I am against it for many reasons. This paint is absolutely not ever meant to be used on the motor vehicle. It will crack, it will prematurely age and fade, and I think it is a horrible idea.
Before BLK HMMWV says it, this would be the essence of Bubbafication.
There are those who speak of Behr paint, but I just don't like it.
Please take a moment to look up proper ways to paint a vehicle before pursuing this really bad idea.
I am speaking as a car buff, and is a former classic automobile restoration professional.
Car paint is car paint and house paint his house paint. They are chemically and physically tremendously different.
I can't say enough times how bad an idea this is.
T
Do you have first hand experience with the use of Behr paint on military vehicles? Not busting you, just wondering if your opinion is based on first hand experience.
oh, rest assured that this is America, so no one will ever make you paint a vehicle with Behr.
Let me share a story.
I had purchased a 1977 chevy stepside pickup truck for around $5,000. Got it shipped from California. I priced paint jobs and they were all $1,000s of dollars - most estimates cost more than the truck cost. I was not looking for a show car paint job, but a daily driver, so I looked at other options.
I found the famous 'paint your car using a roller for $50' threads and looked at some of the outcomes - many were impressive.
But, on many forums there were people that said that such an approach was a bad idea, stupid, crazy, etc.
So, after a lot of research I made up my own mind. I purchased paint (not auto, not house, but something in between). Sanded the old paint, primed it, masked it, rolled it, sanded the new paint after a period of time passed, buffed it, sealed it - not a single person who has seen it believes it was rolled and that I did it for $500 of materials. 4 years later looks like I did it yesterday.
will it win a car show? no.
if you look close long enough can you find defects? yes.
is it as a good as a $5,000+ paint job. no.
does it look many times better than when I first got it? definitely.
is it driver quality? absolutely.
if I had to do it all over again, would I. yes
am I happy with it? yes
would I recommend it? yes
I recently purchased 2 m101a2s. They are in good condition, but I am thinking of painting them.
Do I need a museum quality paint job? no
Do I want the paint job to look good and have a decent amount of durability? yes.
Do I want to be able to maintain it and touch it up as time goes by? yes.
am I considering using Behr based upon all of my research - including first hand experience shared by posters on Steel Soldiers? yes.
