79' J-10 refresh

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Re: 79' J-10 refresh

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Copper204 wrote: Sun Aug 21, 2022 7:39 pm Are you going to undercoat or spray lining underneath the bed?
No I am actually removing all the undercoating that was on there. The under is what caused most of my rust issues, anywhere I found bubbled undercoating I found rust. The truck has always been a Colorado truck so I am not sure why the original owner got it undercoated.
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Cab is primed and sanded. It should get painted tomorrow. Today I have the unsavory task of seam sealing the cab. Once the cab is done I can tuck it away and work on my nemesis known as the bed.
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The cab is finally painted 😁, the fenders are already painted too, they are in our spare bedroom
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nice ... Looks great!

did you go with a single stage paint or planning to clear coat it? If I were ever going to do another daily driver, I think I'd definitely go single stage. I was okay getting the base to lay nicely, it was the clear that bit me :D touch ups are much easier as well.

same purpose my spare room served and still serves. guest are relegated to the couch until the jeep is done !
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I’m using single stage (urethane primer/ acrylic enamel). I was looking for a factory style finish, not trying to create a show truck. Besides this was Enough of a PITA.

Luckily we have multiple spare bedrooms, our kids are grown and gone.

I have the bed almost ready to prime and paint. Then I have the hood and doors. The doors need all new rubber so they will be last since the wing windows look to be a challenge
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Bed got finished sanding today, should get it into primer tomorrow depending on how I feel. Been on vacation for 2 weeks and working on the Jeep non-stop, I’m a little burned out but would like to have the bed finished and back on soon.
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Bed is in Primer.
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Bed is painted. Got the front fenders installed, all front lights installed.
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Just about done, hood is painted as well. Working on doors this week
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Re: 79' J-10 refresh

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Looking good! Nice job on the paint, it looks like it laid down pretty nicely!


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Re: 79' J-10 refresh

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It laid down well in most areas, one bedside could use some more wet sanding. Trying to decide how much more I want to do. This isn't a show quality truck, it was built for a fun truck.
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Looks good!

Smart. I broke through on clear a few times wet sanding on sharp edges. Had to re-clear. I learned a few lessons. If you're happy, stop. Consider single stage paint for a daily driver :)
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@LaredoMatt It is Single stage Acrylic Enamel, I tried to replicate the factory finish :)
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Looking good!
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Nutting like SS for being able to touch up sand throughs and trail rash. Unless it's metallic.
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almost done :)
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Looks awesome, great job!
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Got my new door panels so I can use my old skins on nice plastic door cards.
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She came out nice! That gloss white is clean, especially on those wheels.

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Re: 79' J-10 refresh

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My 4" BDS suspension lift is sitting in my garage. hopefully will be installing in the next few days
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