Painting the Underside of my Blazer
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Painting the Underside of my Blazer
Well, first off, I wasn't too sure where to put this. Since it involves painting and visual appearence....well, you get it.
I just wanted this to be a tutorial/documentation on how I did this to my Blazer.
First off, you need some paint. I went to Kragen and got myself some Degreaser and Duplicolor Engine Enamel. Now....the reason why I chose Engine Enamel is because it will be able to do two jobs for me: I can paint my frame rails and high temp parts such as brakes and exhaust. Also, since I live in dry, sunny SoCal, I don't have to worry about rust. The parts cleaner will help to prep the surface.
Then I went ahead and pressure washed and degreased my painting surface. Then I sanded the rails down, and degreased them again.
I removed the drum brakes, those will be painted seperatly
Now its ready to paint! It might be a good idea to protect your drum brake internals/shoes from paint overspray....
I really like how the flat black looks on the exhaust tip
It took me about 6 hours and 4 cans of enamel to do the rear half of the truck (axle, leaf springs, gas tank, wheel wells, brake drums, frame rails), plus waiting time to let the water dry after cleaning, and the paint to dry before re assembly. Of course it takes 8 hours for the paint to fully cure.
This is what the difference is front and back.
Tomorrow, I will do the front! TO BE CONTINUED!!
I just wanted this to be a tutorial/documentation on how I did this to my Blazer.
First off, you need some paint. I went to Kragen and got myself some Degreaser and Duplicolor Engine Enamel. Now....the reason why I chose Engine Enamel is because it will be able to do two jobs for me: I can paint my frame rails and high temp parts such as brakes and exhaust. Also, since I live in dry, sunny SoCal, I don't have to worry about rust. The parts cleaner will help to prep the surface.
Then I went ahead and pressure washed and degreased my painting surface. Then I sanded the rails down, and degreased them again.
I removed the drum brakes, those will be painted seperatly
Now its ready to paint! It might be a good idea to protect your drum brake internals/shoes from paint overspray....
I really like how the flat black looks on the exhaust tip
It took me about 6 hours and 4 cans of enamel to do the rear half of the truck (axle, leaf springs, gas tank, wheel wells, brake drums, frame rails), plus waiting time to let the water dry after cleaning, and the paint to dry before re assembly. Of course it takes 8 hours for the paint to fully cure.
This is what the difference is front and back.
Tomorrow, I will do the front! TO BE CONTINUED!!
