Builds Love at first sight FJ40 (1 Viewer)
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Soak them in diesel fuel and use vice grips to try and work them a little every day. Anyone else have a method ? Good work indeed !
Bolt each side to a board for leverage. Soak the hinges well in PB Blaster and then see if you can break them free. Has worked for me with seized hinges in the past.
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So we are now trying to figure out what grits of sandpaper work best. We decided to just sand the primer to 400, and then we even tried 400 wet sanding and seemed to like that the most. We started to sand down to bare metal in some places, and I really didn’t want to have to primer all over again so now we are self etching those bare metal areas. Then give it a light sanding and hopefully call it a day. We are still trying to figure this out.
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So I am getting ready to go buy paint, the white was easy figuring out..... but once I started looking into the dune beige, I realized there is two types of beige, and it’s very possible my 40 was never actually dune beige. I thought that all along, but this guide I found is telling me my 1976 40 is actually 464 beige. I might just like 416 dune beige better.
GA Architect
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FWIW - My '77 (12/76) FJ40 has 416 stamped into it's vin plate.
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Weird! Mine doesn’t have it.
Looks great man! Hopfully see it out in town this summer!
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So we have finally started painting, here is our hillbilly paint booth. There are two big fans sucking out all the fumes at the garage door. This setup actually works awesome. We have come across some orange peel, so we are in the process of figuring out if we need more pressure or less, or maybe different nozzle on gun, or could be a couple other things. I shall let y’all know!
thecrazygreek
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Lower your pressure. I found too high of pressure can cause some orange peel, but please keep in mind, orange peel has many causes. Weather, paint viscosity, proper hardener (fast, med, slow vs temp) and not waiting for proper flash time between coats can all cause orange peel. I found if I take my time, keep the pressure low, spray thin coats, that usually keeps the orange peel to a minimum.
Now with all that being said, shooting a base clear system, I don't care...
As I will shoot 3-4 coats of clear, then cut and buff to eliminate all orange peel regardless of how careful or not careful I was with all of the steps.
That's why I prefer base - clear.. It;s more forgiving. (even though I still shoot single stage about half the time)
Now with all that being said, shooting a base clear system, I don't care...
As I will shoot 3-4 coats of clear, then cut and buff to eliminate all orange peel regardless of how careful or not careful I was with all of the steps.
That's why I prefer base - clear.. It;s more forgiving. (even though I still shoot single stage about half the time)
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That sounds like some good advice, thank you! So we have lowered our pressure, and 20 degree temperatures are finally here and our coats are finally looking better!Lower your pressure. I found too high of pressure can cause some orange peel, but please keep in mind, orange peel has many causes. Weather, paint viscosity, proper hardener (fast, med, slow vs temp) and not waiting for proper flash time between coats can all cause orange peel. I found if I take my time, keep the pressure low, spray thin coats, that usually keeps the orange peel to a minimum.
Now with all that being said, shooting a base clear system, I don't care...
As I will shoot 3-4 coats of clear, then cut and buff to eliminate all orange peel regardless of how careful or not careful I was with all of the steps.
That's why I prefer base - clear.. It;s more forgiving. (even though I still shoot single stage about half the time)
RodrigzCrzr
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Wow great work!
Coming along nicely!
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Theres a good chance I will put factory stripes back on, but I’ll make a better decision once it’s all back together.
