seam sealer?

[Touchdown67]

I am repainting my 65 C10 fleet side and the question is when should you put seam sealer down? Before or after paint? I'm talking about the gaps between the rear wheel tubs and the bed sides, and the drip rail on the top of the cab and all other spots. The truck is going to be painted in the 2 tone fawn beige and ivory white combination. Thanks for any help

[oem4me]

I'm not sure if the same product should be used in all applications, but I would think prime, seal, prime, then paint makes sense for most. Anybody disagree?

[markeb01]

You may find some valuable information in this tech article:

http://www.autobodystore.com/seamsealer.shtml

Here’s the original information in a forum thread with further member discussion. Although the search words have highlight blocks over them, if you drag your curser over the paragraph all the words appear clearly:

http://autobodystore.com/forum/showt...ht=seam+sealer

For the roof of my truck, I used the Evercoat Maxim self-leveling sealer shown in the last response. When I did mine I filled the sides and front of the gutter clear to the top where possible. This way the way the water just runs off instead of sitting in a channel with no way to drain. The nice part is it can be applied with a standard caulking gun. Many of the professional grade sealants require an expensive specialized application gun. Here's how it looks on mine:



Here are a couple of links pertaining to this product:

http://www.evercoat.com/productDetail.aspx?pID=257

http://autobodystore.net/Merchant2/m...gory_Code=JASS

You’ll need something that is not “self-leveling” for the fenderwells. It looks like the Quick N Firm may be a good choice. Here’s a link to Evercoat’s other sealers, although there are other quality brands available. I've just had good luck with Evercoat products:

http://www.evercoat.com/productCategory.aspx?cat=41

[iiizman]

I looked at Alan's build and saw he used evercoat and so far everything I have bought that is made by them is great.

[kirtzen]

First you would use an epoxy primer. Then I would use fuser paintable seam sealer. You can get it at any autobody supply store. You can use any caulking gun "no special gun needed". Then, when the seam sealer is completely dry I would shoot high build primer over the sealer. Then sand it with 600 grit wet. This makes it smooth as can be. Then use a primer sealer and paint away. Fuser is much cheaper the evercoat. I have found that self leveling sealers can be a pain on seams that are vertical.

[nachodog2]

go to your local automotive paint store get some paintable seam sealer that you can squeeze from a regular caulking gun. this stuff goes right over primer or sealer let it cure before you paint and you're good.

[Touchdown67]

Thanks for all the good help...