Besides the bed....

Slaved away with the DA today, my buddy came down to help with the grinder and a wire wheel getting the little rust that was left, getting it prepped for paint. Should have my rearend back soon so I can weld the shock mounts and paint this thing up.



Flipped the frame and ended up finding the melting point of the backing plate.. guess it got a little hot so I got to finish tomorrow I guess.

Top looks good though :thumbsup:

I did 80grit then 180grit along the whole thing, nice and smooth ready for paint

 

Damn this thing is going to be too nice to drive. You going to have the frame painted or powder coated?

John

 

How about black crinkle powdercoat?

Lookin real good btw...

Bill

 

Frame is getting painted with eastwood chassis black then the suspension components will be powder coated chrome silver

 

Lookin good, I really like the eastwood chassis black stuff, used it several times and never had a problem with it. What are you putting underneath it (primer/sealer)? I wish I had a shop like that to work in!!! Workin in my garage sucks...

 

Going to prime with rust encapsulator even though there isn't much rust, I figured it's a safe bet

 

That is what I would suggest, I have used both of those the encapsulator and chassis black and they work great together.. If you did not feel like using the encapsulator you could use a good self etching primer. Anyways keep up the good work... Looks amazing!!

 

Thanks man! Can't wait to get this thing painted! I'm sick of protecting it from moisture

 

Curious on what the Eastwood recomends as far as final prep before applying both products??? I would figure an 80 grit on a DA would be good for manicanical adhesion. I use an epoxy primer and with my experiance the finer you go the less mechanical adhesion you end up with...

 

I remember reading about it, I'll have to check again. I used 80 then 180 on my frame but could always scuff it back up.