Coats of paint

Joanie

Bigger Hammer
Nov 11, 2010
58
North Georgia
Willys Model
Willys Year:
1)How many coats of paint did you find on your ride?
2) How did you remove them?
3) How much bondo did you find?

1) 6 different colors.
2) Wire wheel on a grinder.
3) about 3 gallons. Lots of new metal went on.
 
Wagon had four colors, used wire wheel on grinder, about fifty pounds of bondo came off!

Truck had five colors, taught me that the original paint (I think) was stronger than any paint stripper at the store, Wire wheel on it, almost no bondo on it, still had big dents and some serious rust.
 
Hey Everyone

When I bought my old Willys in the spring of 2007 I bought it because the guy said it was an "unmolested original". It was sorta. Someone had done a ton of work on the rear frame rails (like made new ones).OK back to the coats of paint. My truck was red when it was build in 1960 and it still is red. I could find areas of re-painting but always red. So I guess I could say 1 1/2 coats. I dont believe it ever was totally painted...just sorta a little patching here and there and then some red to cover it up. I really wish my old truck could talk. I bet he or she would tell me lots.

MikeC
 
1) wire brushes (still counting) and 80 grit flap disc on grinder
2) 3 coats green original then black and white
3) close to 30 pounds in dust....... not sure how much that was.....
 
The cab was green (the dash is green), underside of the bed is blue, the fenders...no ideal, the hood has some evidence of red...haven't worked the body yet, however, oxidation and rust has taken over. And there is bondo...big surprise:) Some calls it "patina".
 
Two coats of paint, a bunch of rust (replaced with new metal), wire wheel on drill, 40-60 grit sand paper on an orbital, 4 1/2" grinder, sand blasted doors, hood and fenders....sometimes I miss that part....not! I had more rust than bondo.
 
I'm not to this point yet, but for anyone that is and doesn't know about it we always use Aircraft Paint Remover by KleanStrip.

It's not the cheapest thing on the market (about $30/gallon) but a little goes a long way (a gallon or a lil more will do a vehicle). Just paint it on with with a (NATURAL FIBER!!) paint brush, let it set for a few minutes, and then peel several layers off with a putty knife. It actually sort of sounds like rice krispies in milk while its work. Vicious stuff.

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Haven't started striping paint yet but from what I can tell from where the paint peeled so far there is three different colors. Got john deere green from the last farmer that had it. Blue then the original safety yellow.
Not sure on how I am going to get it all removed yet or the bondo count.
 
6 coat of paint, and tones of bondo on the bed... all striped down with 60 grits flap disk..
 
1) I think just one, looks like the original green to me. 2) Havn't removed yet, and I'm a total novice at metalwork and paint so you can bet I'm looking at everyone's replies for ideas, lol. 3) Havn't noticed any bondo yet, body is pretty straight except for rear hatch door at hinge area has some rust-repaired by PO by welding thick steel plate sandwich. Functional but very ugly (and quite a bit of return rust).
 
Not much paint, no bondo yet, but did find some lead. Haven't done too much on my pickup truck yet, or any if the others for that matter. But from what I can see the pickup has about half of it's original paint on it. Has some poorly applied spray bomb on the hood and one fender, the areas with the least of the original paint left. Some body was trying to prevent some rust I imagine, thanks who ever you were. The plan for now is to keep that ole patina as much as practical, we'll see how that goes. I did start to repair the passenger door jamb where the door ripped out the jamb from being opened too far. Found some lead in a dent on the cowl near the upper hinge. I wonder if it is old Willys lead?
 
I decided to strip the door today. Looks like just the one layer of paint and primer with no bondo.
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That's a nice looking door Jim! Wish my right side door was that good. And to think that I SOLD one a few years ago. DOH!
 
Pivnic said:
That's a nice looking door Jim! Wish my right side door was that good. And to think that I SOLD one a few years ago. DOH!
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It was a bear to get off the truck. Had to drill the screws out, 60 year old screws just don't want to go anywhere :lol:

Hope to get it in primer today, it won't need much body work.
 
One coat, somebody along the way had used a very aggressive grinding disc removing paint and really gouged the metal on both sides of the truck. I also found some lead work, wish this old wagon could talk.
 
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