lol.. this might sound like a stupid question.. but if I were looking into re-painting an old truck thats horribly scratched up, what are the chances my job might come out decent with rattle cans? Anyone have any experiences with a job this big?

If so, what sort of paint would you guys recommend? I've looked into Dupli-Colors products, and I think I'm going to lean towards their primer, paint, and clear. Any other suggestions for auto paint? All things considered, I realize my rattle cans more than likely won't produce an awesome factory finish, but should be good enough for a redneck to drive around town, and hopefully better than the old scratchy paint it has now.

When sanding down all the old paint, how far do I need to sand it down to? I'm hoping just enough to scuff up the existing auto paint and skip the primer step, and simply spray on the auto paint ontop of the scuffed factory paint. (will that even work?)

All things considered, I'm looking to spend under $200 and at $6 a can, I think it's fairly possible to get it all done on a '93 f150.

 

It aint gonna look great... but for a old truck who cares. Id recomend a flat black or beliner spray. You can always go get a cheap paint gun and do it that way it will come out smoother. If you want glossy you might have to wet sand inbetween coats. And id strip all the paint then primer! It will hold better and looks smoother!

 

You can do it yourself, even with spray cans.
But the beauty is in the PREPARATION.

You have to sand down till it is perfectly smooth.
If it breaks into bare metal, fine. Use wet or dry
360 paper from NAPA.
If there are dents you need to sand then fill with bondo and
a plastic wiper application. Then sand 80 paper -220 paper- then 360
paper.

You need to prime with good primer (use spray cans that
have the LARGE head (blue). You need to spray horizontally
with 33% overlap, wet (but not to cause runs) Lt should
look wet woth a light reflecting.
Make sure you tape and paper areas no to get painted.

Follow primer with 400 wet sandpaper then 600 sandpaper
allowing water to wqash away dust as you are sanding.

Tape over again and now spray finish color (big head, blue) with
similar overlaps, maybe a little drier than the wet primer as
a first coat. Don't expect the first coat to cover all looking like a finish
coat. Follow with a second coat being more wet but not wet enough
to cause runs. Next is the final wet coat or wet clear coat.

let dry and remove tape and paper.

 

Easier said then done, don't do it. with the cost of even spray cans your better off sending it to Earl Sheib.


JMO


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