My truck with fresh paint at matte finish cladding

Brassmonkey

Cruzin' Mel Man
Re: My truck with fresh paint at matte finish cladding

WOW, some one has a lot of talent and patience. 10 all the way. :tup: What part of Va. are you located?
 

sy2585

MELS SY
Re: My truck with fresh paint at matte finish cladding

what brand and color was used on the cladding,, did you paint around the stickers or put on new ones LOOKS GREAT
 

synsoup

New member
Re: My truck with fresh paint at matte finish cladding

^^^^^^ The brand is RM. The black is the 403 tint base and the clear is 4300 with flattening agent. The sheen of the flattening agent is Matte. I ordered all new emblems from graphik concepts. The emblems they sent me were perfect
 
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Neelsonwheels

Donating Member
Re: My truck with fresh paint at matte finish cladding

very nice!!
I will go this route when its time.
Its time when I have the funds.:tup:
 

synsoup

New member
Re: My truck with fresh paint at matte finish cladding

what brand and color was used on the cladding,, did you paint around the stickers or put on new ones LOOKS GREAT

That's cool! I'm only about 20 min away from Busch Gardens
 

synsoup

New member
Re: My truck with fresh paint at matte finish cladding

New carpet and floor mats came in today ! Garage is a mess....I know


newcarpet.jpg
 
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xanth

Guest
Re: My truck with fresh paint at matte finish cladding

VERY nice. Exactly what I'm in the process of doing to my truck right now (have it all apart and doing the body work).

Nice inspiration to get it finished! Hopefully it'll look almost that good!


What did you do to prep the cladding?
 

synsoup

New member
Re: My truck with fresh paint at matte finish cladding

VERY nice. Exactly what I'm in the process of doing to my truck right now (have it all apart and doing the body work).

Nice inspiration to get it finished! Hopefully it'll look almost that good!


What did you do to prep the cladding?


To prep the cladding I started with a de-waxer and literally went over and over the pieces to remove all of the years of crap that I had put on them. That's the only bad thing about using products to make the plastic shiney! If you don't do this you risk getting some major fish eye in the new paint and it will look bad! Any automotive paint supplier will carry a good de-waxer. When I was done with that part I used 220 grit paper and sanded all of the parts down. I made sure to sand enough to get that gray, ashy , sun-baked looking top coat off of the cladding. I did have several repairs to make ( cracks and chips ). There is a product called Fusor - extreme bumper repair and it is by far the best thing you will ever use. If you have any repairs to make I highly suggest that you check your local auto body supply shops to see if they carry it. When I was done with all of that I used a good primer to seal everything up and cover up the sand scratches and let it sit for a couple of days. Take some 600 grit ( wet) and your ready to paint.
 
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