Tried the el cheapo rustoleum paint job
 

Was bored outta my mind today so I decided to paint the box on my truck. I started with the tailgate and it turned out ok so decided to do the whole box. well I have to say while it makes my truck look better than before, my job isn't brilliant...but I guess it is a learning experience....tell me what u guys think...still have to paint the rest of the truck. im gonna leave the roof white.

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Looks decent. Try long sweeping motions with about 40% overlap. Lays more even and gets good coverage. At the end of the sweep let go off the nozzle then move to the next row. Keeps build up from happening in edges.

Otherwise looks pretty good
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It will probably look better once its wet sanded and polished. It looks like flat paint...thought it would shine better...i keep going outside and lookin at it...i wish i did a better job at it.
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90% prep 10% paint. Usually how it is. Keep chugging away!
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did you roll it? if not try that.. after about 3 coats it starts to look decent... also help to wet sand between coats.. this stuff orange peels like crazy.. this is mine.. i don't like shiny paint so i took some scotch bright too it.. looks much better IMO.

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Did this with rustoleum spray paint!

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I painted my beater Honda flat black with spray cans. Worked on the prep for about 2 days and shot the paint on in a day. It turned out looking alright after about 3 medium coats and some sanding. Sold the Honda last year and the paint still looked alright even after 3 salt filled winters.
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yours looks good,it will grow on you too
I rolled the 78 in fire red
the dew affected the shine if i painted it late

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All in all nan u can't go wrong! It's better then a rusty truck and now u can have a good base. I like it though
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crap. not bad at all. i was going to shoot my truck with some of rustoleums hugger orange, wet sand and call it good. i have had my truck for like 2 years and it would take a while for my to count all the scratches i have put on it

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I sprayed it...i used one of those spray guns that u attach to the can... Im thinking whether to wet sand it or just leave it as is for now. What should i do?
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This is what i was hoping for lol
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I think it depends on what you are looking to accomplish. If you want a more finished look, I would wet sand it. If you are just looking to prevent rusting, I would just leave it. just my 2 cents
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that's actually why I did it. its just temporary until better can be done. it had some surface rust so I just wire brushed it and used rust remover and hit it with some primer. im just trying to curb the rust and kinda preserve the truck until I can get proper body work n paint. everyone likes how it looks so I guess its not too bad.

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you do know that once you use this stuff it has to be taken back to bare metal before you can spray real paint on it..

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dipyourcar.com

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yeah I know...i'll have it professionally painted next time around...i'll be getting a new box and panels for it though so no big deal. once I get my 5.3 in there and running i'll concentrate on the body. I just want it to look somewhat decent til that time comes.

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i find some people can't tell/notice it's roll on tremclad even with my orange peel
no regrets i don't worry about it getting scratched

hood has some dew wipes...
and some thick paint
it does actually fill in cracks in the old paint,lines from stripes quite well
as it's so thick

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and my 87 was flat black
maybe a little too flat?

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There was an article in Hotrod a year or 2 ago. We sprayed my brother's 73 K5 roof with gloss black thinned with acetone. Its held up well.

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and of course its a tough paint....

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It looks great. Does it look pro, not really but it doesn't look rusty either. I'm going to go the DIY route myself. I'm going to use rollers and wet sand between coats. I've seen some crap scuff and spray jobs that cost more than I will spend so if I'm going to end up with a less than show car job might as well DIY.
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Depending on how the weather holds up ill try to do the rest of the truck this weekend...i still need to get some more paint...hopefully the front turns out ok...ill keep yall posted
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20 years ago,it even made a F*&D look better,then when i bought it

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I don't know that I've ever been prouder to be an American.