"Kitrinos" The project that keeps on giving.

[2TimingTom]

How is it going to hold up when you drag a tree branch down the side of it? Or some of that other pokey stuff you have in the desert down there.

 

[2TimingTom]

Does look good though. I kind of liked the purple too.

Still REALLY like those sliders!

 

[FR-425]

The purple really is a nice color, it was the faded-to-pink trim that soccer mommyfied it.

The main issue I had with it was the Arizona sun, 155* temps inside in the summer, and just recently the clear coat on the drivers side failed big time. The rain was washing it off!

 

[FR-425]

Well now that sure is purdy! I liked the purple too, but I kinda like this color, especially with the black details. Definitely doesn't look like a rattle-can job. I guess some people just have the touch.

I'm not a big fan of Plasti-Dip myself, but thanks for the hints. Sometimes the manufacturer directions aren't as good as they should be.

I actually does look a bit rattle cany, but the over spray rubs off with repeated washing and eventually smooths out.

 

[mr cribb]

Yeah, I found a purple limited in a junkyard, and swiped the grill and headlight trim. The grill has some pinkish paint from being sun burnt. However, it certainly compliments my purple sport.

 

[FR-425]

You do get varied results with the rattle can.

the passenger side is way rougher than the driver side.

Slight variation in technique and variation in can nozzle and weather conditions yata yata.

For best results I think the spray rig and gallon cans would be the way to go.

I just didn't have a place or time to mask and shoot the whole rig at once., so I settled for the rat-rat.

masking one side takes about 4 hour + cure time (Only one hour) then the careful razor work to remove the mask without pulling the dip off with it.

For a daily "must have for work" driver it's really the only way it was ever going to get painted.

 

[FR-425]

How is it going to hold up when you drag a tree branch down the side of it? Or some of that other pokey stuff you have in the desert down there.

Remains to be seen.

I did tear it loading some cabinets on the roof rack, the repair took 10 mins.

It does get harder to tear with time. As time goes buy it should be more tear resistant. (that was redundant)

To repair I just cut (razor blade) around the spot and peel off the damage and respray.

I'm gonna give it 30 days before I drag it through the brush, then we'll know for sure.

 

[FR-425]

Next up! + super runner steering

Two grand! ouch..

gonna be fun though.

I know JUST go SAS. can't do that until I get another rig.

Someday SAS but on a V8 second gen I think.

May just spend the suspension money on just that, spotted a peach of a 98' Eddie V8 for $2,000... a little negotiating and who knows.

 

[jenren81]

Glad I came across your thread here... I love your cargo box set up. I've made a few different versions myself and your idea is pretty great, might have to keep it in mind for when I redo mine soon!

 

[Rick]

And one cautionary note on the bed liner:

Masking tape does not like to stick to bed liner. It's doable but you really have to rub it down with the ol' thumb nail and even then you need to move quickly before it starts to let go.

We just had the ceiling painted in our house after storm damage. The contractor used Frog tape because of the uneven knockdown, texture. Unfortunately I didn't get to see the tape, but from what Char told me it conforms and sticks to irregular surfaces better I wasn't around when he used it.

Great write-up, and the Explorer looks great

 

[gmanpaint]

I tip my hat to you on this rattle can plasti-dip application good sir. Looks great!

I tried the rattle can Plastidip on a hood. It came out tiger striped. 60% overlap, switched directions between 8 coats, still did it. I Threw the can at the wall.

I am peeling it all off, and going to get the Eastwood rubberized coating.

http://www.eastwood.com/paints/elastiwrap-coatings.html

 

[5spdman]

Rattle cans are the way to go....simple way to fix the paint from scratches on the trail and it's pretty cheap too! Truck looks great!!

I'm with the group that keeps talking about the box...great design! May have to make one myself....not sure how I never saw this thread before...

 

[FR-425]

I tip my hat to you on this rattle can plasti-dip application good sir. Looks great!

I tried the rattle can Plastidip on a hood. It came out tiger striped. 60% overlap, switched directions between 8 coats, still did it. I Threw the can at the wall.

I am peeling it all off, and going to get the Eastwood rubberized coating.

http://www.eastwood.com/paints/elastiwrap-coatings.html

Thanks [MENTION=87244]gmanpaint[/MENTION]

Yea I got the tiger stripe too, did the hood first. Got better as I went.

Nothing to do about the over spray.

If I take the hood off and spray it vertical It would come out better. Or just get it a lot wetter during application.

It does improve though over time and washing. The over spray rubs off and it gets smoother.

Since this color is ultra flat it looks great from ten feet (and in pictures) and it hides a lot of dents and dings that stuck out real bad on the glossy paint.

 

[FR-425]

Rattle cans are the way to go....simple way to fix the paint from scratches on the trail and it's pretty cheap too! Truck looks great!!

I'm with the group that keeps talking about the box...great design! May have to make one myself....not sure how I never saw this thread before...

The storage drawer is popular.

Maybe I should peel it off of my registry so I can give it it's own title.

"cargo storage" or the like, that way it would be searchable.

 

[FR-425]

We just had the ceiling painted in our house after storm damage. The contractor used Frog tape because of the uneven knockdown, texture. Unfortunately I didn't get to see the tape, but from what Char told me it conforms and sticks to irregular surfaces better I wasn't around when he used it.

Great write-up, and the Explorer looks great

Thanks Rick..

I tried the green stuff and frog tape,, Worse, just falls right off. Not a ruff surface thing it's the chemical resistance of the bed liner I think.

Blue painters was the only choice. Regular yellow tape no good either.

 

[gmanpaint]

Dipyourcar.com sells a spray tip for $1.80 for the plastidip cans. The spray fan is 3 x's as wide, and pushes 2 x's the materials out. I got 2 of them. It helps with the tiger stripes big time, BUT..... the spray pattern is so wide, that the lower part of the fan hits the top of the can, collects up, then drips and spits globs at the surface!!! So frustrating, it happened on the 8th and final coat. Ugh!!

Best part about the Eastwood stuff is it comes in quarts/gallons, so I can use my HVLP sprayer, and only have to apply 2 coats of color, and pearl clear coat.

I will eventually tell the whole story in my registry after it's all finished. LOL!!

 

[Blue91Ex]

Love the truck FR, plasti-dip looks great, I was surprised when I saw your profile pic on another thread and had to come see what you did, for rattle cans it came out very well, much better than me re-clearcoating my hood! (also wicked bad tiger stripes and overspray, gloss clear sucks)

 

[FR-425]

Gloss clear can be fixed though.

Block it with wet 1200 then 1600. Then buff it out with rubbing compound and a high speed wheel.

 

[Blue91Ex]

Gloss clear can be fixed though.

Block it with wet 1200 then 1600. Then buff it out with rubbing compound and a high speed wheel.

That is true, but this truck isnt a show truck, and the clear was mostly to make it look somewhat uniform rather than the white edges of clear peeling off, you dont even notice the overspray and stripes until you get close, I wasn't going to spend any more time (was getting kinda mad after a whole day of messing around with like 3 different clear coats and sanding) and figured it was good enough, much better than when I got it. Someday it may get all new paint but not any time soon.

 

[FR-425]

Relocating some of northern Arizona back down to the valley!