Builds 1975 FJ40 4.5L cummins build
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No one does copper brown , and I think that's a shame - great color .
Sarge
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Josh are you painting this yourself, without a fancy spray booth?
According to the guys at my local autobody supply, you can't do that.
But it appears you ARE doing it and getting great results.
According to the guys at my local autobody supply, you can't do that.
But it appears you ARE doing it and getting great results.
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Josh are you painting this yourself, without a fancy spray booth?
According to the guys at my local autobody supply, you can't do that.
But it appears you ARE doing it and getting great results.
I have only painted 4 cruisers in my shop over the past 8 years. I spend one day with a leaf blower getting all the dust I can out of the shop. I give the shop about 24 hours to settle before cleaning the parts with wax and grease remover. I set up a vent fan at one end of my shop to pull over spray out. A tack cloth comes in handy prior to your first coat and once I start I make sure I hit every flash time on the mark to limit the time of unfiltered air exposure to the piece. It's important to spray at 70F degrees or above or problems can come up with runs and flash times (pin holes). Picking the right hardeners and reducers which are chosen based off of temp is important for success. Then there is equipment prep... I flush my air lines with denatured alcohol about a week prior to painting to remove dirt and oil that gets past the compressor filter. I buy a new air gun line for each paint job. Your shop line can hold a lot of junk that can get in your paint so a fresh line is good cheap insurance. Along with a good water separator and regulator I run a line filter by my gun and a second air pressure regulator at the gun. When you spray a vehicle in sections it is extremely important that you use the same color primer sealer, note the air pressure used (can make a huge difference in tone) and number of coats sprayed (each coat will get a touch darker typically)... If you cover every step in the same manner a shop would you can actually get better paint jobs with out a booth because there is less air movement than that created in a booth. Unless you spray in a booth with brand new filters and a booth that has been recently cleaned (noteably the air lines which are often over looked) the over spray dust that builds in a booth in most production shop environments will find it's way on your piece... I hope this helps with your effort
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Oh.. And in my area it is legal to paint one personal vehicle per year with out a epa approved paint booth. I own a good handful of cruisers (some not assembled lol) so if I happen to paint my one vehicle in my given one year time frame which does not technically belong to me it would be absolutely impossible for anyone to prove the cruiser body being painted doesn't belong to me when in fact it might not 
Either way check with your local regulations on the subject before you get yourself into trouble...
Either way check with your local regulations on the subject before you get yourself into trouble...
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Great info Josh! I would not have thought of using a new air hose for a paint job, but when I think about the schmegma that comes out of the cutoff or air drill, it makes total sense.
Your comment about picking chemicals per temperature - that holds a lot more truth than most would ever know . For instance , the wrong reducer and flash timing can get you really crappy results when it's hot out - I learned that one the hard way on a tractor when the paint wouldn't flow out . Changed reducer and it came out perfect - after having to sand off my work from the first time .
Sarge
Sarge
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Under coating sprayed last night and today I set this Ole girl back on the chassis
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I did the same thing on my first paint job... When you see paint freak out on your freshly prepped panel that took weeks to prep and you realize you are going to spend another two days in order to strip the panel and set up to paint again it makes you want to throw up...
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Teaser photos more photos on my Facebook page so be sure to check it out
more photos on my Facebook page so be sure to check it out
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I'm saving my additional progress photos until after the owner sees the tub on the chassis tomorrow... Stay tuned
What exactly is that color ? Doesn't look like Buffalo Brown...
Sarge
Sarge
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This paint code was take from the new Toyota Limited edition Tundra. I believe it is called sunset bronze... The amount of color that pops from this paint in the sun is crazy... As soon as I have a chance to get some good light I'll post a few photos...
Looks like root beer to me
DSB345
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Love the thread Josh! Mighty fine work! I can't believe you got all that into a fj40. Love the color too
Your painting looks great Josh!!
I see, in the first picture in post 129, that you started as a tagger...
I see, in the first picture in post 129, that you started as a tagger...
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laughs, stories, and complete satisfaction for the direction his cruiser is headed in this is why I love what I do!
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Thank youLove the thread Josh! Mighty fine work! I can't believe you got all that into a fj40. Love the color too
this project has really tested my abilities as a fabricator and has given me a great deal of confidence to push forward into new heights I have a few future projects I am really looking forward to but for now Mona is my baby 
