Inside of Cab Masked

Masked off the interior of the cab so I can shoot the next coat of filler primer. Had to mask the inside of the dash and just above the front windshield. This area will get painted just like the exterior.  Still have a little spot mudding to do before I shoot it again. Going to cool down tomorrow so will mud then and maybe shoot it the next morning if the weather cooperates.

Cab Interior Painted

After shooting the whole cab inside and out with etching primer, I painted all of the interior with DuPont Centari Acrylic Enamel. When talking to my car guys group, they told me ,first, Paint it a light color. This will make it easier to see up under the dash when doing the wiring etc, I chose a very white color that really brightens up the interior. The boys said to just paint it with a brush as it will all be covered up later anyway with upholstery or carpeting. Also you can get into some of the cracks and crevasses easier with a brush. I put on three coats and that should protect the inside longer than I will be around. The Centari white was mixed two to one with a DuPont reducer and one part hardener.
I may have lost a few more brain cells from the toluene smell, but that stuff sure dries fast and hard.
You can see in the photo's that I got a little sloppy and will have to sand some off the exterior. Minor problem. Next I have to do a little more mud filling in spots I missed and then mask off the interior and shoot the outside with the filler primer.
Winter is coming, gotta hurry up.

First Etching Primer On

Well, since it was going to only get up to 77 degrees today I thought this should be the day I jump in and shoot the first coats of Etching primer. I think I have let this painting get to me and have procrastinated long enough. First I wiped the cab down one more time this morning with PRE ( a wax and grease remover) from Eastwood. Read the directions again on the primer can and mixed up the first batch of primer and reducer one to one. (This is all DuPont stuff.)  I had stapled a piece of cardboard to the wall to use as a test for fine tuning the spray. Sprayed the first batch up under the dash and firewall and emptied the gun there. To make a long story short I mixed enough batches to prime the whole cab inside and out at least two times. Some areas probably more. I used one half gallon each of the primer and reducer. It was both easier and harder than I though it would be. I had to mix up more paint than I thought.  I had a hell of a lot more overspray in the air while painting than I thought there would be.  After mixing, the primer was a lot thinner than I thought it would be. It sprayed easier than I thought, and I think I covered everything pretty good.  I have found at least 4 runs I need to sand out.
Hope I don't have to sand all this crap back off.