So i'm about to rename this "project lockdown".. as i've had more time to spend on it over the last year vs. the previous 2 yrs prior.
Sandblasting at home well..sucks. I have a 60gal compressor and it struggled to keep up. a local place quoted me 1k+ to blast it and I figured I could use the $$ elsewhere. Part of the experience was having to do it twice.. as I had it nice and clean and hit it with KBS.. and it peeled the next day. The best I can figure is that 50 degrees is too cold and 'touch dry' isn't valid to start your second coat in cold weather. So i scraped off 80% of it and went back at it again. Since it got cold(er) here, I decided to pony up for powder coat this time.. and knocked out my bumpers, cage, radius arms, etc at the same time. Turns out powdercoating is now my current addiction, as I convinced a relative to buy the eastwood kit and I've tried to do anything that will fit into a standard oven. bolts, nuts, washers, brackets, you name it.
Also got the body, doors, dash, tailgate in epoxy primer.. as it started to flash rust from 2yrs ago when i blasted it. not taking my chances this time.
Went with raptor liner underneath the tub. it sprayed really easy. almost put it inside the tub, but since i'm going carpet, I plan to cover the interior with dynamat, then a carpet kit.
Still can't decide what to do with the front filler hole I cut out for the aux tank. I have an aux tank, but don't really need it w/ the 23gal now. so either I leave it there and put a cap on it in case I ever want a transfer-type system from the aux to main tank, or I weld it over before I paint??