Camo paint job ??

[skinzley]

I'm in the process of a Baja build which will have a camouflage paint job. My question is "what is the best way to do this?" The paint I plan on using is a Krylon brand oil based camouflage ultra flat paint. I have three colors...Olive Drab, dark Brown and Black. I plan on doing a base coat of the green and then creating the pattern with chalk over that and then adding the two other colors. I'm going for the traditional Forest Camouflage look with large patches of the black and brown over the Olive Green. I am in know way a car painter I have a HVLP Turbine Paint Sprayer from Chicago Electric that works fine for what I am doing and it did fine with the primer. Any suggestions or comments would be a great help.
Thanks

[MNAirHead]

Welcome to STF.

Krylon.. do you care about durability and logevity.

your HLVP will be a better option.

I'll check back Monday... we can go through the how tos.

Thanks for posting.

Tim

[skinzley]

On the can of paint it says High Durability and long lasting.
The paint is for use on boats, coolers, blinds etc... anything
that a hunter would need to camouflage. The price was right
and the color choices were what I was looking for.

[MNAirHead]

Back to durability.

Cool thing about camo is that it can be touched up without painting entire panels.

Rattle can paint nomrally has durabiltiy issues on cars.

Are you stripping down to bare steel and starting over.. or is this to pretty up some blemishes?

[skinzley]

I did go to bare metal by sanding and grinding. I used a cheap Krylon primer/sealer that went on very nice with the HVLP I have. The paint is in quart cans and I will use the HVLP gun to lay it down with. I'm not looking for a showroom quality paint job by any means...just something that can stand up to the harsh weather here in Colorado. I plan on doing a lot of off-road trails through the woods in the mountains so I will be scratching the paint often and will be re-touching up the paint when needed. I'm a long way from getting it on the road because I need to get a motor and rewire the entire car.
Thanks for the comments

[MNAirHead]

Welcome to STF.

You really want to have a proper base below any paint.

The rule is that rattle can stuff doesn't work in harsh weather.


We'd be dishonest if we weren't suggesting

1-Bare Metal
2-Steel Repair
3-Filler
4-Etching Primer (shot through a compressor/gun)
2-Part Epoxy Primer (2 part shot through a compressor/gun)

I've had things last for years with just high quality primers and sealers..

Before doing a compelete car, I'd test some metal for your longevity.. use your chosen paint system... give it a few minor scratches.. then spray salt water on it every few hours for a couple of days... leave it outside for a couple weeks and see how it holds up.

There are some industrial quality "encapsulants" (not paint) that can be more successful for what you're trying to accomplish.

Tim

[skinzley]

Thanks for the suggestions but I don't have a compressor/gun and don't plan on spending the bucks to get either. The body panels were all in great shape (good enough for my needs) I didn't bother with a filler or the etching primer. Remember it's just a baja bug with a camo paint job...I'm not looking to win any awards.
I'll just stay with the plan that I have.
But thanks anyway

[MNAirHead]

If anyone is lurking to this.

If you're on the same path..

1-Sand with a 400 grit or green pad - DO NOT take it down to steel
2-Bonding Primer
3-appearance coats.

Thaniks for posting and understanding that the discussion was around how to meet your criteria of longevity.

[Boneloader]

I'm in the process of a Baja build which will have a camouflage paint job...

Shaggie, is that you?!?

[MNAirHead]

Haven't seen or heard from the carolina Shag in years...

[Boneloader]

Last I heard he was looking to buy a motorcycle.


It's probably camo by now!

~T