MountainGoat
Well-Known Member
Awesome thanks. I will probably do the 4 cans of paint. Changing color every 6 months for <$300 is just too cool.If your going to use it long term then I would recommend the primer levels of dip. However, for me the dip coat is a temp level for several months and then I peel it for the spring and summer use. The first year I one gallon of black as a base just for a simple tack level followed by the 3 gallons of camo green. Last October I just shot the 4 gallons of green and I couldn't tell the difference. This weekend I'm just gonna shoot it with the camo green. Most important of all.... Make sure you have enough layers to peel. Trust me it will save you time when you go to remove it. All dip can be removed even if it's a thin layer or over spray. It just takes longer and a lot of elbow grease to get it off. Mask and tape off all area's that you don't want to spend time rubbing overspray off. It takes about a full day just to mask and tape all the area's. Also always pull the tape off when the final base layer is wet, not dry. If you wait until it dry's your gonna cry because it will peel that area and you'll have to finish the peel process for that entire section and start over.
I know what your talking about touch up paint. Took mine off road a little bit this summer and kept it off the smaller pig trail roads and I still picked up some pin stripes. The paint ford puts on these is Extremely thin and takes nothing to get beyond the paint/primer to the base metal.
I have a ton of chips under the rear quarters behind rear wheels. I added mudflaps (as well as a deflector up front) which will hopefully help but it's already too much to touch up. I had a 1999 Ranger and the paint on it was unbelievably good. I waxed it before I sold it and it looked brand new.
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