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Old 12-10-2015, 01:21 AM   #10
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Re: Rustoleum Paint job?

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Originally Posted by klwebb View Post
Anyone ever do it straight out of a spray can?
probably shouldn't admit to this... but when i was in college i painted my 1990 k20 with krylon rattle cans in the dorm parking lot. just did a little buffing with a scotchbrite on my drill, taped it off and went to town. i even did two tone! the meter maid drove by while i was in mid spray with 10 pounds of newspaper all over. she stopped her golf cart. stared for a minute. shook her head and drove off. those were the good old days. oh and i thought it turned out pretty good. didn't look quite like a real paint job but most people wouldn't know it was spray paint. it held up really well for several years til i sold it. my $100 paint job was appropriate for me and my $1,000 truck.
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