Been restoring an old nissan 240sx for a while now experimenting my first time with painting with a sprayer, the cars paint was totally shot and had to grind it all to bare metal, used some speedokote trex epoxy primer through a harbor freight black widow gun and it turned out pretty nice once i got used to using the gun it actually sprayed the exact same as the expensive OMNI (PPG) epoxy primer lol, and it was also in pretty cold temps, gonna be spraying some of this same white single stage on it soon, the speedokote products are definitely the best out there for its price.
@@speedokoterefinishnetwork4937 aww yessssss 🙏🏻 Hey Marko, l just want to say that if I'm ever late watching, liking and communicating it's just because RU-vid doesn't show your videos on my feed and l end up having to search them out . Best wishes from Manchester north west England 👍🏻
Awesome job man. Even for a poop job. Nice looking truck too. Back in 2009 I had 2 brand new Chevrolet 21 ft flat beds I think they were 6500's $87,000 each. That's when the recession hit and diesel fuel went through the roof. You got a nice one there my man. You're Real Hustler man, can't do nothing but respect it 🫡
this is good content. this is the reality of most people who watch these, and do these. the car lover with limited resources, even more limited skills, and no money. we are either going to do it this way, or not at all. if it takes more skill or more money, it's not gonna happen. you are a pro with resources and skill, but a car guy like me is going to do the cheapest way possible, and will live with being reminded of my skills level every time I look at it. we couldn't do it without your videos- this is from where our skill level comes.
Exactly why I wanted to do it this way cause it shows you guys at home what to expect. I have the money skills and resources to do a better job but why? It's a 20 year old truck I just wanted to make look a little better
Really resenteble for the company.....but Marco, glasfiber bondo, in Sweden we call it the "Wheeler Dealer, Humbug" fixer up hole repair.... Really nice job Marco!
Awesome job! Glad to hear she's a Pre-DEF so you know the motors going to last... But would love the see the Speedokote Green scratches on the doors and hood 🤣😂
Looks great, and I love your attitude about fixing the rust on these vehicles. Too many people have gotten it into their heads that they have to put 40 hours of metal work into every rust repair, and shame paint and body guys for using fiberglass and filler to get cheap work done. On daily drivers it really doesn't make a lot of sense to to spend the time and money to weld in perfect sheet metal when it can be done with fiberglass in a fraction of the time/effort and still last long enough to out live most vehicles. If someone wants to pay the money for it, by all means do it right and give them what they paid for, but otherwise for superficial repairs short and long strand fiberglass filler is plenty strong enough to make cheap cars look good for a long time.
Plus it’s a work truck and not a show car. The big advantage for you is that it looks beat up in 3 years, you shoot it again and drive it till the wheels fall off.
Man absolutely love this one wow you made that wrecker look brand new the fun thing is I got a job right now similar to this the rockers are rusted out I was tempted to use the glass hair and was tempted with the slip on rockers but I had just bought the new panels
@@speedokoterefinishnetwork4937 I don’t but I know for sure those they are on eBay I saw them and they where pretty cheap too that’s what tempted me 😂😂😂
Bondo glass or similar product, is great. I use it to shape panels when doing weld on arches , rockers, patch panels. Then once i got the shape, finish with filler with a touch of resin added to make my own glaze putty. The fiberglass is waterproof and i feel it gives a more lasting repair👍
I should add for any paint police, I cut out the rust, weld in a patch grind and tap down weld seems, then apply fiberglass over an aggressive scratch and block to shape.
Fast activator in 60 or below 60-80 degrees medium, 80 or above slow... Always set up a test panel see how easy it runs, how to spray ect ect this is how I became good
I typically use fast on most projects even during summer time sometimes... I'll just smash it on wetter to get it to flow out.... But medium still is not a bad idea. It drys super super quick during summer
@@speedokoterefinishnetwork4937Summer is coming up soon. So it sounds like a medium activator would be the way to go. I thank you for the advice through your experience. Now I know what to pull the trigger on 👍😎
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Real situations require real solutions and you deliver 110% of the time, that finish looks great and I would respectfully disagree, that’s at least a 2 footer! And maybe a little more fruit punch next time! Hands down, kick ass!💪👊
Have you tried the Speedo Retarder Solvent in hot weather? If so, how’d it do? I’ve used spies and glasurit retarders but I was thinking of buying the speedo to try it out.
Never sprayed in weather so hot that I needed it I usually just use a slow activator with a splash of there X-SLOW reducer and that always does the trick
Awesome job, huge improvement for the effort like you said! This didn't look like it had the typical peeling white Chevy paint everywhere. If that's the case is removing the loose stuff and sanding with 400 grit good enough or should it get sanded lower or removed before priming & painting?
All we did was 400 grit the whole body. Tried to sand out as much of the minor problem areas we had as possible and spray it down. Even if it buys you just 3-5 years it's better than continuing to let it rot out
Hey Marco, if that's just a quick tidy up and a blow over I would love to see you do a pristine bear metal redo on it as this looks amazing with a very nice finish for a single stage white👏💪👍John UK
You turned a hot mess around on the cheap. Fleet white, blinds you in the sun never see the bondo till she rusts up again. All one color except the parts that ain't. Ship it.
Bro,i used to follow you but after seein this my brain is fucked ,you mocked both the car and your work ,why not patching at least the rocker panel ,i mean clean the rust and spot weld a patch😢
Hey man there's plenty of car pages that do this kinda work every single job. I'm selective... Not every single job is going to get new metal ect ect. It's just the route I chose this particular project
@@speedokoterefinishnetwork4937 i understand ,maybe the client didn't want to pay more but i personally don't serve this kind of people, because this profession is an art and must be done correctly, anyways i like your paint finishes,they are amazing,especially the single stage blends so good luck further👍
I never understood why people expect a 100 percent perfect paint job. When the minute that you drive it down the road the paint chips start. Absolutely nothing on this planet is in perfect condition. Everything on this planet is in a state of decay.
