I'm not going for the charcoal colored Icon that you normally think about, but the tan one (see pic). I want paint that is really tough, rust resistant and/or easy to touch up. I don't really want it to be glossy. Any ideas?
Here's a few options that I've been thinking about:
1. prime in a couple coats of epoxy primer, then top coat with flat camo tan (rattle can). The tan might not be super tough, but the primer would protect the metal underneath right? and touch up of the color would be super easy.
2. use a normal automotive base coat/clearcoat in tan, except use matte clear coat or a flattening agent.
3. find some military desert tan (CARC paint). The warnings on this stuff are really bad. Is it that much worse than your typical automotive paint?
4. top coat in tan epoxy floor paint. I'd definitely want to shoot it, not roll it. Anyone with experience doing this?
Any suggestions?
This is my first solo paint job. I helped my dad with a couple paint jobs 10-15 years ago, but that's really my only experience.
Here's a few options that I've been thinking about:
1. prime in a couple coats of epoxy primer, then top coat with flat camo tan (rattle can). The tan might not be super tough, but the primer would protect the metal underneath right? and touch up of the color would be super easy.
2. use a normal automotive base coat/clearcoat in tan, except use matte clear coat or a flattening agent.
3. find some military desert tan (CARC paint). The warnings on this stuff are really bad. Is it that much worse than your typical automotive paint?
4. top coat in tan epoxy floor paint. I'd definitely want to shoot it, not roll it. Anyone with experience doing this?
Any suggestions?
This is my first solo paint job. I helped my dad with a couple paint jobs 10-15 years ago, but that's really my only experience.