![]() It takes about three cans to do the underside of a short bed truck. I also spent a lot of time reading 'The 50 Paint Job' at, in which he painted a Corvair using the same method. It collects dirt over time but a quick blast with the pressure washer and the dirt goes and the fluid film mostly stays. I had read a story a long time ago in Hot Rod magazine about painting a car with Rust-Oleum and a foam roller. It does not dry out like the Rust Converter. This stuff is a spray film that coats and soaks into your metal to form a protective petroleum-based film. 8 Add 2 ounces of ammonia to a smaller plastic cup. It is now in a contained area where the sample can stay as wet as possible for as long as possible. 7 Place the wet metal into a 1 gallon plastic bucket. * Finally, if you want to coat the frame rails and suspension, Fluid Film is a good solution. This particular mix is a great way to clean up copper pennies and remove the patina from them as well. After it soaks in a bit, rub as much as much as possible off the paint as you can with paper shop towels. * At this point you can use boiled linseed oil, not straight linseed oil, to rub a heavy coat into the exposed rust and a thin coat on the rest of the truck. After an initial rinse, Bar Keepers Friend is applied and worked into the wet, surface-rusted finish. This product stops rust on iron and steel surfaces and converts it into a black coating that seals out moisture and protects against future corrosion. Beginning with the roof, well take this in sections as we work our way down. * Rust Converter is perfect for under the wheel wells and cab area. This product is easily available at the grocery store. In step-by-step format, Kevin walks you through creating patina from existing paint, preserving already there patina, and painting patina (steel, plastic. Regardless of the spraying method, to get the best results, keep the sprayer at a set distance from the truck (usually around 8"), avoid drips, and apply nice and evenly.* After a solid wash, throw on some rubber gloves and start scrubbing the body panels with CLR (Calcium Lime Rust) and green Scotch-Brite pad. You defiantly have to be using a thin auto paint for this to work. So, if you can, I'd recommend using something like the preval brand spray gun, but if you can't, I found a regular hand powered spray bottle worked nicely. So while the four dollar system is very cheap, by the time I pay shipping and handling, and wait around for it to be delivered. ![]() Except, as it turns out, the ones near me. 'The paint is coming off and it looks horrible. Its a great system that aerosolizes anything, is easy to clean and available at nearly any stores. A couple of years ago, a reader named Karen wrote in to Car Talk's newspaper column, asking if there was a solution to peeling paint on her Toyota, which had been suffering from a condition called 'delamination,' which is kind of like mange for cars. My initial plan was to use these little cheap-o sprayers from the hardware store. To make this color, I used silver (5 parts), blue (1 part) and yellow (1 part). Here, were going to apply our top color layer- for this truck, I went with a teal-green color. ![]() If you're starting to panic because it's looking like you ruined your truck, rest easy - it's going to start looking better after this step. 1956 Ford F600 'Rat Rod' Faux Patina Paint Job (VIDEO). But again, we're after a pretty thick layer and want that texture. The goal was to completely restore the interior and paint it a baby blue and then do a '. To actually apply the red-oxide layer, brace yourself once again, you're going to need a roller. I give my truck a rinse with solvent before each paint coat. It's not essential for this layer, as we are going to be putting more paint on top, but keep it in mind for the final coats.īecause I live on a gravel road, the dust levels are pretty intense. I mix up a quart of color at a time and keep it in a sealed container until I'm ready to use it. Even if you use a paint measuring cup (which you should be using), there will be a bit of variation between batches. It's not essential, especially at this layer, but its a good idea to mix enough to cover the entire car before your start painting. To make this color, I used a combination of hugger orange and black (4 parts orange to 1 part black). Most of the older cars used a red-oxide primer, which is what we're going to duplicate here. The next step is to put a layer of red-oxide colored paint over the base coat. ![]()
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