DA caused all the paint to fall off!

[RedXray]

DA with 80P grit

Had multiple layers of bc/cc the OEM and I shot the bed in 2005

Fixed one dent and re-level tailgate cap filled holes

Naked sheetmetal

Primed

3M Imperial 1000 > 2000 Wet Sand

3M Trizact 3000 Damp Sand

Test spot M105 Orange CCS Pad > 3D HD Polish Gray CCS Pad (test successful)

Finished

 

[Pureshine]

Looks good

 

[david11g35]

Awesome work as always. Youre truck is one of cleanest pickup trucks I have ever seen

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[JDGolden]

Nice work! Truck is smooth for sure.

 

[RedXray]

Thanks you guys!

I shot 3 coats of PPG Deltron DBU Base with a shot of 4003 activator and 3 coats of SPI Clear

C'est fini

 

[goodinblack]

Nice . Now come paint my stuff.

 

[Marc08EX]

Wow amazing work! I wish I knew how to paint my own vehicle.

 

[HateSwirls]

Can I ship my tailgate to your.

Dude, your truck is sick.
Bad ass pickup right there.

 

[Chevota Guy]

Beautiful work and cool shop! That red is spectacular.

I love PPG Deltron DBU but it's been banned in im area for VOC. I haven't yet learned to use the water base coatings.

 

[MPBGT]

Looks good, nice to see someone else who's not afraid to tackle some paint work.

 

[SON1C]

your work and vehicle is always superb

 

[RedXray]

Thanks man!

 

[Goodylax]

Nice Garage :dblthumb2:
Impressive work man!

 

[RedXray]

^ Muchas Gracias Amigo

This Street Scene spoiler is just slightly higher than the OEM pad and doesn't have those unsightly torx mounting screws showing like the OEM part.

Spoiler painted and installed I'll cut & buff sometime this week. This spoiler has small winglets on a pair of smooth bed caps that finish the look. When I return from vacation I'll shoot those and install.

here is a pic with the smooth bed caps installed.

 

[Eric M.]

Has the truck ever been outside besides to be washed? lol

beautiful!! ;-)

 

[dad07]

Looking good Red!
The smooth caps will give it that sleek look.

 

[Rsurfer]

Thanks you guys!

I shot 3 coats of PPG Deltron DBU Base with a shot of 4003 activator and 3 coats of SPI Clear

C'est fini

Does using the activator mean you can wax right away or does it still need to outgas? Awesome truck and mean garage. Where do you do your painting?

 

[JSou]

Smooth. :xyxthumbs:

 

[RedXray]

Does using the activator mean you can wax right away or does it still need to outgas? Awesome truck and mean garage. Where do you do your painting?

Thanks man

PPG's Deltron Basecoat comes in two flavors DBC and DBU. DBU needs a reactive reducer to reduce the base. The reactive reducer also activates (cooks) the paint hardening it into a rubber like urethane. The thing is this reactive reducer is very expensive ($75 gal) and has a short shelf life after opening the gallon. You can make your own reactive reducer by using a regular type urethane reducer ($45 gal) and an ounce of clearcoat activator (cooks the clear).

The paint still needs to outgas as normal. Using 3 coats of base and 3 coats of clear, plus sitting in the garage instead of outside in the sun, It needs the full 90 days to outgas before waxing or sealing.

I used to paint in the garage years ago. Now that's it's sheetrocked, painted and with the RaceDeck floor I'm forced to paint outside. I did spray the epoxy primer inside with a huge tarp on the floor.... big mistake! Took 4 hours wiping everything down from all the red oxide primer dust :laughing:

The same garage in 2005 when I sprayed the bed.

 

[newbdetailer]

Amazing work!! I would love to learn how to paint! I can't even rattle can anything for nothing.