- City
- Wilbur by the Sea
- State
- FL
The beginning.. the end.... and a fresh start
- Thread starter surfjeepzx
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kellyt_hut
Basic User
- City
- Bushnell
- State
- Fl
Will Do!
Thanks
Thanks
Brushstomper
Basic User
- City
- Oceanside
- State
- Ca
Just read through this thread, awesome to say the least! Very nice work! Love the paint your girls picked out.
- City
- Dillsboro
- State
- IN
Welcome to the group Brushstomper
Sorry I missed you Roland, we'll meet up on my next trip hopefully.
- City
- Wilbur by the Sea
- State
- FL
Thanks
- City
- Wilbur by the Sea
- State
- FL
Will do, I'll still be here working on it.
I was away on vacation this past 2 weeks. It was nice to take a break. This week I'm going to contact the sandblaster and start taking body parts in for stripping. I'm looking forward to getting the body work started.
- City
- Wilbur by the Sea
- State
- FL
I took the fenders, hood, grill, and bulkhead in for sandblasting yesterday. They started on them this morning and they were done by 10:00am. I went to pick it all up but due to the rain I plan on bringing them home tomorrow and priming the whole bunch before noon. Well,... that's the plan...
- City
- Wilbur by the Sea
- State
- FL
Picked up the parts this morning and sprayed them with a anti-corrosion aviation type primer. Next I'll do any additional metal work such as hammer and dolly stuff, filling holes, and welding cracks. Then they will get sanded and sprayed with a 2k primer. On to that will go any needed filler to smooth it all out and then a final seal coat before paint.
Here they are arriving home and then the primer. Just to do what you see here was 1 gallon of mixed primer. It was an epoxy mix at 50:50.
Here they are arriving home and then the primer. Just to do what you see here was 1 gallon of mixed primer. It was an epoxy mix at 50:50.
jeepclimber
Basic User
- City
- Eugene
- State
- OR
Hi surfjeepzx,
Your doing a hell of a job! But how are you setting up your painting area so that you don't get over spray everywhere? I would like to paint my own stuff and get a similar setup as you. Do you put up plastic everywhere when you are ready to paint?
Your doing a hell of a job! But how are you setting up your painting area so that you don't get over spray everywhere? I would like to paint my own stuff and get a similar setup as you. Do you put up plastic everywhere when you are ready to paint?
- City
- Wilbur by the Sea
- State
- FL
I only paint when wind direction is onshore.. from the east as I live near the beach. To the west of my house are trees and water. Anything left in the tent gets overspray as I'll be sanding it next anyway. Everything else is in the garage. Because I have very limited space I have to be organized and only bite off what I can chew and finish each project. That way I can stow it and start the next one. This week the wind was pretty stiff from the northeast which kept the overspray exiting the tent away from the house. When I prime stuff I leave the ends of the tent open. Primer tends to dry fast and usually is dry by the time it hits the floor. When I paint I wet the floor and close the tent as long as wind and weather cooperate because paint stays tacky longer and will stick to anything it meets for several minutes after it exits the gun.
Also I'm using HVLP spray guns which reduce overspray greatly.
I've been working on the hood the past few days, a few hours at a time as available. The hood had a lot of dents and wobbles from whatever they did or threw on it from back on the ranch. It wasn't so evident when the paint was white and dirty. I'll have the hood done this weekend and ready for paint then I'll start the rest of the green parts. Once I get them in black primer I'll send the tub out for sandblasting. That's going to be the mombo primer project.
Also I'm using HVLP spray guns which reduce overspray greatly.
I've been working on the hood the past few days, a few hours at a time as available. The hood had a lot of dents and wobbles from whatever they did or threw on it from back on the ranch. It wasn't so evident when the paint was white and dirty. I'll have the hood done this weekend and ready for paint then I'll start the rest of the green parts. Once I get them in black primer I'll send the tub out for sandblasting. That's going to be the mombo primer project.
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- City
- Wilbur by the Sea
- State
- FL
Checkin back in.. Got a little more done this past week. I finished the hood today and placed it in the garage.
Also used some seam sealer on the fenders to prevent debris from getting up in the seams.
The grill will be finished tomorrow and in sealer like the hood. This is an epoxy sealer to which the next coat of 2k primer is added.
Then I'll start the fenders and finally the bulkhead which needs the most work.
Also used some seam sealer on the fenders to prevent debris from getting up in the seams.
The grill will be finished tomorrow and in sealer like the hood. This is an epoxy sealer to which the next coat of 2k primer is added.
Then I'll start the fenders and finally the bulkhead which needs the most work.
GOPBobby
BDuke
- City
- Cullman
- State
- AL
About half of the bolt holes on the bottom of my bulkhead are rusted away. I have been trying to figure out the best way to fab a bottom lip. What work will you be doing to your bulkhead? Very interested in pictures/writeup.
Thanks,
Bobby
Then I'll start the fenders and finally the bulkhead which needs the most work.[/QUOTE]
Thanks,
Bobby
Then I'll start the fenders and finally the bulkhead which needs the most work.[/QUOTE]
- City
- Wilbur by the Sea
- State
- FL
Thanks, and yes the parts were bare metal from sandblasting. Then the green primer.
Sidenote, the green aviation primer I got from work for free. It had reached it's shelflife and was placed in the disposal barrels. From there they went to my garage with blessings from the company as it saves them the cost of disposal and I'm happy to help save them and me money.
When I start working on the parts they get sanded and some of the green primer gets removed. So onto that goes the black primer because the 2k cannot go to bare metal and when all work is complete the final color requires a black base.
- City
- Wilbur by the Sea
- State
- FL
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Bobby,
I was debating which part to start on next so since there is interest in the bulkhead I'll do that one next. There are a couple bolt holes that need reinforcement, a few cracked corners, a whole lot of hammer dolly work, and about eight holes that need filled so it has it all. I'll start that next week but it may span a week or two. It's spring break and my little girl is out of kindergarten for a week so squeezing in some shop time will be tougher. I'll do a real detailed write up with too many pics and descriptions.
GOPBobby
BDuke
- City
- Cullman
- State
- AL
I know what you mean about little girls and shop time. I have a 4 year old daughter and my golfing, deer hunting, and Jeep wrenching seem to constantly get sent to the back of the line behind Belle, Aerial, Hello Kitty, and Minnie Mouse. 
I do look forward to and appreciate the bulkhead info.
Bobby,
I was debating which part to start on next so since there is interest in the bulkhead I'll do that one next. There are a couple bolt holes that need reinforcement, a few cracked corners, a whole lot of hammer dolly work, and about eight holes that need filled so it has it all. I'll start that next week but it may span a week or two. It's spring break and my little girl is out of kindergarten for a week so squeezing in some shop time will be tougher. I'll do a real detailed write up with too many pics and descriptions.[/QUOTE]
I do look forward to and appreciate the bulkhead info.
Bobby,
I was debating which part to start on next so since there is interest in the bulkhead I'll do that one next. There are a couple bolt holes that need reinforcement, a few cracked corners, a whole lot of hammer dolly work, and about eight holes that need filled so it has it all. I'll start that next week but it may span a week or two. It's spring break and my little girl is out of kindergarten for a week so squeezing in some shop time will be tougher. I'll do a real detailed write up with too many pics and descriptions.
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- City
- Bedford
- State
- NH
I know what you mean about little girls and shop time. I have a 4 year old daughter and my golfing, deer hunting, and Jeep wrenching seem to constantly get sent to the back of the line behind Belle, Aerial, Hello Kitty, and Minnie Mouse.
Don't forget Dora, Peppa Pig, Max and Ruby, all the Disney DVDs, etc. etc... I can't even watch my car shows anymore, the DVR is full of kids cartoons!
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The bottom flange of my bulkhead pretty much doesn't exist any more, as many of them don't, but I once saw a write-up where a guy took a 2x4 laid on its side, traced the best pattern he could get of one half of the bottom of his bulkhead on it, jig sawed the pattern out of the 2x4 (about 1' or so long of the dog leg near the ends), then took some fresh 1x angle iron about the same thickness as the bulkhead metal, and mashed it in the "mold" he made out of the 2x4 in a shop vice. Got him real close to the correct countour, from there it was a little tweaking to get it right, then just cut out the rest of the rot and weld in the newly formed angle iron. It was brilliant!
And back to the paint, you mean there's SANDING involved??? Crap!!! I forgot that part.
And back to the paint, you mean there's SANDING involved??? Crap!!! I forgot that part.
GOPBobby
BDuke
- City
- Cullman
- State
- AL
Thanks for the bulkhead info. I hadn't thought of tracing the outline onto wood. Between me and my brother in law we have a lot of wood working tools at the shop. i will have to give it a try. I am also looking forward to surfjeepzx's bulkhead writeup.