Toclcl
05-19-2011, 10:02 PM
hey guys, looking at painting my 1999 silverado, just looking for some tips, etc etc.
It needs a cab corner for the drivers side (will replace the passenger side as well if it needs it by the time paint comes) and a few dents here and there filled.
First off what is the best way to go ahead and replace the cab corners? I was thinking something along the lines of measure it carefully, take the zip disc to cut out the old metal, leaving something like an 1/8" of inch of a gap to weld to, and then clamping the corners, tacking them and then finishing the job. What I'm confused is to what to use to treat the original metal edges before welding to the new cab corners. Is there a special product that is used to clean, seal and protect the metal so that when the replacement corner is welded in I won't have any rust coming back from the seams?
Secondly I just have some generic painting process questions. i'm going to take pictures of the dents marked before removing the original paint so I know where to fix, was thinking of using a sanding disc (probably 60grit) on a grinder to remove the original paint and take it down to bare metal, as I;ve heard this is the correct process. Is this a good idea? Then once again back to the cleaner, sealer or whatever you guys are using. Want something to prepare the metal for the bodyfiller. Then I was going to look into an etching primer ( i believe thats what its called) to go over the bare metal to seal it, then fill and sand etc etc. Other questions are what is a good primer to use over the bare metal, if another primer is used over that, and once I'm happy with the bodywork what kind of base/clear combo would you fellas recommend. I was thinking of just doing a single stage endura in white, as the truck currently is white and I dont want to have to do the doorjambs.
If anyone has any complete step by step guides of how to paint a truck start to finish, post links! much appreciated. I'd like the right steps to do it right and have a good looking paintjob come out of it. Ive been trying to find links to Big Kenny's original build thread but no luck so far :(
Thanks guys
Todd
It needs a cab corner for the drivers side (will replace the passenger side as well if it needs it by the time paint comes) and a few dents here and there filled.
First off what is the best way to go ahead and replace the cab corners? I was thinking something along the lines of measure it carefully, take the zip disc to cut out the old metal, leaving something like an 1/8" of inch of a gap to weld to, and then clamping the corners, tacking them and then finishing the job. What I'm confused is to what to use to treat the original metal edges before welding to the new cab corners. Is there a special product that is used to clean, seal and protect the metal so that when the replacement corner is welded in I won't have any rust coming back from the seams?
Secondly I just have some generic painting process questions. i'm going to take pictures of the dents marked before removing the original paint so I know where to fix, was thinking of using a sanding disc (probably 60grit) on a grinder to remove the original paint and take it down to bare metal, as I;ve heard this is the correct process. Is this a good idea? Then once again back to the cleaner, sealer or whatever you guys are using. Want something to prepare the metal for the bodyfiller. Then I was going to look into an etching primer ( i believe thats what its called) to go over the bare metal to seal it, then fill and sand etc etc. Other questions are what is a good primer to use over the bare metal, if another primer is used over that, and once I'm happy with the bodywork what kind of base/clear combo would you fellas recommend. I was thinking of just doing a single stage endura in white, as the truck currently is white and I dont want to have to do the doorjambs.
If anyone has any complete step by step guides of how to paint a truck start to finish, post links! much appreciated. I'd like the right steps to do it right and have a good looking paintjob come out of it. Ive been trying to find links to Big Kenny's original build thread but no luck so far :(
Thanks guys
Todd