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Old 10-25-2010, 02:47 PM   #46
markeb01
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Re: Pics of trucks in Primer Paint

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Originally Posted by Mikedub82 View Post
I love the flat black look, when my truck is finished thats the color I want to go with, does it cost as much as a normal paint job?
If a person has access to spray equipment, it can sometimes be done even cheaper than rattle cans. Rustoleum (or other brand air dry enamel) typically runs about $30-$40 a gallon depending on where you live. It took about 5 quarts of paint plus a gallon of thinner to to spray everything on my truck except the inside of the bed. I could have got by with 1 gallon of paint, but I spilled an entire quart of paint and had to reshoot the mess I made.

By comparison, the cost of automotive paint materials can easily run into hundreds of dollars a gallon, plus the cost of hardeners and other compatible chemicals.
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