painting half doors

[jeepin4life]

well i picked up a set of half doors and they need painting.

i've talked to a local parts store that can mix up the paint and put it in an aerosol can that i can spray myself but it looks like that would cost about 150 bucks for the paint and other things like reducers that i would need for the job. this is a bit more than i want to spend.

so my other option is to just paint them flat black. i talked to the guy about this as well. he recommended that i use a spray paint made by SEM and that i would need 4 12oz cans to do both doors, but this paint is 12 bucks a can.

i also need to paint the interior panels the tan color of the dash as they are grey.

so what i'm wondering is do i need the 12 dollar a can SEM flat black or can i maybe just use rustoleum? should i use a primer or should i just sand the factory paint a bit and spray directly on to that?

i'm really just looking for good coverage and paint that won't fade.

[Grumpy]

Use the top grade Krylon paints for the metal...There are dyes out there for the panels. Maybe an upholstery shop can help...

[LiftedZuki]

Krylon Fusion.

[tobyw]

All depends on how good you really want it to look... If you need a factory look that no one will ever notice, spend the money. If, however, you are like me and looking good from 10 feet is perfectly acceptable, head over to the parts house and pick up a couple spray cans of Dupli-Color. They have codes that reference back to the factory paint codes, so it'll be darn close if not perfectly matched. Do a decent job of cleaning/prepping the factory paint, and you should be good to go.

And yes, for the plastic panels, Krylon Fusion.

[Grumpy]

Yeah! I forgot about Dupli-Color...

[jeepin4life]

dupli-color doesn't re-pop my paint color, sienna pearl PU7, i wish they did

[Wrench]

SEM makes this stuff called Chip Guard that comes in a few different colors, I believe. I have used it many times (in black). It leaves a textured, orange peel type finish. The best way I can describe it: it's like spray-on ABS glue. It dries much thicker than paint and is very chip resistant. I think it would look TONS better than flat-black, and hold up dramatically longer. It is designed as a paintable chip-resistant coating for rocker panels and stuff.

We get all our paint supplies from Pro Paint behind the Cable Bridge Zips. I dont really know how they compare to any other paint supply stores, though. I think the Chip Guard is less than $20 per spray can, and two cans is more than enough for both doors.

Other than the Chip Guard, I dont know of ANY rattle-can paints that hold up well to the sunlight.

[White trash]

Other than the Chip Guard, I dont know of ANY rattle-can paints that hold up well to the sunlight.

Never used hammerite have you? I use it on all the stuff that gets beat on like bumpers and sliders and it holds up impressively well if you spend the time to do good prep work. No fading in any of the colors I've used and well I've used almost all of them...

[Grumpy]

Mostly pink and dayglo green

[White trash]

Mostly pink and dayglo green

I WISH!


Fluorescents don't hold their color in sunlight for more than a month around here in the summer, trust me I've used them all.

[Wrench]

Other than the Chip Guard, I dont know of ANY rattle-can paints that hold up well to the sunlight.

Never used hammerite have you? I use it on all the stuff that gets beat on like bumpers and sliders and it holds up impressively well if you spend the time to do good prep work. No fading in any of the colors I've used and well I've used almost all of them...

The Hammerite I used seemed to oxidize, just not as quickly as other stuff and didnt fade like most. Looked 5 years old within 6 months, though.

The other thing I like about he Chip Guard is that you can spot-repair very easily. Most rattle-can paints will wrinkle up if you try to spray over them later (very susceptible to solvent-attack).