Paint & Headliner Problems

Lurch830

Lurch830

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Mar 1, 2007
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Wilton & Albemarle, NC
I've got a 1994 Ford Ranger XLT as a DD and the paint has become beyond faded. Since school will be getting out in a month, I'm getting everything in order to paint it. I'm gonna go with Tractor Supply's Dark Blue Tractor Paint. Anybody got a rough estimate on what it will take to paint it w/ good coverage(standard cab w/ bed cover)? Best thing I can guess is 1 gallon of enamel mixed with 2 gallons of enamel thinner (or at least thats what the guy with the spray gun says).

Next thing on agenda for the summer is the headliner in the Hardbody. Are there any remedies for a headliner thats coming loose? I've heard about a glue that comes in a spray can. You supposedly cut a slit in the headliner, spray, press headliner back in position, let dry and you're ready to roll. Any opinions or suggestions?

Thanks in advance,
Brandon
 
i've heard of putting glue in a syringe and poking it through the head liner in several places to get it to stay up. worth a try i guess
 
I've used that stuff alot, mostly I thin it with mineral spirits. Then I can clead up with whats left. Also I've found it doesn't spray well thinned alot like automotive paint. The thicker the better. No not maple sirrup either. Thinning really knocks down the coverage and the pigmentation. I give it about thirty minutes to flash over also because you don't use hardner and a good day or better to dry for handling. I've painted bumpers, sheetmetal, industrial equipment, and no tracters go figure! I'd probably buy a gallon and mix it buy the spray cup. No hardner means it stores really well. A half gallon would easily git-er done!
 
Tractor supply sellfs a hardener along with the Valspar tractor paints. I bought a gallon of the International Harvester red, and a bottle of hardener, but have been too lazy to shoot it on the truck. If i get it done soon i will let you know how it works.
 
I'd like to hear how well the hardner works, been spraying industrial enamel for ten yrs and never put hardner in anything except automotive paint like PPG.
 
The hardner makes a big difference in the gloss and durability of the paint. I never thin equipment enamel much, but how much really depends on the gun and the tip/needle size. As far as the headliner goes doing the slit & spray won't last and almost always ends up looking like poo. Any upholstry shop can get you new headliner cloth, or you can order it online. Remove the headliner, pull the old cloth, remove the loose foam behind it with a wire brush, use 3M super 77 adhesive, and stretch the new cloth tight, smooth it in to fit, and you have a brand new headliner. only takes a couple of hours.
 
Looks like I've got some work to do after graduation....thanks for all the comments & ideas.

Brandon
 
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