Good day all! first post here.

I'm currently in the process of painting my 94 Jeep Cherokee. The original paint was toast and I have quite a few rock chips that have rusted up. I decided I wanted to strip it bare and do an epoxy primer and paint it 6V7 (Toyota's Army Green).

I'm only able to work on my Jeep randomly for a couple of hours. I've stripped the hood and one of the fenders. I won't be able to prime for a while (probably a couple of months). I live in Western Idaho where it's pretty dry and hot in the summer. My jeep is in my garage until paint is done due to the windshield being removed already.

I'm trying to figure out what to coat the bare metal with so it doesn't rust prior to laying the primer down. A automotive supply store suggested I apply rattle can epoxy primer to each panel as I get them stripped. Does that sound right? How would regular rattle can primer be if I were to sand everything off before I spray the epoxy primer?

Any help would be great! This will also be my first paint project.

Thanks!

After panel is stripped wash with soap and water if using a Chemical stripper.
If your Sanding old finishes off wipe with a Good Wax and grease remover let it flash off.

After cleaning Just apply 1-2 coat of Epoxy, It can be applied to one panel at a time just mix what you need.

Don't use Rattle can anything!

Yeah, you've got a good situation there with the project being under cover. Buy enough epoxy primer for the whole project and mix as you go and shoot with your gun. No need for rattle can anything......

I had planned to shoot the epoxy primer after I put together a DIY paintbooth. Would spraying the primer be okay if applied in just a clean garage environment? If all else fails, I could put together a smaller booth for the panels until I get the full size one for the whole jeep.

I personally would not be concerned about spraying in an unprepped garage space, with one consideration. You can get good ventilation like at least the door open and it goes without saying, a proper mask. I would not be concerned with trash in the epoxy, you are going to scuff it before your 2K anyway. And like noted above,nibble away at it and prime as you go with quality materials.

JT

jonathanlo wrote:I had planned to shoot the epoxy primer after I put together a DIY paintbooth. Would spraying the primer be okay if applied in just a clean garage environment? If all else fails, I could put together a smaller booth for the panels until I get the full size one for the whole jeep.

ive sprayed about a dozen vehicles in my garage that also sees a lot of woodworking and other auto repair. finished came out pretty dam good.
when i knew i was ready to pull the trigger, i spent a day dusting out my shop- fans going facing out and my leaf blower hitting every nook and crannie. blast the dust, walk away for 20 minutes, repeat. as stated, it took a day but well worth it.
when ready, i partitioned off the temp spray booth( garage= 24 by 36) with heavy clear plastic, set up a row of fans at the bottom of the garage door, opened the 1 window in there, put a filter in that window, and blasted out the area with my leaf blower more.
also, i spent a lot of time blasting every nook and crannie on the vehicle being painted before pulling it in. its amazing how much dirt/debris can materialize when the trigger is pulled on a spray gun.

i had very little problems with dust/debris when i spent the time on prepping the shop.

for what youre doing- i think just blasting out your garage REAL good and having fans pulling air out will work good- for the primer stage.

I spray primmer all the time in the shop, I DON'T care if shop is clean or not as Primmer is getting sanded any way! just as long as the metal is clean and ready for primmer.

Thanks for all the advice! That has actually lifted quite a bit of stress on trying to get everything done all at once. Now I can take my time, more or less. I'll be taking over the wife's side of the garage once I start painting, so I imagine I'll still have a deadline to make haha.