Thanks man, and yeah **** as hell is probably an accurate description. My wife would probably describe it five other ways and none nearly as nice. Lol
Sorry bout the length here
I didn't use any mask (on the truck) when I sprayed. I normally Spend twice the time masking as spraying. But the frame & Most other targets are far enough under So the the body paint wasn't at risk. I did the majority of job lying on my back and was very careful with the areosol 'on' times, Short quick bursts only, which pumped my hands to fatigue. It required both hands, this exposed my significantly challenged aim & control w my left, It actually caused a lot of anxiety.
I had some overspray issues but they were all underneath, which usually resulted in me painting the oversprayed area also, fuel tank, bed bottom, power shock, Spare tire heat Shield, etc. lol. I painted the rear axle shock a good 4 times. I wanted it match the Thuren Overland shocks which are white and that rear axle shock is just located in a space prone to overspray from every direction.
The job was actually rather difficult for the analy ~ impaired. ha. No matter the effort to Spray every surface it seemed every time I looked I could find Some topside, inside, otherside that I had missed. I did primer coat in Terracotta, which made easy to see coated area, both for primer then for paint, but covering up all the ugly terracotta was a serious pita. Four Cans of primer, 12 cans of black paint. (purchased four at a time, lol).
My take on the rattle cans ~ Super useful with the 'spray any direction' tip! Outstanding feature. also the ability to access tight spaces w the can is extremely helpful, But the efficiency of the rattle can Is very low. I don't remember the ounces of paint used, but it was redonkulous. The majority of the 12 cans used were the really big cans with 30% extra in each. So the volume used was excessive, a lot went to the floor as over spray dust, a lot went to my face & respirator, a fair amount lost to my left handed aim and my inability to get my left finger off the trigger quickly and some went to painting areas that didn't need It but had terracotta primer overspray so they got it. Remove All those 'me' issues and the paint volume was still stupid. I regularly use several different paint spray systems through out the year, HVLP, airless, airbrush and there is just no reason for the high areosol volume. I didn't huff that much, at least that's my story!
The time required was almost as excessive as the paint volume. I know there are better ways to do it, but the rust project was not the main reason I was there. The chassis paint was the second add on, The main project was the Thuren upgrade. And I then I added full brake replacement (everything but rear caliper). The chassis paint was added after the brakes. The time was longer then necessary but I had scheduled my truck to be down for a bit and I was in no hurry, I just wanted everything right. The truck was down for around 10 days total. The paint took as much time as anything else for sure.
If a person were prepared (paint on hand, ha ), then Surface prep and disassemble, followed the recoat times (assuming three coats, 1 primer and 2 paint), a 24 hr final cure, and reassemble...I'm at minimum of Three total days scheduled with the truck off. I was on my z-creep. Im sure a shop could turn it around faster.
~ It could be kept to a couple days maybe, But thats kinda pushing it for me. might work well for some but something will derail me.
With all that Yabber, I don't recommend the rattle cans as first choice. If I were to do it again I would use this for the coating - Eastwood Extreme Chassis Satin Black and Eastwood Rust Encapsulater Platinum (see build thread 'My 12v Cummins build' from member 1500ram12 and post #22 above), Eastwood Chassis Paint does come in an aerosol can.
Then use an HVLP pressure pot and feed system like the one shown in the pic. A Spray gun with one or two hoses attached thats it. Paint stays Stationary in pressurized pot and spray gun will spray any angle for along as you need, it'll be as nimble as the can, way more efficient, far less fatigue (no left hand nuthin), and a fine finish. If not though aerosol can finish works and looks good, and Eastwood Chassis paint does come In an areosol can.
I think a pressure pot system can be rented, otherwise they can be expensive. A compressor Is needed also, like 15 cfm compressor.
Have a first class respirator, No matter
So far, mine won't require more than annual touch up. With that said here comes winter.
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