What kind of paint came on the first gen truck from the factory? Enamel or urethane? Anyone know?

Thanks

 

poor quality?

 

Disappearing is what I think it was called.

 

Boy, ain't that the truth. Although they never recalled them or even admitted fault, it was an industry wide disaster. I bought mine with the speckled cancer white motif. I believe that it was acrylic enamel paint, that was not compatible with the primer that was used. It wasn't just Dodge either, I still see cars today with the cancer look. Because the problem was the primer, mine had to be completely stripped for the respray...Mark

 

Gotta love it... All to save the "environment"....

 

The front doors and one fender on my conversion were from a 91 and the body shap made me strip them to metal. The rest of the cab was an '85 with single stage and that only needed roughed.

 

Crappy paint with teflon primer

 

It was called "Acrylic Peelnamel"

 

suede

 

As my dad used to say "good grief" I should've ask what the technical name was! I trying to find out so I'll know how to proceed with new paint.

I guess I've been fortunate because mine has just started to fade on the hood and roof over the last two yrs.

Thanks, Tony

 

I believe that they used acrylic enamel, but I would use modern epoxy type paint. I like originality, but paint can always be redone. If you don't have big chunks of paint peeling off, with perfect looking primer exposed, you probably don't have to strip the entire thing...Mark

 

I just looked in the FSM to see what type of paint and, for a 90, all the colors available are clear coat. It doesn't say what type of color coat paint they used, but it wasn't acrylic enamel. It had it's own gloss and didn't need a clear coat...I THINK Mark

 

The kind that blew off at hiway speed

 

OMG

 

Easy to wash off ;-)