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Originally Posted by cmolina07
so how much was all the materials that YOU bought? and about how long did it take you your truck looks damn good man... damn good
would you think it would work for mine?? i kinda just did microsoft paint here...
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Nice screw....that's something I wish I had was all four doors.
Cost for me:
-Duplicolor wheel paint: $24.00 (Excess)
-Duplicolor clear coat: $24.00 (Excess)
-Self-etching primer: $2.50 (Had one laying around from painting badges)
-Spray can gun: $2.00
-Degreaser: $0.00 (Borrowed a small bottle of Simple Green from work)
-Towel: $0.00 (Any old towel)
-Brillo pads: $0.00 (Roommate had some in the kitchen)
-Spray bottle: $1.00
-400 grit sandpaper: $3.00
-Sanding block: $5.00
-Masking tape: $2.00
-Index cards: $0.00 (Had some laying around)
-Newspaper
Total for me: $63.50 and about four hours of my time.
It was about two hours prep time (cleaning the wheels, scrubbing them with brillo pads, sanding, recleaning, etc) and two hours of painting/clearing. I could have saved $24.00 and only used two cans each of the paint and clear but I wanted to be sure I had enough. I think three would be plenty and you'd have some leftover.
As for if it would look good on yours, let me ask you a few questions:
-Your tails are tinted, correct?
-Headlights black?
-Are you planning on getting your bumpers PTM?
-Ever buying after market wheels?
-What look are you going for? (What I mean is, several of us on here are going for the blackout look. Some like it, some don't, but it looks very unique. You don't see too many blacked out trucks on the road. I've gotten a lot more compliments on the truck now that it stands out more.
)
I think it looks good as is with your bumpers chrome. However, if you are going to ptm your bumpers I think they would look better black. I'd recommend, though, not putting on as many coats of clear as I did. These old tires make the combo look weird because the wheels are so shiny. As seen
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