Just PAINTED my '83 desert tan

[79-83earlyota]

  Just got done PAINTING my 1983 short bed Desert Tan...........

started out as a factory navy blue.....

THANKS FOR LOOKING!!

[83yota]

lookin good

[jimbo74]

haha, my bed was originally factory blue too..... i say bob the bed, will make it look cooler

[Tool Pimp]

NICE 
Just need some rockrash 

[mima]

good lookin rig

[Duffil]

Nice! 

Looks like you're in the same boat as I; either better springs or shorter shackles.

[79-83earlyota]

yeah, I need better quality springs.....the fronts are Pro Comp
and the rear? ...I don't even know, a hodge podge of leaves
I put togethor.......and yes, the shackles are too long!

this paint job is gonna see rock rash as soon as possible!!! 

[YotaJosh]

How did you paint it? Rattlecan? Roll-on? Pro sprayer at a shop?

It looks pretty good  My '79 was the blue color, until someone rattlecanned it primer gray.

[Twisted Minis]

That looks great!

[topar]

  I like it.

[79-83earlyota]

How did you paint it? Rattlecan? Roll-on? Pro sprayer at a shop?

It looks pretty good  My '79 was the blue color, until someone rattlecanned it primer gray.

I have a 3-car garage, so I just masked the walls with plastic drop clothes and painted it in there.  I used a single-stage air compressor with a spray gun.  The paint wasn't even really "automotive" paint.  I chose a heavy duty oil-based Rustoleum specialy designed for rusty metal.  I thinned it with about 20% Mineral Spirits, and it all came out pretty nice.  The paint dried to the touch in about 5-6 hours, and I let it cure for about 4 days in the garage with a de-humidifier running.  This process all worked very well, for anyone interested in painting there old Toy!! 

[YotaJosh]

I have a 3-car garage, so I just masked the walls with plastic drop clothes and painted it in there.  I used a single-stage air compressor with a spray gun.  The paint wasn't even really "automotive" paint.  I chose a heavy duty oil-based Rustoleum specialy designed for rusty metal.  I thinned it with about 20% Mineral Spirits, and it all came out pretty nice.  The paint dried to the touch in about 5-6 hours, and I let it cure for about 4 days in the garage with a de-humidifier running.  This process all worked very well, for anyone interested in painting there old Toy!! 

Cool. That paint to mineral spirits ratio can be tricky to get right I hear.

I plan on using boat paint (Interlux Brightside) and rolling it on using foam rollers.

[Steve97TJ]

Ive been thinking of doing the same thing. How much did the paint run you and how much paint did you use? Also what kind of gun at what psi??  Looks good.

[79-83earlyota]

Ive been thinking of doing the same thing. How much did the paint run you and how much paint did you use? Also what kind of gun at what psi??  Looks good.

I paid $40 for 1 gallon.  Only used about 3/4 of a gallon...covered the entire truck including the inside of the bed, and painted some areas twice.  The spray gun I used was nothing special, a Cambell-Hausfield...probably didn't cost me much more than $50, I don't remember, but it wasn't very expensive.  I ran at 90 psi continually.