Attempting the "$50 paint job"

[cory d]

so $50 and many hours of wet sanding. was it worth it?

[tylervalo]

Umm, more like $150 these are big trucks. I don't think I would ever do another truck, I'd borrow works booth and spray. But for this truck this time, I'm satisfied with the results and think it was worth the effort.
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[JAA]

Turned out good. Are you going to put the lower trim on it to break up the two tone?

[Stew_Magoo]

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[tylervalo]

Can I get an opinion on the bed liner? It's pretty chunky, I was wanting something more uniform. I'm thinking I can take a paint wheel and knock it all down then go with a more uniform product?




I got the bumper on and polished, complete with it's signature license plate:

[JRANGER]

I like Dupli Color Truck Armor...It was pretty uniform for me

Here

[tylervalo]

After more research, there's a special roller you need for the Bed Armor.....Guess I need to try to sand it down and get the full kit with the roller.

[cochino12]

raptor liner

[cory d]

Originally Posted by JRANGER

I like Dupli Color Truck Armor...It was pretty uniform for me

Here

was this rolled on? looks pretty good. does it also act as a sound deadener?

[JRANGER]

I sprayed it on but you can roll it on as well...This was 3 cans...It does act as sound deadener but im not sure how much as i dont have a comparison

[cory d]

i migth try this, i have small hump carpet in my truck with a high hump. i had to cut it down the center to get it too fit. it works, i just dont like it at all

[JRANGER]

Originally Posted by cory d

i migth try this, i have small hump carpet in my truck with a high hump. i had to cut it down the center to get it too fit. it works, i just dont like it at all

Yeah i didn't want to spent $200 dollars on carpet so i opted for this plus i dont have to worry about spilling stuff

[76Charlie]

damn dude that looks good

[motornut]

Originally Posted by tylervalo

Can I get an opinion on the bed liner? It's pretty chunky, I was wanting something more uniform. I'm thinking I can take a paint wheel and knock it all down then go with a more uniform product?




I got the bumper on and polished, complete with it's signature license plate:

the truck came out great ,looks nice and smooth
the black ,it does look tough/chunky like you say....may catch more dirt then you want

[riz]

Can I have your grill and headlight assemblies? Come on, pleeeeeeease .

RIZ

[tylervalo]

Haha! I usually get hate about the single headlights.
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[GM-power]

I would try sanding the exterior bedliner.. it kinda looks like stucco.
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[tylervalo]

I bought a Herculiner kit today, $98 with $25 rebate....until they found out the rebate was expired and refunded me $25 on the spot

Gonna try to knock the old stuff down with a paint wheel later today.

[manimal]

That turned out very nice. I plan on painting my Jeep Wagoneer the same way.

[tylervalo]

All polished, washed and waxed...ready for it's first night out.

[str8axle55]

Looks great, very nice job on the makeover.

[Billy81]

Other than the dark patch between the cab and the bed it looks great.

[1985-GMC]

Looks great! What dark patch?

[Billy81]

3rd picture in his last post look at the space between the cab and bed.

[tylervalo]

Yeaaaa. Gotta pull the bed for cab corners, ill paint it then.
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