B
Billy Ricks
Guest
Many of the old cars were painted by hand then hand rubbed. You really can't tell the difference when it's done right.
-
Required reading for all forum users!!!
Welcome!
Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.A note to new registrants...
All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.A Special Note about Email accounts!
DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.A note to old forum members...
I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.
Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...
-
Returning Visitors
If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.
If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.
P
PAULYBOY
Guest
And, just think of asll that healthy upper body workout you'll be gettin!!!
R
RobC
Guest
Not tremclad but I used rustoleum to paint my 4x4 trail rig about 2 years ago. The basics to get a good hard coat is to properly thin the paint and put on multiple thin coats on it. I cant find a good picture of the truck clean and shiny as that rarely ever happens, it IS a trail truck after all.
The paint has held up to tree branch rubs, mudbanks, and even a deer collision. The metal didnt hold up that well but the paint did fine
The paint has held up to tree branch rubs, mudbanks, and even a deer collision. The metal didnt hold up that well but the paint did fine
G
Guest
Guest
Yeh, I know hand rubbing will work but isn't there a reason to use an electric polisher? Doesn't the heat of the buffing pad "burnish" the final coat making it more gas and chip resistant? I think I remember something about this in the past.
Nastyjones
Nastyjones
M
Mark M
Guest
Just bumping this, I am finally getting some time to start tinkering with it. I said 6 weeks in my first post and that was Sep. 4, so I was only a couple of weeks out...
This week I will be cleaning up the side covers and shooting a light coat or two of semi-gloss black Tremclad spray bomb paint on the inner surfaces to provide a nice non-descript background to show off the new paint outside and avoid multiple colors being seen. I have also decided to pull my front fender and clean it up for paint at the same time. There is so little surface area to cover that I want enough to do each coat to justify getting a roller wet.
Results and pics to come as things happen. I did say this would be a slow process... Good thing it's a long winter.
Mark
This week I will be cleaning up the side covers and shooting a light coat or two of semi-gloss black Tremclad spray bomb paint on the inner surfaces to provide a nice non-descript background to show off the new paint outside and avoid multiple colors being seen. I have also decided to pull my front fender and clean it up for paint at the same time. There is so little surface area to cover that I want enough to do each coat to justify getting a roller wet.
Results and pics to come as things happen. I did say this would be a slow process... Good thing it's a long winter.
Mark