Customs Paint a truck frame

Im on a lowbudget so im wanting to know what kind of paint to use on my frame either rattle can or brush on! Thank you.


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I bought a kit from KBS coatings, it was cheap for all the stuff you get and looks great. I brushed it on and as long as you don't get it too thick the brush marks flow out and looks smooth. And the stuff is super strong.


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John Deere "Blitz Black". Tractors sit outside a lot. That stuff WORKS!!

 

Brush on or spray an industrial enamel with hardener, something like rustoleum professional or valspar, use naptha to thin it. That's your cheapest route, probably $60. Call it $80 if you get a harbor freight hvlp spray gun.
Next step up would be eastwood chassis black or a similar chassis paint. Next step up, a cheap automotive paint like ppg omni, napa has reasonable priced automotive paint that would be perfect probably puts you in the 150 range.

 

doing my 39 frame today, using Mason self etch primer, sand blasted yesterday, bout $150 for a gallon and reducer, going to spray it with Van Sickle tractor enamel with hardener, about $50, thinned with naptha. Buddy of mine just did his 40 frame with gray por15, brushed looks great, about $50 a quart, but a quart will do it, he had the frame sandblasted and brushed the por15 right on it, no primer, looks like its powder coated. But i wanted to spray mine and get more of a gloss finish. Other buddy had his 34 frame powder coated, $400 included sandblasting. So lots of options.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-7777502-Stops-Quart-Finish/dp/B002GD28S6

works great with foam roller and foam brush

 

I sandblasted the Ranch Wagon frame and primed it with Rustoleum red primer and finished it with Semi-Gloss Black Rustoleum ,I thinned it and brushed it,,turned out good for a driver. HRP

 

Ranch Wagon looks good, Nothing wrong with brushing, I'm faster with a spray gun, and can do other little jobs while I wait for the paint to kick between coats. "Tractor" enamel is pretty forgiving, the naptha and hardener help it out, if you brush it straight from the can, the full cure takes a long time.

 

Sandblast, POR15, and rattlecan black over that. POR15 is uv sensitive, so it needs a topcoat. That stuff is super tough.

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can you brush the john deere on

 

I used a little Japan Dryer also. HRP

 

Use Rustoleum hardhat black I used it on my 34 and it has held up for 2 years and still looks good.