Powdercoating Cabin with a finshed interior

[BC10]

I am now set to start on the exterior of my cabin. The interior of my truck is pretty much done, so when I went to a few sand blasting places to have the strip the exterior, I was told by one place that they wouldn't do it, because it would mess up the interior, even though my windshield is still on.

Is this true? Any info is much appreciated.

[67ChevyRedneck]

???

Which are you asking? I'm pretty sure you don't want to powder coat the outside of your truck??? If so, they're saying no because it has to be baked at 400*.

Media blasting gets everywhere. They probably don't want to do it because they don't want the liability of stuff inside your truck failing from the media getting inside everything.

[BC10]

Only looking to strip the cabin paint, so I can primer and paint.
Is there any way to prep the truck to prevent the media from getting everywhere?

[MARKDTN]

You will want to remove the interior to do a proper paint job.

[BC10]

I understand that it would be ideal, but my interior is 90% complete, seats, dash, tach, sound deadener, painted etc... So it just isn't and option.
I might have to DA it.

[michael bustamante]

more than likely you will have to strip by hand. blasting will most likely damage the coating on the interior side no matter how well you mask. in the long run you might feel safer da`ing the cab.

[special-K]

Removing the interior absolutely is an option, and what you need to do. It is a simple bolt-in interior. If you didn't want to remove your interior you shouldn't have put it in. You did it backwards. That's pretty much hat everybody is saying. Now you have to undo some of what you did. Live and learn.

[Redline novdog]

I am a novice garage powder coater. not sure why you would want to 'coat the cab.Good luck getting the finishes to match,even if you remove the cab and do it correctly. The sandblasting event alone will trash the interior.

[Jason Banks]

I'm pretty sure he's just asking about sandblasting the outside of the cab. Some shop he took it too said they wouldn't do it because the interior is in? I'm not sure I see the problem. Your talking about double wall sheet metal everywhere.

I want to sandblast the drip rails on my truck. I just figured I would mask off the whole truck with plastic....exposing only what I want to blast. Is this not a good idea?

[KRamsey07]

Guys you tube the blast process ... you have media coming out the end of a nozzle at 90 psi ... and it gets every where. No matter how well you mask off and prep it gets into everything... most places will probably use sand ( silica ) and think about one grain of sand multiply it by billions its just going to get in there . Also remember its abrasive so it will eat just about anything you stick in front of it... And as far as body work goes be careful as this will cause waves in your panels !

[Redline novdog]

I'm with KRamsey07 on the blasting. I sandblasted a complete rear differential with the vent duct taped and still had sand in the case.I learned the hard way!

[BigMike]

I would also pass on the sand blasting idea as well.

There is nothing wrong with keeping the interior in tact while stripping and painting the exterior of the truck, it's done all the time. I've done it personally dozens of times to various vehicles. It is a little trickier to do if you keep the doors on it but that just means you paint the jams first before shooting the rest, back tape the door jam to keep a soft edge on the paint and paint away.

It's a tricky job to do if you've never painted before, are you shooting it or having someone else shoot it? There is a LOT more masking involved.

I painted the interior of my truck years ago while still working on the body. My truck is currently all in primer (which I recently did) and when I get ready I will block it again, prime, block one last time, seal then shoot. Granted, shooting it all at once is optimum but not always the best choice, it all depends on the situation.

I hope that answers your question.

[BC10]

Originally Posted by Jason Banks

I'm pretty sure he's just asking about sandblasting the outside of the cab. Some shop he took it too said they wouldn't do it because the interior is in? I'm not sure I see the problem. Your talking about double wall sheet metal everywhere.

I want to sandblast the drip rails on my truck. I just figured I would mask off the whole truck with plastic....exposing only what I want to blast. Is this not a good idea?

Yup, I just want to get the paint off, I just realized my title says powdercoat rather than sand blasting sorry for the confusion.
I have no plans to powdercoat the cabin.

[special-K]

You can sandblast with the interior in, but they don't want to be responsible. This is something that is usually done on torn down vehicles. It's a mess! It's not just the sand, it creates a banshee dust storm

[BC10]

Thanks for all the input everyone. I am just going to have to take it down with a DA. There is no way I am taking a chance on ruining my interior!

[71swb4x4]

The body shop doesn't strip every single car before they work on them. That being said, they also don't sandblast those cars either. I would DA it, but keep some air flow going through your garage to get that dust out of there. Cover the cowl good, tape off firewall holes, etc. You don't want to get it all done, start your truck, and then turn on the heater or AC and have a dust storm of sanded off paint going through your truck.