Never knock a man down when he is trying to protect his investment. At least he's doing something about instead of bellyaching like most. Only thing I would have suggested since you do have a paint gun and air compressor would be to purchase one gallon of the rust oleum paint or tremclad and one quart of thinner that they carry and squirt it. One gal. Is more than enough to do a frame from top to bottom. I use the semi gloss or satin finish. It hides most of the flaws and imperfections on the surface. Get a couple rolls of plastic tarp from the dollar store and cover the lower half of the cab and sleeper so you don't get overspray on it. Sand blasting would have been the better way to go labour wise instead of that liquid goop stuff and scraping. A bag cost less than 5 bux depending on the grade and you would only need 2 or 3 for that job. Again since you have a compressor. It does go everywhere and you would be finding some sand for the next 5 years. Lol!!! I did a lot of trucks and frames over the years, some competition level and others econo since the owner wanted to flip their rig. You'd be surprised how much a clean frame makes your truck look. Keep up the good work!
This is usually good for 4-6 yrs running southern states. probably won't last near that long up north, the stuff they put on the road eats everything quickly!
@@LifeWithChase touch ups annually on new gear out north , the road salt we have in my province sounds like your sand blasting your truck down the highway
This is one of the reasons I got that western star project I got, it has almost no rust. These Volvo’s are rusting to death early. Just look at them at the truck stops and u will see them all be super crusty.
preservation is the goal....well worth the effort. i use rustoleum oil base. i thin it and add a hardener seems to work ok. rust is miserable to deal with. i actually prefer the satin finish....the pits and imperfections dont look as bad as with the gloss.
yep, as long as its not rusting away doesn't matter to much, it'll be road film covered as soon as it rains. can't keep these things clean if you get caught in the rain
Dang Chase you bought a yankee truck lol. I’ve been pretty lucky over the years I’ve had either a new truck or one that’s just three or four years old to start with and kept the frame rails like new. The one I have now I bought when it was four years old. Now it’s ten years old and have kept it like new. That’s what I do in the evening when I shut down. Your truck is looking good 😎👊
Sandblasting does get everywhere. But if you mask properly it’s not an issue. And that’s hands down the best way to prep. The shop I work for Ford them slot. Then epoxy prime and paint
Well done. The only good protection of frame is - full fenders on both axles. Can’t chain up but screw it, quit driving to BC at winter because of that reason, driving on chains with super-b is a bs anyway.
I threw them road king shocks in the scrap pile and hauled them off 😂 had 2 of them the ends broke off of and some were starting to leak. Put some regular shocks back on...
@@LifeWithChase loved mine except for the ones that leaked. They are so strong had one break the Volvo mounting bracket on the bottom after lots of miles. Think one reason they leak is from sitting low with the air bags deflated. Heard FOX shocks will rebuild them.
Hey Chase I have question Have u checked under the cab mainly the front floor board? I have rust there on my 780 and I also here its a common issue unless treated properly... Also I have to do my frame as well its not no where near as bad as yours but there is rust.... Be safe brother and keep up the good work....
The best way to paint the frame is to use an oil base paint. You can buy it in a gallon. Thin it out with mineral spirits and spray it with a cheap spray guy. It last for a long time.the original paint is oil base that why it last so long
I got a trailer out of the north country and it had a lot of rust . I used a scaler from Harbor Freight that worked pretty good, time consuming though. I think you did a great job on your truck, are you selling your other truck
I'm a mobile media blaster and do cab-back stripping of semi's for $450 ONSITE and it only takes two hours. The results are far superior to this also. Not knocking him, just a point of comparison.
That's not bad if it's ready to paint after your through. Definitely the way to go if someone has access to that. No one around me does that at least not that I know of.
Great job Doc. But pls put on mask When spraying. Not being an ass just think that that going into ur lungs . Dont need that.. but will be doing this to my truck soon. Probably will be renting the steamer at home depo. And sprayer if I could.
Why would you buy a spray can when you have a gun and compressor. You could have bought a quart for the same price you paid for one aerosol can and gotten 5 times the coverage. And for another $5 you could have gotten implement paint and add hardner and watch it last alot longer. But that rust wiil be back in a couple of years.
Its a working truck, it dont earn more money cause its clean. I just keep mine as clean as I can more for DOT inspections than trying to impress others.
Sorry boys nothing to see here, just a Volvo, and he keeps saying doing it right takes time, he is right but what he doesn’t know is that whin a year that truck will be back in the same shape. He just waisted all that time for nothing. At least use farm equipment paint, a lot better that that.
