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| | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 45 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 45 | | | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 45 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 45 | A couple of tips.
2 quarts of POR15 was about $100 from my local auto paint store. It gave me two coats. I could have gotten a gallon for about $30 more. I would be careful with coating too much. I used the existing angle strips and the fit was very tight.
A creeper would be very useful! I didn't have one, and wished I did.
I did not remove the bed. It would have been easier, but it was not terrible leaving it on. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 451 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 451 | I notice you sanding what grit(s) did you use. Can I assume lightly between every coat. Did you sand the raw wood prior and once after last coat?
Cavebull | | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 62 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 62 | behr AND por15? which was for what? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 45 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 45 | I notice you sanding what grit(s) did you use. Can I assume lightly between every coat. Did you sand the raw wood prior and once after last coat?
Cavebull Some 150 on the bare wood. Smoothed it out some and knocked the edges down. Splinters and what not. Some 180 between coats. Very lightly, just to smooth things up a bit. Some 220 on the last coat. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 45 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 45 | behr AND por15? which was for what? See Mar-k's website. http://www.mar-k.com/wood_finish_testing_ii.htmlThere is also another thread, not too far back, that addresses this. POR15 is a tough chassis paint. The Behr was an exterior paint for UV protection. | | | | | Joined: May 2010 Posts: 30 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2010 Posts: 30 | Nice job on your AD. Did you follow the Mar-K recommendation for allowing no longer than 3 hours of drying time between coats(specifically for the POR-15.....or just you just allow the to dry fully and scuff sand the first coat as to give the second coat something to bite into?
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Chuck | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 | Nice. I like that you kept the wood stock looking rather han show.
Drew
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 | Looks like your truck is ready to haul something in that bed now. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 946 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 946 | What kind of wood did you start with? I used white oak, and had a terrible time with the little pores in the wood. I would apply the POR15 and in about 10 minutes, little bubbles would appear. I basically kept sanding and painting until all the pores were filled before topping with POR Blackcoat.
Just wanted to point this out to anyone attempting to paint white oak. | | |
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