Paint/Coating suggestions for beach truck

[ryoken]

oh, he!! no, we would look for 10 yrs out of em minimum...


and like I said, repair is no harder than any other single stage mostly... but blending any paint has it's quirks, especially single stage... certainly not as easy as a base/clear, but doable in a couple different ways..

 

[transam617]

Hmm. you may be changing my mind here. I am already sold on zinc etch coat and quality primer (maybe epoxy?). but if I would have to put a seal coat between the primer and liner anyway - why not make it full blown Imron. Then maybe do the lower half and frame with sacrificial liner over the Imron as well...

Only downside to that is cost. I dont doubt that I could put all of those stages on and get it to look passable (not pretty - just protective) without too much trouble. But it would probably cost a ton to panel paint the entire body separately and the frame that way then bolt it all together. I guess I need to do some homework and figure out how much this is all going to cost materials wise...

stay tuned.

 

[ryoken]

zinc and epoxy don't play well together.. either or... epoxy isn't a bad choice for parts like a frame, but stuff that needs sanding like body panels, not so much imo...

and yes, quality paints and primers can get expensive... base colors in imron such as black run about $250 a gallon with the hardener... 2k urethane primer can be had for about 125 a gallon..

but as you'll read in Chief's thread, base/clear can get pricey in a hurry..