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Originally Posted by rwm514
This one is pretty much rust free except for some surface rust where the paint job is peeling. I cant decide if I should spend the time trying to clean, polish and wax the current paint or just take it into Maaco or something for a cheap paint job. My wife isnt too thrilled and is looking at it as a money pit at this point so I have to be careful with how I spend money on it in the next few months  |
Well if you just want shiny paint that is easy.. A gallon of tractor enamel will set you back around $100-$140, some epoxy primer for under it runs about the same. Sand it down, and shoot it. Helps if you have a nice shop to work in, and dont live in California (or similar states) where they will shoot you on sight for opening a can of paint just to check the color. Maaco will still run over $500.. I sprayed mine with tractor enamel, got some orange peel because it was a new gun, but mine is just a beater.
Then there is the other way to paint it. With a roller. Dont laugh it works with the right stuff. HOTROD had an article about it a couple months back. I saw it on a mopar forum last year and shared it with the rest of the people I know online. Its a bunch of hand labor, but you dont need special equipment, but you do need some time and a shady place that isnt under a sap filled tree.
http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html
Theres the link to one guy who did it, with a link to the original mopar thread on his page. It may be here already, I just havent been here long enough to know.
I think it looks good like it is, but it isnt my truck