Driveway Paint Job.

[Da Big Blue]

Ok. I am in a BIG finacial bind and can't afford to take my jeep into a shop and paint it. What i am thinking of doing is making a greenhouse type thing with tarps to park my jeep in to keep out dirt and bugs. If i were to do this would it be possible for me to paint my jeep in there and have it look good? I don't want to go the spray paint way. I want it to look good. Or should i just start saving money and get it painted in a year or 2?

[Chrome]

I've painted several vehicles outside like that. Best to catch it mid morning after a rain the day before, spray the area around it with a water hose to help keep dust down and most importantly make sure the wind is fairly calm. If you look at the paint job on mine thats what a outside paint job looks like. It was to big to fit in the shop so we set up a frame house around the truck and used clear plastic to cover the frame up. Works great then you can take it down and store it or just toss it.

[Da Big Blue]

Cool. Maybe i have a new goal for this summer. What you use 3 base coats and 3 clear coats? Do i need to Primer it if i am going a darker color? If i sprays it with Rust Mort before painting would i have to worry about rust?

[scott f]

Durabak it!

[KaRMa]

i just finished my driveway paint job, i just went all out for rust, stripped off all paint, then ground out the rust, bondoed and primered, then just got lazy and im leavin it white primer w/ a black stripe on each side... it looks pretty good, i would just recommend not to worry about a little blemish in the paint until its dry, cause it makes it worse if u try to fix it wet.... well good luck

[KaRMa]

oh yea, it cost about 50-60 bucks after the extra stuff i had to buy to make up for all of my mistakes, id never painted something like this before

[porkchop]

Originally posted by scott f:
Durabak it!Like this: http://members.fortunecity.com/porkchopsredfsj/id15.htm

It was all done in my driveway :D .

[Maynard]

Dont skimp on the prep work, thats the most important part, and use a good quality thinner, cheep stuff will make the paint dry to fast and make it ugly. I know this from personal experience.

[The PIG Smith]

I like 86BuckeyeWag's outside paint job on his XJ.
Rattle Can!
Looks good!

[JeepBountyHunter]

You have to paint over primer..primer can absorb moisture, causing rust...

[Chrome]

I used acrylic urethane, about 12 coats of it so when I watersanded the paint after it dried there would be plenty to work with.

I would go around the truck with a rattle can and mark every dent you are going to work out. They tend to get hard to find when its covered with sanding dust.

If the paint that is on the truck now is not cracked or peeling then you can use it as your base to spray on. Just be sure to go over the whole thing with 320 grit paper or da sander. The only thing that will stop new rust from forming is to apply enough paint that it will have a good even coverage.

Pay close attention when sanding around corners and next to trim pieces. If you don't sand it good it will peel from the edges. My advice is to strip it. No door handles, locks, mirrors,grill, bumpers, ,or marker lights. The more you remove the better you can sand the area and the less taping you will have to worry about especially where the paint overlaps the tape. (causes a nasty looking paint tear) There is a product called "Smoothie" that you can add to paint that will help eleminate the "orange peel" effect you see in some paint surfaces. Also, another good paint additive is "Flex Additive" this will make the paint more resistant to chips which we know what happens to chips in the paint...RUST. This will cause you a little more to paint your rig but it will be well worth it.

[holley68]

I just finished my out-side paint and I think it looks pretty good. I can only tell you what I did. First I ruffed sand over the whole truck with 40g sand paper(If you want the truck to look good sand the rough places down to the metal). If you have in bad rust places like my J-10 you are going to need to trim the rust out, and I filled it in with fiberglass and then bonddo to make it stronger. Prime the truck in with a couple of thick coats(I used Gerenal Dollar). And went back over with a 140g sand paper. I wash the truck down with water and wiped it dry. Taped it off.I think the most importent thing is to use polurethane paint(I went to NAPA and got nason polurethane paint($150) and got a friend from a body shop to mix the paint right before I started). Let it dry for 3 days and washed it. About 4 or 5 bugs got in the paint. Give me your e-mail address and I will send you a photo. Its Olive green.

[ July 03, 2003, 11:04 PM: Message edited by: holley68 ]

[Cliff]

Acrylic urethane is very forgiving. The PPG stuff can be sanded and polished after curing, to clean up any dirt that gets in there. Someone recommended sanding with 140g - most paints recommend 320 or 400 for optimum adhesion. Start rough and work your way to 400, or even 600. A good paint store can tell you which primers to use - they make primer that is designed to paint over old finishes, as long as it's prepped right. I have painted several cars outside.

My first paint job was rough - lots of orange peel, a few runs. Sanded and polished it after a few weeks of curing - it looked like a million bucks. I was so poor then I could only afford black - it was half the price of colors.