Howdy.
Planning a frame-off resto-mod for my HJ45.
Do you guys recommend sandblasting the paint off the body panels? I've heard of risks of warping the metal, but seems like Land Cruisers have pretty thick panels.
I see a couple of areas where there will likely be a hole or become a hole, in which case I will cut out the bad stuff and weld a piece of sheet in there.
I don't want a show truck-I want an overlanding rig that will be used. Have also thought of military type paint, but I've done it before and the flat seems to attract greasy spots and adsorb tree sap, etc.
I'd like to paint the HJ that Toyota Olive.
Have also considered this stuff called STEEL-IT, which would avoid priming because it bonds to metal, and can be welded on. Right now they only have black and gray, but may come out with other colors like olive green. Won't be the olive Toyota has, unfortunately, but it's at least worth considering.
The wet blasting also looks promissing-if I can find a cheap machine at HF or something.
Planning a frame-off resto-mod for my HJ45.
Do you guys recommend sandblasting the paint off the body panels? I've heard of risks of warping the metal, but seems like Land Cruisers have pretty thick panels.
I see a couple of areas where there will likely be a hole or become a hole, in which case I will cut out the bad stuff and weld a piece of sheet in there.
I don't want a show truck-I want an overlanding rig that will be used. Have also thought of military type paint, but I've done it before and the flat seems to attract greasy spots and adsorb tree sap, etc.
I'd like to paint the HJ that Toyota Olive.
Have also considered this stuff called STEEL-IT, which would avoid priming because it bonds to metal, and can be welded on. Right now they only have black and gray, but may come out with other colors like olive green. Won't be the olive Toyota has, unfortunately, but it's at least worth considering.
The wet blasting also looks promissing-if I can find a cheap machine at HF or something.