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stllookn · 05-19-2009, 01:41 AM

You can get original color paint mixed and put into a "shake and spray" can at your local professional auto paint store for about $15 per can. This is the least expensive way to do large touch-up. You might want to take the original paint down a bit with 600-800 grit to get closer to remove the top oxidized layer so your new paint will blend better. Then you might just have to buff the rest of truck to blend it all together...just slightly more work with a foam buffing pad on your buffer. Good Luck!

05-19-2009, 01:41 AM	#2
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: Where to get orig color spray paint? You can get original color paint mixed and put into a "shake and spray" can at your local professional auto paint store for about $15 per can. This is the least expensive way to do large touch-up. You might want to take the original paint down a bit with 600-800 grit to get closer to remove the top oxidized layer so your new paint will blend better. Then you might just have to buff the rest of truck to blend it all together...just slightly more work with a foam buffing pad on your buffer. Good Luck! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)