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Aug 12, 2012 | 09:35 PM

Stephen67

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Interior Paint

Is there any reason to use a two-stage paint over say just some Rustoleum rattle can in the interior [if you're not matching the outside]? Or will it wear down too quickly on places like where you rest your arm on the window? Just seems to me a light sanding of the old paint and a couple good coats [and maybe a clear for good measure] would do the trick.

Just debating working on my truck's interior and since I have to mask everything off anyways since I'm not doing it the same color as the outside I'm thinking of working on it now. Course I'm not sure if I need the glass out to get everything (it's a work truck, not a show truck, but I don't want it half-***ed, but I need something to work on).

Or is this just one of those ideas I'm going to end up regretting in 5 years?

Thoughts? Ideas? Experiences?
Thanks

Aug 12, 2012 | 10:51 PM

Carolina 52

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I have basically the same plan as you do. I am going with neutral color on the interior in case I decide to change the color in the future and the fact that I have not decided on the exterior color yet. It will primer for a while until I build up a paint fund. I plan to use steel wool on the existing paint and then seal it off with a primer before spray painting the interior. I am interested in the replies you get as well.

Aug 12, 2012 | 11:14 PM

dmack91

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How about a single stage paint? It runs $23 a quart here and is supposed to hold up well. By the time you bought 5 rattle cans, you would be even.

Aug 13, 2012 | 05:30 PM

rhopper

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I sprayed a two stage primer over some hammer tone spray paint and it started to bubble. My concern would be the stronger solvents of the two stage not being compatable with the rattle can. I've since heard that some will spray a very light coat over the rattle can, then once it's dry spray a regular coat. Dmack has a good idea, maybe a single stage would be ok. You may be able to get a hardened urethane that would be more wear resistant. Perhaps some of the new duplicolor hobbiest paints, or something like it, would work.

Aug 13, 2012 | 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Stephen67

Talk to your local paint supply, they could make a very durable sray bomb for you interior. The O.E.M. of the day didn't pobably have 2 or 3 stage paint's, so I myself think you should be fine. I will paint all my exterior body part's in a high quality multi-stage paint, but for my interior I will use a high quality rattle can mix from my local paint supply store. Mind you, I will do my door jamb's and window frame's in the same quality paint I will be using on the extirior.

Aug 13, 2012 | 06:18 PM

yamagrant

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Gosh! my grammer suck's today

Aug 13, 2012 | 06:35 PM

vintage tin

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you can not mix the 2 paints.if you try to spray base/clear over single stage it will wrinkle unless you scuff it with the red scuff pads or sand it with 400 or 600 grit paper then use a compatible primer for your base/clear.you can use single stage inside and two stage outside,but you better make darn sure to mask them off very very well.
as for the glass,well that all depends on your masking skills.the more time you spend on masking the more pleased you will be with the finished product.