ok soo good prep work leads to a good finish products and what 3 coats paint 3 clear?

also it rubs near the bottom of the wheel wales and it actuale kicked the front bumper to were it is leaning funny
i just want this truck done rite if yall know what i mean
what do yall think

engine are you happy with your wheels?

 

Do you already have this on your truck?
Did it come primered?
If the pan already has primer on it, you need to sand it down with 600 grit paper, to take the oxidized coat off. Go to your parts store and pick up 600#grit, 1000# grit, and 2000# grit. You also need to ask them for "tac cloth" It is a glue impregnated cheese cloth that will pick up dust and paint dust off of your surface.

Rough up the pan with 600 grit.
Wipe down with the tac cloth.
Lightly spray down with new primer, minimum of three coats. Wait about 15 min between coats. Wipe lightly with tac cloth at the beginning of each coat.
If you develop high spots in the primer, use your 1000# grit to take it down.

Usually, I would let the primer sit over night to fully dry.

Do the same procedure with the paint, Light coats, 15min in between coats, and wipe with tac every time.

Minimum of 5 coats on the paint. Let dry over night. Next morning, if there is an "orange peel" effect, use the 2000# grit paper to remove it. Then wipe with tac cloth. Lightly spray your clear coat, again, 15 min between coats, and light wipe with tac cloth.


Look in the DIY thread, and you should see my DIY on color matching your grill.
There is a whole walk through on surface prep, and little tricks on how to manipulate your surroundings to keep dust to a minimum.

 

Color match your taillights while you're at it. Looks tons better. Are you having the rollpan welded in, or bolted in?

 

i dont no if im we are gonna weld it we wanna kind of all do it by our selfs i no welding would look better but still up in the air what do you think
and yea laramie i looked at your diy thread for like an hour maken sure im gonna do it rite i plan to buy a pre primered roll pan

 

It looks a lot better welded in, but requires a lot more work. If you or someone you know can weld it in, go for it. But you'll still have to do body work around the welds to get it nice.

Here's a pic just popped in place before we welded it.

 

yea we will probably just pop it on but i have to repaint the whole rearend any ways so i dont no the dodge sticker was left on when they painted it last and they jast painted over it and now it looks like crap so im just gonna save my self the hassel and just bolt on not weld on

 

after pic?

 

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/members...e-rearend.html

I have dial up.. Im sick of uploading lol. Newest pics are on my cardomain.

 

Did you paint your door handles like your tailgate handle.

 

Man, that truck was really beat up! Are the new seat covers, covers, or reupholstered?