Gene,
For my 45 Chevy it came to me with no surface paint just a thin coat of
rust. I took my Porter-Cable sander and took off the rust as best I could.
Then we picked the desired color to test if I wanted my truck to be this
color. Picked Rustoloum Hunter Green for the body and gloss black for the
fenders and bumper. I used chrome paint for the grill. It looks ok from 20
feet or so. Now I am working on one part at a time I am guessing it will
take 3 - 5 years to get it all done correctly. I started with the
mechanical stuff and have completed all of that after 2 years. Now that my
truck has been green for 2 years I am leaning towards red. Next onto the
body work. So far I get discolorations like an oil spill coming through the
paint so I just top coat it. I was told it was best to cover it with
something since it is stored outside. Good Luck,
NHJim
45 Chevy 3104
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Gene Merritt
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 11:07 AM
To: oletrucks
Subject: [oletrucks] metal preservation
What is the best way to preserve my rusty ol'truck before I can start
working on it?
I'd like to be able to blast/hammer/sand/prime a fender at a time, but I'm
afraid that I would actually accelerate the decay if I don't actually apply
paint. Would it be sufficient to use an aerosol can of primer to cover any
exposed metal (realizing that I would completely re-sand and re-prime when
I went to paint it for real.)
Primer really isn't intended for exposure to elements...that's why we have
paint, right?
I know aerosol cans are expensive, but so is the amount of paint I'd waste
cleaning the gun after only painting one fender.
Any other suggestions? What has everyone else done?
Gene Merritt
'46 Chevy 1/2
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