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Rusty Jones
11-09-2003 10:17:58
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Re: fender prep work for painting in reply to Eric, 11-08-2003 19:45:19
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Eric: First off, you need to sand all of the rusty spots, either with a machine or by hand. There is a small tool available that will fit in an electric drill, that you can use small grinding discs on it. This can be used to grind the rough parts. The local auto body shop will likely give you some used large grinding discs, which you can cut down to fit what you have! Then, using #80 grit sand-paper, feather-edge the edges of the bad places and places that you ground off the rust, & any other chips and scratches. Then, using #220 grit automotive type sand-paper, sand the painted surfaces that you haven't used the rough paper or discs on. DO NOT SAND THE WHOLE TRUCK WITH #80 OR HEAVIER SAND PAPER! Sand the whole truck's painted surfaces! You can use spray cans or you can brush on primer. (Automotive primer, comes in Quarts, thin with laquer thinner.) Try to get even coats, to fill scratches, etc. There is an automotive "putty" available in tubes, which is used to fill grinding marks, etc. This must be applied over the primer. After the putty is sanded , give it several more coats of primer over the puttied and bare areas. Allow it all to dry. Then, sand it down with the #220 paper, clean off the surface with mineral spirits, don't touch what you want to paint with your hands after this step. Wait for a day with no wind, and hop to it! I have had much success with those sponge brushes available at the local "sell anything" stores! You can paint with spray cans, but this necessitates masking everything you don't want to paint. A strip of tape around the rubber and chrome is sufficient. And use enamel paint if you can get it. Rust-oleum has worked for me. Let me know how it turns out, or if you decided to get some body else to do it. RJ
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