frame painting?
frame painting?
since i couldnt see a section on paint and bodywork in the tech area. anyone painted there frame in spray on bedliner? since mine is going to get blasted this coming week i been looking at finishes, powder coating is out of the question since theres no one local doing it and shipping plus the actual job would be way beyond my affordable list. anyone do there frame up in bedliner? i would think its tough enough to hold up and its cheap to do. if done right it could very well look pretty cool
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since i couldnt see a section on paint and bodywork in the tech area. anyone painted there frame in spray on bedliner? since mine is going to get blasted this coming week i been looking at finishes, powder coating is out of the question since theres no one local doing it and shipping plus the actual job would be way beyond my affordable list. anyone do there frame up in bedliner? i would think its tough enough to hold up and its cheap to do. if done right it could very well look pretty cool
I don't think you would really like the way would look...or maybe you would. If you have any Porter Paint stores up there, they sell urethane epoxy that very tough and about $30 a gallon. Thats what I painted my frame with.
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I've painted several frames with plain old brush on Rustoleum. Wait for a good hot dry day, mix a tablespoon or so of talcum powder in a quart of paint and brush it on heavy, but without runs. Getting all the grease off the frame is critical to success, but you'll be amazed at the results. If you do it correctly this method duplicates the look of old stock paint (not powder) better than anything else.
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From: Fort Worth, Texas
Por-15 works really good to paint a frame. you can roll it on. Its self leveling. Rustoleum rolls on good too and is self leveling but is only as good as the prepwork.
I have done the bedliners on my truck before but they seem to fade in the sun and crack.
I have done the bedliners on my truck before but they seem to fade in the sun and crack.
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From: 40 miles Northeast of Indy..
naw... jsut primed it and sprayed it with lacquer,, course that was 40yrs ago.
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