Im pretty sure mine has been sandblasted as some point, paint seems pretty thin. Was very easy to reveal the serial number on the frame. Ill certainly try to look on the rear bumperetts though. Whats the best method? I wish you could google the serial/vin and it would tell you everything from...

Is it possible to figure out the original unit?

GOOD POINT! Id probably want to repaint it before the paint itself broke down. I guess ill just talk to the paint pro about it, and look at the price. I did kinda soak the front part of the bed with the etch stuff. seemed to have dried fine this morning. Probably should not have painted at all...

WOW too cool man! So this is not National guard numbers right? EDIT: WOW just read the wiki page, part of the army AND national Guard....do the numbers usually stick with the truck during its whole lifespan?

Thanks for the tips. The primer ive laid down so far was not treated with the phosphoric stuff. But I did wire brush it and wiped it down with acetone. I got the stuff because I didnt feel like wire brushing the entire bed, but sounds like I should treat the rest of the rust with it too. It...

better pic of numbers. same numbers were on the front. Im gonna try and sand down the sides of the hood to see what I find!

aua Should I go with the DTM industrial acrylic??? When it comes down to it, my real concern is color and gloss retention while left outside. That guy claims the Alkyd can chalk/ breakdown over time from UV rays (IE being outside). So this guy: Super Spec HP® D.T.M. (Direct to Metal) Acrylic...

Found this comparison on a paint forum: Alkyd DTM's have better wetting properties on marginally prepared surfaces and are less suseptable to flash rusting. Better adhesion to poorly prepared surfaces too. They do have very good rust inhibition since oils tend to be less pourous than...

Oh little more costly then I was expecting! Since its the same cost as "the real thing" its a tougher call. You really thing the Benjamin moore P24 is better? Its hard for me to talk about this, because I really know nothing about paint! Thank you for the tip on starting new batches on corners...