Behr paint test.

[SteveKuhn]

I just got some Navy grey mixed at HD this week. Just took the Gillespie number off the Rapco site. The guy didn't think he could do it but he learned something.

Steve

 

[zout]

Cab painted along with the M909 box in Behr Ultra 24052

 

[papabear]

PB LIKEY!!!

 

[bigugh20]

That looks great Dave! I love the color.

 

[lincolntwilliams]

I went through with painting the truck with Behr. I am definitely happy with the initial results. I used the marquee line of paint.

 

[lincolntwilliams]

So this is the result two years later. I'm definitely not easy on the paint and it has held up extremely well. Pictured is a scratch from driving through some really thick logging road over growth... from the density of the vegetation i feel it is completely acceptable. My canopy rubbed some paint of the bed rails that i patched up with just a brush a year after the initial paint job and you can't even tell.

My recommendation is if you are spraying it I would not spay a high viscosity final coat to get the "CARC" look because its hard to clean.

Folks who are concerned about shooting their truck with house paint, make the plunge you'll be glad you did....

 

[two.fiveM35]

Thanks for the follow up, I'm glad to hear that it is holding up. I just painted a M105A2 and I love how it turned out.

 

[22b]

We painted 4 M113 vehicles with Behr three years ago. They sit outside and still look like we painted them last week. We will be using Behr on everything.

 

[dawico]

I used Marquee on my truck just recently and love they way it turned out. Now I want to paint everything!

 

[zout]

You can paint my house for me now. I use Marquee on that also.

The above pics of mine are old ones but she looks just the same today and the Yellow in Marquee on the nose is as bright and clean today sitting here as it was the Dai painted it.

Some nice looking trucks above guys.

 

[Sparo2]

I'm thinking of pain in my HMMWV with Behr paint which has primer in it. Do you guys recommend me prep in the circus with primer? If so what primer should I use? I'll be using a HVLP gun from Harbor Freight.

 

[Tow4]

I'm thinking of pain in my HMMWV with Behr paint which has primer in it. Do you guys recommend me prep in the circus with primer? If so what primer should I use? I'll be using a HVLP gun from Harbor Freight.

Pressure wash it and then paint. I used the same gun to spray my M929. You may need to thin the paint it a little with water. It doesn't take much, so be careful not to add too much.

 

[Sparo2]

What ratio of paint to water where you using. 1 part water to 3 parts paint? Or did you just eye ball it?

 

[two.fiveM35]

What ratio of paint to water where you using. 1 part water to 3 parts paint? Or did you just eye ball it?

I use the Behr and the cheapo HF gun and do not thin the paint. The can has thinning instructions on it I believe.

 

[Tow4]

What ratio of paint to water where you using. 1 part water to 3 parts paint? Or did you just eye ball it?

I eyeballed it. If you thin it a cup (the paint cup on the gun) at the time, it's probably not an once. You will be able to tell when it is spraying correctly. You will also need to clean the filter under the paint cup periodically because it will clog.

 

[Sparo2]

I bought a sample of the color that I'm gonna use and test sprayed a few spots. I think a 1 to 3 ratio works perfectly. I even think you can go a little thicker because it came out with no hesitation. The gun I used was a HF with a 1.4 tip.

 

[Sparo2]

Does anyone have any experience painting over the dupli-color bed armor using house paint? I was considering applying this coding throughout the outside of the truck but I want to make sure that the paint will stick And last.

 

[91burb]

I went through with painting the truck with Behr. I am definitely happy with the initial results. I used the marquee line of paint.

Getting ready to paint my suburban was wondering if I could just use a paint roller instead of spraying it

 

[MarkM]

The sprayer will give the best results but I have seen some great brush jobs. If you must use a roller I would still thin out the paint with 10% distilled water and have a good Purdy brush at the ready for smoothing things out. Keep up posted. I touch-up mine with a throw away 1" "chip" brush.

Mark

 

[91burb]

The sprayer will give the best results but I have seen some great brush jobs. If you must use a roller I would still thin out the paint with 10% distilled water and have a good Purdy brush at the ready for smoothing things out. Keep up posted. I touch-up mine with a throw away 1" "chip" brush.

Mark

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Still on the fence on what paint to use not sure which one is better from what I’ve read it seems like they’re about the same quality bear vs the traditional carc paint