New Paint, Durabak Smooth

[meatsauce]

Finally decided to throw some paint on the old girl. I ordered some Durabak smooth in green for the body and black for a bumper project I had going on at the same time. I know most of the forum posts that I found on the net didn't have very good reviews but I figured what the hell. So the following pictures are in sequence.

 

[meatsauce]

After the first few couple of coats.

 

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After a few more quotes

 

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After the final coat

 

[TallCanDan]

Nice, looks like it came out pretty smooth. How many coats did it take?

 

[meatsauce]

All parts installed and paint job complete

 

[meatsauce]

I want to say we put on 6 -8 coats. It was the first time we ever used Durabak so it was a lot of trial and error. The key is to put it on thin and build it up. You can't treat it like normal paint. If you try to put it on like enamel it will orange peel on you.

 

[gregnash]

Very nice looking! You will have to get some good light, close up shots so we can really see the color. So did you have any issues with the wind blowing crap into the paint or did it dry quickly?

 

[meatsauce]

The wind was killing me. There was absolutley no wind the two days before we painted. I was constantly picking crap and flys out of the wet paint. It did set fairly quick though. It depends on how much hardener you mix into the paint prior to spraying. We went with the recommended amount per the instructions. We would of sprayed it in the garage but the ceiling wasn't high enough to spray it so we had to move the show outside. I'll get some pics int the sun for you.

 

[The Phoenician]

Close up shot... looks good though.