C10 Project: Painting a Chrome Rear Bumper

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  • Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
  • How I paint chrome. Two choices for a primer to stick to chrome: etch primer or epoxy primer. I will show you my favorite and why. #c10, #squarebody, #stoutcustom
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  • @shugg0517
    @shugg0517 5 місяців тому +4

    True heart of a teacher

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  5 місяців тому

      Thank you and thanks for watching!

  • @chadadams4851
    @chadadams4851 3 місяці тому +1

    Thee ol' signature series 😂 we've all been there!

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  3 місяці тому

      Lol, yep part of the game. Thanks for watching!

  • @SealofPerfection
    @SealofPerfection 10 місяців тому +4

    Killed my soul to see that beautiful chrome go bye-bye, but it came out nicely in the end.

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  10 місяців тому +1

      Yeah almost doesn’t seem right, lol. Thanks for watching!

  • @craighauenstein1139
    @craighauenstein1139 Місяць тому +1

    Would’ve liked to see it on the vehicle

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  Місяць тому

      There are some later videos with it installed. Thanks for watching!

  • @madisoncrawford9478
    @madisoncrawford9478 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for the video!

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  10 місяців тому

      You’re welcome and thanks for watching!

  • @gmctx5487
    @gmctx5487 10 місяців тому +1

    Looks good 👍

  • @joe27bajaable
    @joe27bajaable 5 місяців тому +1

    Very Nice!

  • @Txcowboy80
    @Txcowboy80 4 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for the upload. Helped a lot.

  • @Kmerrihue
    @Kmerrihue 3 місяці тому +1

    This is a great video, super helpful

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  3 місяці тому

      Thanks! I’m glad it helped and thanks for watching!

  • @Phattyjay
    @Phattyjay 6 місяців тому +1

    Good information and really helpful thanks for the video man

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  6 місяців тому

      You’re welcome and thanks for watching!

  • @gonzalolopez7199
    @gonzalolopez7199 10 місяців тому +2

    exelente informacion saludos mestro

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  10 місяців тому

      Thank you and thanks for watching!

  • @deankay4434
    @deankay4434 9 місяців тому +1

    Customer gets what they want and possibly quick to paint than power coat.
    The only problem I have now, are the TV commercials for "Franks Spicy Sauce"! Dag Nabbit, every time I hear it, makes me think of "Stouts Customs"!
    DK, Omaha.

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  9 місяців тому +1

      Lol. Too funny Dean.

    • @deankay4434
      @deankay4434 9 місяців тому +2

      @@StoutCustom It makes me smile and Lord knows I need it!
      "I put that Stout Customs on Everything!"

  • @jimbennett1519
    @jimbennett1519 10 місяців тому +2

    Nice job man and lots of good information. Thanks for putting it up

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  10 місяців тому +1

      Thanks. Hope it helps some folks out.

    • @jimbennett1519
      @jimbennett1519 10 місяців тому

      @@StoutCustom I'm sure it wil👍

  • @jaysonmartin1448
    @jaysonmartin1448 10 місяців тому +4

    I've found most guys who don't like epoxies are production guys that got burned in the 90's doing owner dialogs. Normally, if epoxy fails it's user error. Gotta follow those directions like you did.If you've ever seen polyester roll right off the side of a panel though you learn 😂.

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  10 місяців тому +1

      It seems to me that guys that were spraying DuPont/Axalta products in the 90’s like the etch side of things and guys who were spraying PPG back then like the epoxy side. 🤷‍♂️

  • @larrypugh9336
    @larrypugh9336 9 місяців тому +1

    I think my heart skipped a beat on that 😂
    I've done a lot of squares over the past few years and doing one at the moment.
    Did the epoxy cover the 150 scratch and and not shrink back

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  9 місяців тому +1

      So far I haven’t seen any shrinkage or scratches showing up. I alway lean to the coarser grits on chrome since it’s so hard a surface and have never had any issues. I would rather have sand scratch issues with good adhesion and repaint than to have to strip and resand. Thanks for watching!

  • @nimblybimbly4002
    @nimblybimbly4002 9 місяців тому +2

    I’m smoothing the firewall on my squarebody. Do you recommend welding the horizontal seam or would you just use fibreglass filler? How about the other depressions and dents from spot welds, etc?

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  9 місяців тому

      It’s been a while since I did mine but if I remember right i made a panel that covered most all the seams on the passenger side and welded all the way around. I think I may have used panel bond behind the panel where the seams were and welded around the heater box opening on the inside followed by seam sealer to keep moisture out. On the drivers side I cleaned out as much seam sealer as i could and welded the seam followed by fiberglass filler and regular filler. You have to weld any seam or it will crack even with kitty hair over it. The spotwelds and dents were just filled. Across the middle on top of the transmission tunnel I just seam sealed a time or two until it was a clean looking joint. I didn’t want to try to weld it because as I found out on the drivers side, welding a dirty seal sealed joint is not ideal. Way back on my second video at about the 3:55 mark you can see some of what I did.

    • @nimblybimbly4002
      @nimblybimbly4002 9 місяців тому +1

      @@StoutCustom Awesome! Thanks!

  • @ehaberzurumli1822
    @ehaberzurumli1822 Місяць тому

    Good job , how it coast ?

  • @hermantom4292
    @hermantom4292 9 місяців тому +1

    Hey amigo..where do I start from.working on 1968 c10 truck cab....sanding process?

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  9 місяців тому

      You have to decide how far you want to go. Patch it up, spot in paint or strip to bare metal and fix everything you find. If you just want to paint you have to see if the paint on the truck is good enough to paint over or not. Could sand with 600 and single stage over or strip with 80 grit. Depends on the truck

  • @davidbrown-55
    @davidbrown-55 10 місяців тому +2

    Nice! Did the run flow out boss?

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  10 місяців тому +1

      Heck no. It flowed some but I will still have to cut it out and buff. It’s not too bad now.

  • @Redneckofgaming
    @Redneckofgaming 6 місяців тому +1

    Will that one stuff in the spray paint can work to because i don't have a spray gun

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  6 місяців тому

      For professional results no but if it doesn’t matter it can be done with spray cans. Just expect it not to last and be difficult to work with meaning lots of potential problems and poor performance. Thanks for watching!

    • @Redneckofgaming
      @Redneckofgaming 6 місяців тому

      @StoutCustom cool thanks for the info

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  6 місяців тому

      @@Redneckofgaming 👍

  • @tcollier4017
    @tcollier4017 10 місяців тому +1

    man ol man it hurt my feeling when you started sanding a brand new chrome bumper

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  10 місяців тому

      Just doesn’t seem right does it, lol.

    • @tcollier4017
      @tcollier4017 10 місяців тому

      nope!@@StoutCustom

  • @kountrylr23
    @kountrylr23 9 місяців тому +1

    Ive searched videos and been a long subscriber of the channel. But i cant find any videos on how to align the doors or these trucks. Ive replaced the pins in bushings. I just cant get it. Kicking my ass. So if it not to much trouble could you shoot a video explaining your method on how you align n gap the doors i would greatly appreciate. Its my first rodeo

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  9 місяців тому +1

      Hey kountry. Some of these truck doors fit great and some just don’t. Most of the time there is some bending of the door that has to be done to get it where you want it. Some gentle persuasion. All that has been done on my square body so without being able to push, pull, and beat on one it’s hard to explain. I hope to get another project soon and when I do the door adjustment video will be at the top of the list to do. Where are you located?

    • @kountrylr23
      @kountrylr23 9 місяців тому

      @@StoutCustom Thanks for the response! Understandable, Guess mine will need persuasion as well lol. Bc I don't think I got much more adjustment left in the hinges located in Dallas, Tx

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  9 місяців тому +1

      @@kountrylr23 To get the door fitting right you pretty much have to do whatever it takes. If you need the door to go backwards and close up the gap you can slot the hinges a little longer or add shims(washers) between the hinge and the door. Just remember when one area closes, another opens so you have to find the middle ground that works the best for all of it. It will drive you crazy for sure.

    • @kountrylr23
      @kountrylr23 9 місяців тому +1

      @@StoutCustom Its definitely driving me crazy so far. Out of everything ive done so far the doors have given me the most problems. I wasnt expecting it to be. An it's just me so it even more challenging. Luckily im just getting the metal where i want it rn. I've had to walk away a few times lol. I really appreciate your tips. And thanks for all you do it really helps. Your videos gave me the confidence to tackle my truck.

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  9 місяців тому

      @@kountrylr23 glad it all helps. Take a break when you need it and keep at it. You will get there

  • @mickiematthews1881
    @mickiematthews1881 8 місяців тому +1

    Jim, I noticed you said you are no longer working for the paint supply company. What is your day job now?

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  8 місяців тому

      I went back to collision work for a while but am currently oh hiatus from that to catch up on home repairs and fishing, lol.

  • @splash5974
    @splash5974 10 місяців тому +2

    You're really using that Black Widow alot now. What's your .02 cents on it, based also of its price?
    Im in Canada, and i have found the same gun relabeled under Grip brand, instead of Spectrum, but you can tell its the same gun. It's the HTE version and it's $199 Canadian (not sure the exchange rate right now) Guessing $150ish USD

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  10 місяців тому +1

      So….the more I use it the less I like it. For the money it’s a decent spray gun but…. I painted as a high production painter for close to 20 years. Always trying to put out the absolute best looking product I could. Always used SATA and had excellent results. Eventually I became a tech Rep for a paint distributor where I was able to use any gun on the market and so I did. When SATA went to the 5500 I couldn’t get the results I was used to with their previous models so I demoed an Iwata Super Nova. Loved it. Today I am no longer with the paint company so I’m back to all the old used up guns I’ve had for many years that have all seen better days. I had bought a black widow before I quit the tech Rep job so that is the newest gun I have. It works, doesn’t spit n spitter like most of my old stuff so I use it. Now that I have finished painting the C10 where I used it a lot, I look back and know that if I had used a better gun I would have a better looking truck. Don’t get me wrong, the truck looks really good but if I could have laid out the paint a little slicker, with a little more ease due to using a gun that atomized better, it would look better. I feel like I was constantly pushing the black widow to give me something it wasn’t quite able to do. I noticed that a lot on this bumper. The sealer had more texture than it should have and when applying the clear I kept pushing to get it slick as I wanted which by the time I had put enough on to slick it out, it ran. So…decent gun for the money but there are better (albeit much more expensive) guns out there.

    • @splash5974
      @splash5974 10 місяців тому

      @@StoutCustom Nice! Well good to know. Thought for the price, might be a good back up gun, or an extra base gun. I'm a painter at a collision shop. I shoot my clear with an Iwata W400 Bellaria. Bought it to try, way cheaper than the WS400's, and turned out I like it. Also have a Tekna Clear Coat, it's now a sealer gun...Tried out a DV1 clear coat gun, but couldn't get used to it. I have cleared with a Sata in years, a 3000 was last one I owned for a bit. Actually really liked the way it layed clear, but that's probably 15 - 18 yrs ago now...

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  10 місяців тому +1

      @@splash5974 that’s kinda why I bought the BW. Figured for the price I had to know how it performed. Thought I would make a sealer gun out of it if nothing else. If I were still painting full time it would never get used. Just too many better performing guns out there even though they cost more.

    • @splash5974
      @splash5974 10 місяців тому +2

      @@StoutCustom appreciate the honest opinion 👍

  • @mickiematthews1881
    @mickiematthews1881 8 місяців тому +1

    Hey Jim, how do I contact Kountry, see comment below? He lives in Dallas and so do I, maybe we can get together and brain storm. Love your skills and willingness to share with us country bumkins!!

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  8 місяців тому

      I would comment something under one of his posts and see if you get a response. Tag him as well by clicking on his name

  • @fortyseven1832
    @fortyseven1832 День тому +1

    Why didn't you just buy the primer bumper?

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  День тому

      @@fortyseven1832 I buy most of my parts from AMD. They are right down the road from me. They didn’t offer a primered bumper so…..

  • @normgraham6658
    @normgraham6658 10 місяців тому +2

    Why not just order a painted bumper?

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  10 місяців тому +1

      AMD is not far from me so that’s where I buy most of my parts. They didn’t have a painted option in stock so I went with what they had.

  • @cdnrider6200
    @cdnrider6200 4 місяці тому +1

    dumb question ....why no protection for your eyes?

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  4 місяці тому +1

      Not a dumb question. It’s the age old equation of personal preference vs cost vs time vs maintenance vs getting by. Ideally a full face respirator should be used but the air supplied ones are about $2000, and full face cartridge type is about $150, while the half mask is $30. Anything full face requires tear away covers and maintenance to keep the shield clear and usually has a glare to look through. The air supplied ones are cumbersome and take some getting used to as well. I’ve used them all and prefer the supplied air type but the last one I had no longer works and the $2k price tag for a new one is tough to swallow. So, if you are in a good booth that keeps the overspray away from your face, it’s just easier, cheaper, and faster to wear a half face respirator especially for a small job. Great question and thanks for watching!

  • @Handle4570
    @Handle4570 3 місяці тому +2

    Couldn't buy a bumper that's not chrome

    • @StoutCustom
      @StoutCustom  3 місяці тому +1

      I buy most of my parts from Auto Metal Direct because they are not far from me. Chrome is all they had in stock. I think there are other suppliers that have paintable bumpers but not sure the quality