Hello, I'm looking to paint my 99s long arms. They have been on a couple years now and the original paint is starting to flake. I want to sand them down and repaint them to match the jeeps body color (Flame red). Has anyone ever done this and what is the proses and best paint for the job. I know I need to sand, prime, paint and et a clear coat. I just want more knowledge on products and process before going ahead.
Are you going to remove them and do it? I'm jealous if you are. I'm going to do mine this month and have prepared with the following but NO primer needed after I spoke with the tech guys at Dupli-Color:
Dupli-Color Metal Speck followed by Dupli-Color MetalCast.
I'm painting mine to match the roll cage in their Metal Speck Blue and MetalCast blue.
The tech guy said if you get that bare metal nice and gritty or sanded down well, the paint will adhere with NO PRIMER needed.
So that's the way I'm gonna go
Are you going to remove them and do it? I'm jealous if you are. I'm going to do mine this month and have prepared with the following but NO primer needed after I spoke with the tech guys at Dupli-Color: Dupli-Color Metal Speck followed by Dupli-Color MetalCast. I'm painting mine to match the roll cage in their Metal Speck Blue and MetalCast blue. The tech guy said if you get that bare metal nice and gritty or sanded down well, the paint will adhere with NO PRIMER needed. So that's the way I'm gonna go
Sand it with something along the lines of 120 grit, wipe down with denatured alcohol, let it dry, priming is optional if you sanded well enough but it always helps, spray 2-3 coats (don't apply it so thick the paint runs!), clear coat it 2-3 times(same thing as paint, don't let it run) and you're done! As far as brands, rustoleum is pretty decent. I have not used anything else besides them though
that's sounds good.
Does rust oleum make a good clear coat?
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