Hello Folks.
Looking for some input from someone who might have more experience in this field than myself.
As you can see, I've started prepping my J3000 for paint. The truck was very rusty, so I figured the best course of action was to strip down to bare metal.
I have got about 1 bed side done, and now I am second guessing my current trajectory for a couple of reasons.
1) Sanding is a pain
2) I think I'm starting to erode the sharpness of the body lines after passing over them too many times. (Still working to remove factory paint).
3) I don't even know that it's necessary to take a truck down to metal. I just figured it was the best bet to eliminate rust and preserve metal.
So all that being said, I am wondering if I can just sand the rusty areas down to metal, and leave some of the factory paint. It seems to still be adhered pretty good in some spots.
I need to do some Bondo work in some areas, so I figured it would be better to have the Bondo over bare metal and then seal with primer, versus prime and then Bondo. (This also saves me from having to do a coat of 2K high build)
Here is my basic paint plan. After prep work.
1) Loc-tite rust neutralizer over bare metal and slightly rusted/pitted areas.
2) Coat of gray epoxy primer (Speed-O-Kote - I think it's fast reducer but it doesn't say on the can. Thinking about getting slow reducer since it's hot and humid)
3) No sanding - straight to base coat
4) Single stage Acrylic Enamel (maroon) (3 Coats) (Slow reducer)
5) No clear
*Thinking about setting my gun at 40 PSI and 60 at the tank for drop pressure. I have an oil water separator on the compressor and the gun.
*The photo with the gas tank is some of the worse rust. Definite pitting and pretty thick Thinking of spraying these areas with Ospho before paint. I also have a gravity feed spot blaster at my disposal, so I might use it on these areas.
Any thoughts on my plan?
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