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| Dannymh:
You can pain over the laminate if you want, it's the back so it doesn't matter as much but try a few patches with paint stripper see if it melts the laminate (but be very careful. other wise sand it back as smooth as you can (or get it a little porous and put 2 - 3 coats of primer on there which should give you a good finish |
| drventure:
I think you could rough it it, then use some of that spray bondo that's been mentioned around here, sand that, and then paint or relaminate just fine. |
| solidteezme:
--- Quote from: Turnarcades on April 15, 2010, 06:17:38 pm ---If you're gonna tidy it up, do it all or not at all. Else sell it back on and get something fresher. --- End quote --- +1 Sand the laminate down with a power sander, belt sander on low settings would be ideal. Then use a good quility primer undercoat, which you can really get some coats on, my scratchbuild had four coats onto sanded mdf, so you may require more. (if you plan on doing a black or dark coloured cab, add a bit of that to your primer because it will make it easier to cover when you paint your top coats) After you've primed, check over the cab for scratches or chips or marks (because the primer will show these up) then fill them up with your preffered filler (make sure you can paint straight onto it), then lightly sand the primer as a key for the paint to stick to, then clean any dust off with methalated spirits (make sure to only use a little) leave the meths to dry, then paint. Solid, |
| BadMouth:
Spray or roll on truck bedliner might cover a lot since it's textured. I think it could look cool with chrome molding & some diamond plate accents. Artwork could be on a separate placard mounted to the side. |
| reptileink:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on April 16, 2010, 08:08:26 am ---Spray or roll on truck bedliner might cover a lot since it's textured. I think it could look cool with chrome molding & some diamond plate accents. Artwork could be on a separate placard mounted to the side. --- End quote --- I was actually thinking about using some stone texture spray paint, but that stuff is pretty brittle. Has anyone had any luck, or even used the new Behr paint and primer combined?? Supposed to cover in 2 coats. Don't worry, I am not planning on cheaping out on the paint process, but if it works well, what's better than that? lol. I contacted a buddy yesterday who does a lot of woodworking, he's going to come over and help me fix the bottom left side. He's got all the tools, and did a lot of laminate work on some houses he flipped, so that will help. |
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