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TC4x4

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Can i get some pics of you guys who have military paint on your trucks, im looking for greens, tans, blues, and greys ect..

I was also wondering it i paint my truck what will be the process i have to go through to paint it, do i have to strip or sand the old paint first or can i just paint over, i know it wont look stock but i still want to do a decent job and what brands of paint should i get? Thanks guys feel free to add more info that i missed please.
 


EDIT: Olive Drab Green...you'll want to remove most of the old paint and make sure you have something to adhere to. i did a cheap rattlecan paint job but it's worth it to do it right the first time
 
I think right now unless someone can convince me otherwise that i would go with desert camo like tan or kakki
 
if you have a gander mountain www.gandermountain.com or cabelas www.cabelas.com they hvae camo paint by the gallon for duck boats and stuff i did my neighbors jeep and boat with it you can get thinner at your local auto parts store to spray it with a gun or brush it or roll it go with the tan support the troops and good luck
 
I dont want the paint chipping off easy or flaking so is there something i can do so its stick really great?
 
as long as you prep the surface to be painted the right way you will be ok. whats nice is if you do scratch it touch up blends nice with the flat colors. they do have a satin clear to spray over it but then you are getting into a complicated process and it doesn't look as tough as the military look
 
here's mine in Krylon Camo desert khaki. Except my wheels and tires are different now. :wink1: Will be working on a desert camo pattern when I have time.
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Unless you have rust to get rid of lots of guys just clean the paint surface really well and paint over it. The rough surface gives the new paint plenty to hold on to. :D

There are several ways to go with painting. You can do a good job with most of them. For spray there is Krylon, Aervoe, which are fairly easy to find. If you are into Mil-Spec finishes check Milspray.com

A word of caution. If you do any sanding wear a mask! CARC, the type of paint the Military uses, has some nasty properties:(
 
Well I would start here

http://brochures.slosh.com/cucv/tm43-0139.pdf
TM43-0139: Painting instructions for Army material. Good info on painting and prep.

http://brochures.slosh.com/cucv/tb43-0209.pdf
TB43-0209: Color, marking and camouflage painting of military vehicles, construction equipment and materials handling equipment. This one has our truck patterns look at page 60

I also posted a picture gallery here with hi and lo res pics I have more and will get them up in a day or so.
http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i205/Metrodps/CUCV%20Pictures/
 
i am going with the ww2 grean on mine but FORMUD has a nice paint job see

this is him in the middle of a bad and nasty roll over this is after turn 1 and on to trun 2 next :haha: :haha: (all ok) -- J:D this is for you bud

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Try rapcoparts.com for your paint. Mine's current issue od green. The stuff's pretty tough. I did a quick, light sand on the whole thing truck then washed it with some degreaser I picked up at Napa. The gun I used was a cheapie from PepBoys and I thinned the paint with mineral spirtits.

This was my first paint job on a vehicle and the only problem I'm really having so far is the top edge of the camper. That area catches a lot of branches, and if you look at the pic you can see all the brush marks down the side, so I'd say it's holding up fairly well. The paints been on for about a year. If you click the link in my sig, there's some more pics.

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Here is the OD WWII Green I like.

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Don't have any of the last time I painted it, but here's the first go I had with my XJ

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I was just going to do all flat black, but they only had 6 cans of flat black and had a sale on the olive drab and khaki for $1/ea. Did the whole job for just under $14 I think.

I used a power drill with a sanding disk to sand down the paint. I didn't even take it all the way off, just roughed it up really good because I didn't feel like layering it up to protect from rust an all that, so just did about 4 flat-black coats (would work the same with olive drab probably) and the OD and khaki on top of that. Never had a problem with peeling or anything.
 
Well, I've camo'd all three of my current fullsizes.

First one was the crewcab. Took about 20 cans each of primer and paint (Rustoleum gray auto primer, Krylon ultraflat tan and black, Rustoleum flat brown.)

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I washed it, sanded and did some body work, and primered on top of the existing paint.

Second one, my M1009, I went all out, used an air spray gun, the whole nine yards. I don't know that it's THAT much better. Washed, alcohol, sanded the body work, primered over the existing repaint. Had a local body shop custom make me the paints.


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Last one is my wheeler. I think I washed it, mostly, or at least rubbed the crap off with a rag. Usually. I did grind off lots of Bondo and then welded in various rust holes. Primered with the Rustoleum gray auto primer, and the blues are three shades of Rustoleum semi-glossy "Painter's Choice" or somesuch.

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The key to a good paint job is prep. IMHO you need not sand off the existing paint to bare metal *if* it's in good shape. If there is any flaking or peeling or whatever, though, it's gotta go. Washing is a must, and alcohol prep to get the dust off is prolly a good idea. I would rough up the surface for decent adhesion of the primer.

Also note that a camo paint job hides many sins; one, as you have different color zones, and two 'cuz people expect a bit of redneck quality *(or lack thereof ;) ) with a camo job.

The Smurf camo on the third truck gets compliments even though it's pretty crappy.

I think the M1008/1009 patterns are in my gallery here; if not, PM me with yoru email addy and I'll send 'em to ya ... all of mine are done with those patterns and I think it adds a certain authenticity, or at least a certain insanity, to them.

Now, if you want a show quality job, go read anything Ryoken's written -- that guy's forgotten more than I'll ever know about bodywork -- but if you're gonna rattlecan it at home, I have some expertise there :D

-- A
 
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muddermilitia said:
That's awesome. My favorite color! pretty similar to the color I started to paint on mine.

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Both of those are close to what I am looking for. Could you tell me what kind of paint wast used. I was thinking rustoleum had a similar color is that what you used?
 
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