Personal Protective Equipment Needed
Personal protective equipment: latex or nitrile gloves, safety glasses, protective overalls and an appropriate spray mask suitable for automotive paint application.
Prepare a Truck Bed
#1: Degrease to remove any contaminants, wax and grease #2: Abrade the entire truck bed with 120-180 grit or a nylon cup brush. [...]
Prepare Filler
#1: Perform your repair. #2: Once you are happy with it, remove any coarse scratches with 180 grit. #3: Thoroughly degrease the area. [...]
Prepare OEM Paint
#1: Begin by washing the surface with soap and water to remove organic contaminates. Thoroughly degrease the substrate with a solvent-based degreaser such [...]
Prepare Plastic with OEM Paint On
#1: Thoroughly wash with soap and water. Degrease the substrate with System 20 solvent or water borne degreaser. This removes any surface contaminants [...]
Prepare Bare Plastic
#1: Thoroughly degrease the substrate with a water-based System 20 degreaser. This removes any surface contaminants like grease, dirt and industrial fallout. #2: [...]
Prepare Aluminium, Bare Metal, Galvanised Steel
#1: Thoroughly degrease the substrate with a solvent-based degreaser: U-POL WIPE#6 or System 20. This removes any surface contaminants like grease, dirt and [...]
Prepare Rust
#1: Remove all loose rust or flaky material with a coarse abrasive or a grinder. #2: Use a sander to remove any light [...]