Painting Instructions

[Gothere]

So I have an 80, and I'm thinking of doing some pretty drastic changes(for me).

There are a few things that are wrong with the exterior of my 1996, I dented the front bumper pretty badly, then 3 days later I ripped the DS rear plastic bolt on bumper, so I took off both of them. Now my PS rear quarter panel has a dent right under the window towards the curve in the rear.

Now instead of buying new off-road F/R bumpers(because if I bought new bumpers they would be HD off-road bumpers) or repainting or fixing the old bumpers, I was thinking of getting a new DS rear plastic cap for the bumper, and fixing the old front bumper or buying a used one (I only need the middle piece, the end caps are pretty much fine, I may need new bolt holes).

Yes these may not all match the color of my truck, but I saw masterfab23's beautiful Moonglow Pearl colored 80 and I fell in love.

If someone could tell me where the best place to get the paint, and confirm a code for the paint I have picked up from here on mud, the code I've found is 1A6, I don't know if it is the right one, this is why I'm asking.

 

[Ebag333]

Instead of paint have you considered bed lining it?

If you want to DIY paint it, expect a 5-10 foot job. That is, it looks good from 5-10 feet away. There is a lot of stuff out there on how to DIY. Heck, I've seen some pretty nice jobs using just rustoleum, but a lot of auto paint places now sell auto paint in a spray can.

You could also look at Harbor Freights HVLP kit:
High Volume, Low Pressure Spray Gun Kit

Painting looks at good as the time you spend on it. And to make it look good takes a LOT of time.

 

[Gothere]

I have a $50,000 that my Dad's company uses, and a good buddy of mine than can paint a car like some of these guys can build a 4x4, he's a paid painter, and trusted, been doing it for 10 or more years.

And I"ll look at HF, but I'm not sure if its the good paint that I really want to use, I'd be willing to spend a lot of my time, and money for prep and painting, I'm thinking $250 for a good paint? I've been told maybe $500, but that's a bit much, I just want my 80 to look nice again(it will always look nice to me), but I want it to not have missing bumpers, scratched paint, and a dented quarter panel.

 

[Drchew]

DIY custom Paint-

Search online "custom automotive paint". There are number of places that sell custom mixed paint but I used an online shop called Microfinish, llc. Check the website and you can pick the color by manufacturer, year, color code, etc. If you dont have the spray equipment, they will custom mix and fill disposable spray cans (what I used) so you don't need to purchase a spray set-up. I bought the primer, basecoat, and matching clear coat as well as the masking and sanding supplies. Definitely get the self adhesive plastic covering which is sold by the roll. It saved me a ton of time on the masking job. (Think of it like a 2ft wide piece of cellophane with the masking tape built in.) I stripped, POR/rustbulleted, primed and repainted my upper hatch and hood. It's not perfect and I had zero experience automotive painting but like many on 'MUD, I'm into DIY and I really enjoyed the process - and saving my hard-earned cash.

If you are do-it yourselfer and you aren't looking for absolute perfection, you will have fun doing it. I would give the paint job an 8.5 out of 10. (Actually it makes the rest of my cruiser look kinda rough) It was done in my barn and cost $100 vs approx. $900 plus per the shop and that's the reduced price if I did all the trim removal and prep work for them. MY fzj80 already has 240k+ and I'm saving up to replace my clicking birfs. . . (any leads?. . .)

Note: I found that the key was in the prep work: make sure to properly prepare the surface and get that primer smooooooth as an 18 year old swimsuit model's ass before applying the base coat. . . Have fun

 

[masterfab23]

Hey man you can get the paint from several manufacturers, this is what your looking for dude.
http:// http://www.ih8mud.com/tech/tsb/ToyotaLandCruiser/tpa00196.pdf

 

[masterfab23]

Let me know if the link doesnt work

 

[Gothere]

Drchew: Yes I agree, that is the best way to get the most out of your paint, and great analogy And I'll keep an eye and ear out for anything birf.

Masterfab23: The link didn't work.

 

[masterfab23]

Go to the mud search as type "moonglow pdf paint code" it should be the second one down and once you click it it will download

 

[Gothere]

Okay thanks.