olsy1984

just for personal knowledge as well as research for an upcoming project....i am wondering how well amature paint jobs have lasted? rock chips, peeling, fading etc....????? as well what type of paint you used?

i've seen lots of threads/write-ups about painting, but no follow up on how well the paint holds up....so let's hear it!!

olsy1984

i know the better the prep the better end result, but obviously some paint will hold up better for different applications

DeathCougar

iTrader: (23)

Amature: See also n00b

Just giving ya crap cause you spelled Amatuer and Paint wrong in the topic. Lol.

olsy1984

haha, fyi i spelled amature right (unless it's spelled differently in the US) and i noticed the paint and edited....thanks for the jabs though, gotta love it...lol

crap, now you got me second guessing myself

DeathCougar

iTrader: (23)

yea its spelled different in the US. You screw ball canucks spell things with added E's like the british lol.

olsy1984

ya we are a mess....but it's not an extra "E", the "E" is just in a different spot ;-)

anyone with feedback to get back on subject...lol

CyMoN

I painted my 86 with the rustolum pro enamel paint I rolled it on and it is holding ok I should have not primed it ,
the rock chips I got the first week when the paint had not fully cured the paint chipped to the primer but not metal.
then I scraped up on a fence post backing the trailer up the drive and I scraped off a little paint but again it did not remove ant primer.

so the primer bonded real well but it seems like the paint did not bond to the primer as well as I would have liked but for 80$ and the time it was worth it and when it gets warm out I will touch it all back up.

the few times last year after I painted it and we went offroading it got lightly scraped up from tree branches but the branches did not remove any of the paint just scuffed it.

dirtoyboy

I painted mine with krylon ultra flat...it chips off because i hit stuff constantly..... but thats the joy of a spray paint job.....you get home and just touch it up

Elvota

Title fixed.

"Amateur Pain Quality" just sounded scary....

dirtoyboy

I actually thought it was a spam ad for rx pain meds lol

WSUWESTON

I am debating on the Krylon or the roll on bedliner. The Krylon worked really well in my cab.

olsy1984

thanks for the info so far guys...i am either thinking krylon or self leveling boat paint that i have seen in a few threads