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Painting
I'm thiknin bout paintin a route 66 sign on the door of my truck...anyone have any tips or ideas on how to go about doin this with spray paint?
also, later on I'm plannin on jus shootin the whole truck wit a grey primer....any tips for this?
also, later on I'm plannin on jus shootin the whole truck wit a grey primer....any tips for this?
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A decal would be alot easier for the sign. There are alot of graphic companies that can make them.
The paint and body is best suited for this https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum67/
As for primering the whole truck. This will not prevent rust. Epoxy primer will seal things up if clean. But these have a window you must adhere to if you want top coats to stick to it. Other wise you have to scuff it up.
The paint and body is best suited for this https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum67/
As for primering the whole truck. This will not prevent rust. Epoxy primer will seal things up if clean. But these have a window you must adhere to if you want top coats to stick to it. Other wise you have to scuff it up.
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A vinyl sign printing company, like blues68 mentioned, should also be able to print out a stencil of the sign that you can use for a mask and remove later. If you're looking for a"primer" look, there are a few single stage paints available that resemble primer but have uv and rust protection.
There's a good thread in the paint section on rolling "yes rolling" your paint on if you want to save money and don't have any painting equipment. The pics of their results were surprising.
There's a good thread in the paint section on rolling "yes rolling" your paint on if you want to save money and don't have any painting equipment. The pics of their results were surprising.
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Well I wasn't plannin on sandin down to the bare metal at this point, will I still need the uv prtection if I still got the old paint underneath?
Also, do you know of any graphics places near Phoenix, AZ?
Also, do you know of any graphics places near Phoenix, AZ?
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Is you old paint bad or are you just wanting to change color? If the paint is good no reason to put a primer on it.
For quick and dirty, wipe it down with a wax and oil remover, spray a sealer, the a single stage paint. The cheapest you can get since your going to remove it later.
For quick and dirty, wipe it down with a wax and oil remover, spray a sealer, the a single stage paint. The cheapest you can get since your going to remove it later.
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The old paint is pretty faded, plus I'm not the biggest fan of light blue...and I was thiknin bout jus gettin some spray cans to paint it...would that work well enough?
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My 68 had the sky blue over white. I'm going back a darker blue over white.
As far as your sign you can make your own template and use spray paint. Just remove and wax and oil before spraying. Or take it to a company that make signs and let them print your off a decal or template.
As far as your sign you can make your own template and use spray paint. Just remove and wax and oil before spraying. Or take it to a company that make signs and let them print your off a decal or template.
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That's about what I wanna do eventually...cept I'll have it jus the darker blue since Mine was jus the light blue, and I'm also gonna paint black over the cab, like it has now but not that crappy spray on vinyl junk.
I've got a plastic sign that I got that I plan to use to make a template
I've got a plastic sign that I got that I plan to use to make a template
