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Build Update! I'm making slow progress on the project, but it is starting to pick up. I have mainly been working on servicing the bearings and brakes, cleaning and sanding to prepare for bed liner, and spraying paint on the drums, axles, and rims. Had a big fail with the rustoleum truck bed...

​I think I found the problem. I talked with customer service and it sounds like I thinned the primer too much. It should not be glossy. I did two coats of primer and maybe they did not adhere to each other properly. I also thinned the liner with acetone, which was not a good idea. The acetone...

Will this surface be safe to put the liner on after it dries and I rough it up? Paint stripper took liner off and patches of primer. Old carc is showing.

I was outside to put the dog out and decided to take another look. More liner is bubbling in spots that were good earlier. However, the area I used paint stripper and sanded, the liner is drying very well. :naner: It is some pretty tough stuff. Not the best, but better than paint. The paint...

I did a quick test. On the surface that I had just used paint stripper a few hours ago, I roughed it up and cleaned with acetone. I let it dry and put a bit of liner on it. So far there is no bubbling. I have a heat lamp on it to keep it warm and dry.

Very good info! Aircraft paint stripper is quickly taking the bed liner right off along with the damaged primer. It is leaving behind the CARC and any rusty metal primer that is stuck to rust. I have a few important questions: 1) After cleaning off the paint stripper and damaged liner/primer...

I think I may have found the problem. I used the professional rusty metal primer. There is a separate automotive rusty metal primer in a rattle can. Here is what I found. From Left to Right: Resin Type, Carrier Solvent...

Had a major liner and primer reaction screw up yesterday while bed lining my deuce. I sprayed rusty metal primer on the bed a few weeks ago after roughing up the paint and rust, like I did with the rest of the truck and had great results with oil enamel paint. I did not sand between the two...

I found a 1 1/8 wrench in town that fit. I was able to just barely fit the crescent end on the nut and it came loose with lots of heating, hammer, and pb blaster. I had to be careful not to round the nut. I think it has been awhile before anyone adjusted the brakes. The box end of the wrench...

I finally was able to locate an offset wrench that was the right size. Tomorrow I will go to town and if I can't find one there I will order it. That still does not solve the issue of whether or not the jam nuts need to be tightened to a specific torque. A torque wrench will not fit on the...

I ran into a bit of a problem with the 1 1/8 anchor pin jam nuts. I am getting ready to adjust brakes. I have two TM's that mention different ways to loosen and tighten them. One TM says to tighten to 80-110 ft lbs which requires using a socket, while the other TM says to use a box end wrench to...

I ran into a bit of a problem with the 1 1/8 anchor pin jam nuts. I am getting ready to adjust brakes. I have two TM's that mention different ways to loosen and tighten them. One TM says to tighten to 80-110 ft lbs which requires using a socket, while the other TM says to use a box end wrench to...

I just roughed up the old paint and rust in the bed and sprayed the primer over it. This week I am going to put the liner over it. Hopefully it works. I was thinking of just painting it, but the oil enamel takes so long to dry it would not be ready in time before I need to haul anything. The...

**Update** Paint job on the outside of the deuce is pretty much squared away. I spent most of August cleaning and sanding the bed, axles, battery compartment, and tool box. Today I sprayed the primer in the bed and started spraying the axles before it got dark. Tomorrow I plan to finish the...

Last evening I did the last coat of paint and it turned out pretty good, however overnight we had heavy dew. I get up this morning to find the fenders and doors turned cloudy from dew. I could see water rings. :mad: I assume the dew collected on the fenders more than any other part of the truck...

**Update** Yesterday I set the hvlp gun to a smaller pattern and overlapped the passes better and went slower. I tested it out on the tailgate. The paint came out nearly flawless! The real challenge will be duplicating this feat on the hood! I will finish the whole truck tomorrow. I have been...

Under closer examination it seems the streaks in the paint are areas that were not overlapped very good. Can I just paint it again carefully and it will look ok? I am a perfectionist who doesn't know what to do :hammer:

The paint is 34094 or "383" green. All surface oil based enamel from Sherwin Williams. When I got it mixed they said the color may have been a little off.

Yesterday I did the last coat of paint on the deuce. I got rid of all the thin spots where you could see a little primer, and it made it a darker green. However, it looks horrible compared to what it did before :sad:. There are white cloudy streaks at the edge of the spray passes. They did not...

This month has been busy, and since today was a rainy day I finally had time to upload some pictures. Here are some pictures of the deuce in the Ishpeming 4th of July parade. Everyone loved it. There has not been a deuce in the Ishpeming parade for years.