Chassis Paint

[Chinook Pilot]

I think I've decided on going with Eastwood's Extreme Chassis Black paint and primer. How much of each will I need to paint my entire frame? It's down to bare metal right now.

 

[Amac70]

If it is down to bare metal I would go get some epoxy primer, then get a single stage black of your choice. There is a store called industrial finishes http://www.industrialfinishes.com/ Its on se stark in gresham. They should be able to sell you what ever you need. On the primer I would go with a omni mp 170 and mp 175. Then they should be able to point you in the right direction for paint. you will not need more then a quart of each. Buy a good resperator. Also buy pre filters for it.http://www.sandersonsafety.com/store/index.cfm they are in se portland. As for gun you can use the cheap harbor frieght one for the chassis it will spray fine that purpose.

 

[Chinook Pilot]

Awesome. Thanks. I'll head over there now. It'll be a nice break from grinding.

 

[Chinook Pilot]

Got the primer and the resperator and the gun. The guys over at Industrial Finishes are great. I ended up going with the PPG DP402LF epoxy primer catalyst and the DP90LF non sanding epoxy primer. Along with some reducer, grease and wax cleaner, and a few other odds and ends, I made it out of there for 180 bucks.

 

[Amac70]

I'll have to stop by one of these days to meet you and check out your project.

 

[Chinook Pilot]

Anytime, any day! I'm on leave for a while. All I do is work on the bronco! Come on by. I'll PM you my number.

 

[1957]

wondering why you went with painting vs using Por-15. Was it durability, cost and easier to apply. I will be doing before cold weather. Any advice is most appreicated.
Tony 66EB,69EB

 

[69BroncoDad]

I did the Eastwoods epoxy primer and 2K ceramic chassis black on my frame after I sandblasted it...looks real good!! very pleased how it came out, haven't had the guts to smack it with a hammer to test how durable it is ..lol
but i've walked on it many times replacing sheet metal and it's still there!
I bought a gallon of the primer and still have most of that left over and used 2 qts of the chassis black

 

[Broncitis]

Got the primer and the resperator and the gun. The guys over at Industrial Finishes are great. I ended up going with the PPG DP402LF epoxy primer catalyst and the DP90LF non sanding epoxy primer. Along with some reducer, grease and wax cleaner, and a few other odds and ends, I made it out of there for 180 bucks.

I am a big fan of PPG DP epoxy. I used to use it as a final coat but found that it will fade a bit or start to look chalky if not top coated.

I now use DP50 (I think that is the gray one, we have several colors we use for various things) and then top coat with PPG Chassis Black from their industrial line. The gray epoxy provides the tough basecoat primer and allows you to see that you are getting a good application of the UV resistant topcoat.

The Chassis Black is also MUCH cheaper than the DP products. I think a gallon is only like $30 or so. It is also super easy to blend if you need to weld or touch up later.

 

[Chinook Pilot]

I am throwing the primer on right now, but still haven't gotten the paint. I will be painting the frame with the satin black finish from PPG. I still have some welding to do, so I'm not going to bother painting quite yet. I'll just get the epoxy primer on for now. Pics to follow either tomorrow or thursday as I get it done.