Cleaned and Painted Undercarriage

[scottma]

I steam cleaned and then painted undercarriage today. I used Rustolem Black Satin paint on undercarriage. I used Rustolium Truck Bed paint on Fender wells. I used Rustolium Caliper Paint for Calipers. I was really impressed at how easy the job was and how well the paint went on. Started at 8:00AM finished at 3:00PM including clean up. My friends that let me use their lift said it looked like it just came off the factory floor. Now I wish I had a new SS exhaust system.

 

[Deleted member 9101]

Looks good man!!!!!

 

[Dendy Jarrett]

Wow- I'm bringing mine down !!

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[scottma]

Thank you . It was a great project.

 

[justinhw]

Wow.. beautiful! Was this an aerosol can or a spray gun?

 

[LtFuzz]

What did you use to steam clean?

 

[scottma]

I used Rustoleum spray paint. Black Satin

 

[scottma]

What did you use to steam clean?

I use a hot water pressure washer. I sprayed a degreaser on and let it sit for about ten minutes before washing.

 

[LtFuzz]

I use a hot water pressure washer. I sprayed a degreaser on and let it sit for about ten minutes before washing.

Any areas you felt you needed to avoid? How many cans of degreaser/rustoleum did it take? Any other tips?

I'm very interested in doing this myself.

 

[scottma]

Any areas you felt you needed to avoid? How many cans of degreaser/rustoleum did it take? Any other tips?

I'm very interested in doing this myself.

I used a piece of card board held in one hand as a shield to prevent paint from going where I didn't want it to. I avoided brake rotors obviously. If you take your time you can do a neat job. I have learned to spray lightly and always keep the can moving . No drips. Better to spray lightly then go back over to prevent runs.

I used some parts cleaner on a rag to clean some overspray on the shocks.

 

[Roverhound]

Wow! Looks nice!

 

[Antichrist]

Looks great.

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