Hey all, So now that I am almost done fixing my rear axle See - SNAP Tippy loses a rear tire and Axle at 45 mph thread
I am getting ready to paint tippy in the Moab Camo style. I have been doing Tons of research (thank you Mike for answering lots of my questions) and I thought I would share my progress - and ask for more suggestions here.
First of all here are the colors I think I am learning towards:
I think I will start with a base coat of the 330000 Maroon Red.
Then the 663333 Lighter Red (Moab Mud???)
Then the 333333 Dark Grey
Possibly a little of the 666666 light Grey
and a touch of the 000000 Black to finish it off.
I am not sure where I am going to get the colors yet. For the roll on paint it will likely be whoever has the color I like best. Brian from TTORA used Interlux. Here are brush on colors from Rustoleum. And of course there is also DuplicolorIdeally I want it to be a flat red but that might be hard to come by so I might have to use a flat clear coat at the end to get the desired flat effect on everything. I still might use www.aervoe.com for the spray colors for the camo part.
Pre Paint Prep:
Of course I have some good example pics from you guys to go off of:
Mike's Cow truck in progress
Mike's truck in mid tape...
Yogi's Rig
Andy's through album of Mike's Camo job
Base Color Roll On Paint:
To start with the Maroon red I am going to probably use the roll-on technique that is much discussed
By Brian on TTORA and then
Here on the Mopar site and Here.
Another great how to site for the roll-on method (for Boat painting)
Here are the best directions I have found so far on the process between coats:
After the base coat is ready here is what I will do:
So a few questions all:
Thanks all for your input. I'll keep you posted!
I am getting ready to paint tippy in the Moab Camo style. I have been doing Tons of research (thank you Mike for answering lots of my questions) and I thought I would share my progress - and ask for more suggestions here.
First of all here are the colors I think I am learning towards:
I think I will start with a base coat of the 330000 Maroon Red.
Then the 663333 Lighter Red (Moab Mud???)
Then the 333333 Dark Grey
Possibly a little of the 666666 light Grey
and a touch of the 000000 Black to finish it off.
I am not sure where I am going to get the colors yet. For the roll on paint it will likely be whoever has the color I like best. Brian from TTORA used Interlux. Here are brush on colors from Rustoleum. And of course there is also DuplicolorIdeally I want it to be a flat red but that might be hard to come by so I might have to use a flat clear coat at the end to get the desired flat effect on everything. I still might use www.aervoe.com for the spray colors for the camo part.
Pre Paint Prep:
- I will make sure I have a good ventilator mask (learned Mike's lesson!!)
- I will start by bondoing areas I have not fixed with new body panels (Yes I have new fenders)
- I will sand her down starting with X grit
- Wipe her down with acetone or paint thinner to prep it (interlux 333 brushing liquid was recommended for this)
- I will tape everything else off
- Per Yogi's suggestion: I am using a tack cloth before each coat though to remove over spray, dog hair, etc.
- Primer coat (Probably a red/rust spray on primer)
Of course I have some good example pics from you guys to go off of:
Mike's Cow truck in progress
Mike's truck in mid tape...
Yogi's Rig
Andy's through album of Mike's Camo job
Base Color Roll On Paint:
To start with the Maroon red I am going to probably use the roll-on technique that is much discussed
By Brian on TTORA and then
Here on the Mopar site and Here.
Another great how to site for the roll-on method (for Boat painting)
Here are the best directions I have found so far on the process between coats:
- Thin the paint the recommended 10-15% (with thinner the regular NON low odor Min Spirits - the other stuff takes too long to dry) - the paint consistency should be like 2% milk.
Then AFTER each roll on coat: - (From Brian's Thread) The key now is to thin the paint out and don't be afraid to glob it on. In other words, always keep paint on the roller, don't try to squeeze the paint out of the roller. All you want in the end is a nice uniform surface. I like to do 1-2ft sections at a time (so roll a 1-2ft section then go over that section with a foam brush to pop the bubbles) so it gives more time for the paint to settle. Once the paint starts to dry, popping the bubbles is harder to do and somewhat annoying.
- Remove sags, runs or trash with 1000-1200 grit wet(spot sand)
- Wet sand entire vehicle with 1500 and soft block
- Wet sand entire vehicle with 2000 and soft block
- Start buffing with heavy wool pad and 3M perfect-it III compound (1000-1200 RPM). This will remove the sand scratches, but leave swirls in the finish that are about a 4000 grit scratch. Make sure to remove all traces of the compound before proceeding to the next step.
After the base coat is ready here is what I will do:
- (Yogi) I was told by the paint shop to use steel wool to rough up the surface of the paint before spraying the second color.
- Mike mentioned he used about 3 coats per camo splotch.
So a few questions all:
- Any additional suggestions about the roll on method I missed?
- Any suggestions about specific paint brands?
- Anyone want to mock up a Moab camo paint scheme?
I think I will start with a base coat of the 330000 Maroon Red.
Then the 663333 Lighter Red (Moab Mud???)
Then the 333333 Dark Grey
Possibly a little of the 666666 light Grey
and a touch of the 000000 Black to finish it off.
A Basic pic from when I first got her.
Thanks all for your input. I'll keep you posted!