Jonathan Posted April 29, 2022 Author Share Posted April 29, 2022 Bummer about the paint, but your truck is looking good! Good job! Thank you Dane. It will feel good to finally get one side done. Almost there! Bummer about the paint, but your truck is looking good! Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 I am just glad I figured it out on a small piece and didn't mess up something larger. It already took me a few hours of extra labor to fix it. The star of the show is coming up next and it will be much harder to fix if I have to. I'm sorry to hear that Dupli-Color would treat you like that. You shouldn't have to be their QC. Glad you were able to figure it out and get an acceptable finish. I haven't painted an engine in quite some time but distinctly remember using their ceramic engine enamel when I had to replace my water pump. Given the time crunch nature of that repair there was no way I could wait for a cure and simply gave it a few coats before I drained down the coolant and dug in to disassembly. I certainly wasn't concerned about cosmetics, only rust protection. The last large part is painted that needs to complete the drivers side. After the paint sets up I can start putting things back together. I lubricated the king pin to the point grease was coming out last time to help protect the internals from cleaning fluid and paint. I decided not to cover the hinge and let the lubricant protect the parts that rotates from filling in the crack. So every time after I painted a coat I rotated it back and forth. The lube naturally started to come out through the crack preventing the paint from sticking. See the attached close up of the primer coat (Picture 5). You can see the grease coming out from the joint. That is perfect and what I was hoping for. Paint does not stick to grease which is good. The paint went on smooth and dried fast in the Sunday heat. It is nice to have warm weather to work in again. I rolled the engine stand in the garage before the rain started and it is drying nicely. The last picture is the new truck dog growth progress. She hides under the truck for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 The last large part is painted that needs to complete the drivers side. After the paint sets up I can start putting things back together. I lubricated the king pin to the point grease was coming out last time to help protect the internals from cleaning fluid and paint. I decided not to cover the hinge and let the lubricant protect the parts that rotates from filling in the crack. So every time after I painted a coat I rotated it back and forth. The lube naturally started to come out through the crack preventing the paint from sticking. See the attached close up of the primer coat (Picture 5). You can see the grease coming out from the joint. That is perfect and what I was hoping for. Paint does not stick to grease which is good. The paint went on smooth and dried fast in the Sunday heat. It is nice to have warm weather to work in again. I rolled the engine stand in the garage before the rain started and it is drying nicely. The last picture is the new truck dog growth progress. She hides under the truck for now. Looks great! You are going to be afraid to drive that thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 Looks great! You are going to be afraid to drive that thing! I don't think I will be going off road any time soon. I can't have a rock scratch my hard work! But my main goal is to stop rust, prevent further break down and look good at the same time. Looks great! You are going to be afraid to drive that thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 The last large part is painted that needs to complete the drivers side. After the paint sets up I can start putting things back together. I lubricated the king pin to the point grease was coming out last time to help protect the internals from cleaning fluid and paint. I decided not to cover the hinge and let the lubricant protect the parts that rotates from filling in the crack. So every time after I painted a coat I rotated it back and forth. The lube naturally started to come out through the crack preventing the paint from sticking. See the attached close up of the primer coat (Picture 5). You can see the grease coming out from the joint. That is perfect and what I was hoping for. Paint does not stick to grease which is good. The paint went on smooth and dried fast in the Sunday heat. It is nice to have warm weather to work in again. I rolled the engine stand in the garage before the rain started and it is drying nicely. The last picture is the new truck dog growth progress. She hides under the truck for now. After work yesterday I opened the garage door to let out the smell. I removed the bag protecting the upper half. The paint is dry to the touch on the outside. It is looking good in the sunlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 After work yesterday I opened the garage door to let out the smell. I removed the bag protecting the upper half. The paint is dry to the touch on the outside. It is looking good in the sunlight. That looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 That looks great! maybe get a few more toolboxes:nabble_anim_blbl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 maybe get a few more toolboxes:nabble_anim_blbl: I wish I had room for more toolboxes. I am running out of space for my tools. maybe get a few more toolboxes:nabble_anim_blbl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 I wish I had room for more toolboxes. I am running out of space for my tools. maybe get a few more toolboxes:nabble_anim_blbl: its ok boys! he's one of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 its ok boys! he's one of us! its ok boys! he's one of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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