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I am now going to restore the 1973 (or 1965) M51A2 and want to paint it back into the original colors. The doors need some welding work and also the front and back parts of the left fender, in the bent area. Also, I threw a bucket of cheap water-based paint on top of everything, including the rust, holes were covered with duck-tape which was painted as well, to make it look nice for five minutes (don't ask, it seemed like a good idea at the time, now it seems
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I am faced with a dilemma now. I do not need a perfect shiny truck looking better than when it came out of the factory, and I am not preparing this truck for the next century; too many technical things are not 100% anyway. However, I do want to get it painted well and good for the next xx years.
I definitely have to get rid of the water-based top layer. Then I have to get rid of some of the old stuff down to a good base for a repaint job. And yes, I have read a lot of threads about this, still not sure what to do.
My first idea was to take off all fenders, doors, and hood. Repair and weld new sheet metal where needed (front of the fender, doors) and then sand blast everything, zinc it, then put primer and paint on top of that. We have a company that does that for my son's forged fences and other stuff that has to be outside 24/7.
Problem is, I cannot drive the truck to the blaster, so the not removable cabin and body parts I have to do differently.
I also read a few threads stating that sand blasting everything might be overkill and/or not that effective (on CARC) at all. Also, removing CARC might not be that healthy. Finally, even doing that here in the Czech Republic, those steps add up in $$.
1) Is there any CARC on this truck at all? Probably not originally, but maybe during a later paint job or was CARC used only after 1985 on new trucks?
2) Is sanding than hot- or cold-applied zinc layers than primer than final layer the best/only way to go in this case or what is a $$ acceptable alternative which does a good job in removing enough layers to get a good starting point for repaint?
Any input is appreciated
![Atlas_bagr_02-ccr17.jpg Atlas_bagr_02-ccr17.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/479/479635-cab908065fd745a5982e48907016ec7f.jpg)
![M51A2 front.jpg M51A2 front.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/330/330905-c4bcce3610f80117098f5d0ca2fd8496.jpg)
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I am faced with a dilemma now. I do not need a perfect shiny truck looking better than when it came out of the factory, and I am not preparing this truck for the next century; too many technical things are not 100% anyway. However, I do want to get it painted well and good for the next xx years.
I definitely have to get rid of the water-based top layer. Then I have to get rid of some of the old stuff down to a good base for a repaint job. And yes, I have read a lot of threads about this, still not sure what to do.
My first idea was to take off all fenders, doors, and hood. Repair and weld new sheet metal where needed (front of the fender, doors) and then sand blast everything, zinc it, then put primer and paint on top of that. We have a company that does that for my son's forged fences and other stuff that has to be outside 24/7.
Problem is, I cannot drive the truck to the blaster, so the not removable cabin and body parts I have to do differently.
I also read a few threads stating that sand blasting everything might be overkill and/or not that effective (on CARC) at all. Also, removing CARC might not be that healthy. Finally, even doing that here in the Czech Republic, those steps add up in $$.
1) Is there any CARC on this truck at all? Probably not originally, but maybe during a later paint job or was CARC used only after 1985 on new trucks?
2) Is sanding than hot- or cold-applied zinc layers than primer than final layer the best/only way to go in this case or what is a $$ acceptable alternative which does a good job in removing enough layers to get a good starting point for repaint?
Any input is appreciated
![Atlas_bagr_02-ccr17.jpg Atlas_bagr_02-ccr17.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/479/479635-cab908065fd745a5982e48907016ec7f.jpg)
![M51A2 front.jpg M51A2 front.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/330/330905-c4bcce3610f80117098f5d0ca2fd8496.jpg)
![2013 cleaning and painting 04_resize.jpg 2013 cleaning and painting 04_resize.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/314/314731-0dc125ce407007b517fd39a6f4386c4f.jpg)
![darker and lighter green_resize.jpg darker and lighter green_resize.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/314/314263-8ef3335d5cbda7d1459165508e77353a.jpg)
![decal-passenger.jpg decal-passenger.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/313/313908-3632241dff502db38258e979f1fdb346.jpg)
![2013 10 before cleaning 02c.JPG 2013 10 before cleaning 02c.JPG](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/480/480031-33c1443493f3f4a3eb4c8f98bf12777f.jpg)
![IMG_0167_resize.JPG IMG_0167_resize.JPG](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/479/479445-e65dcb055de3867147abb40c2651dc93.jpg)
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