Rattle Can?

[Problems]

Originally Posted by 71CHEVYSHORTBED402

IMO, skip the rattle cans and paint the areas with a gun.

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You certainly don’t need to tear it down and do a frame off resto. But a cheap HF paint gun and some single stage paint will look better, last longer, and probably be cheaper than all the rattle cans you would need to paint it.

People fear the paint gun, it’s easier than a rattle can IMO

[Barnfind46]

If you go the spray gun rout make sure you cover everything so no overspray gets on your hood,fenders,doors,wife's car,house,neighbor's car and so on.

[Robznob11]

You can actually get great results if you buy OEM ( match ) paint in the rattle can. You can also get 2k clear in the spray can on line , Eastwood etc sells it. It is a 2 part just like if you use a gun. Olympic white would work well that's the color of my truck....prep it as if you were going to use a gun!

[duke10]

So just regular Rustoleum in Olympic White?
Is the OEM paint available at the dealer?
I just want this truck to look a little better than it looks right now.
Cover up some of the rust coming through the white on the roof.
This truck is a beater, just for hauling surfboards and loaning to friends.

[Robznob11]

Originally Posted by duke10

So just regular Rustoleum in Olympic White?
Is the OEM paint available at the dealer?
I just want this truck to look a little better than it looks right now.
Cover up some of the rust coming through the white on the roof.
This truck is a beater, just for hauling surfboards and loaning to friends.

Go with SEM
Amazon.com: SEM 19403 Olympic White Factory Pack Aerosol - 12 oz.: Automotive
https://www.amazon.com/SEM-19403-Oly.../dp/B004JWWKAS

[el_fantasma]

Originally Posted by Problems

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You certainly don’t need to tear it down and do a frame off resto. But a cheap HF paint gun and some single stage paint will look better, last longer, and probably be cheaper than all the rattle cans you would need to paint it.

People fear the paint gun, it’s easier than a rattle can IMO

Don’t you need a pretty powerful compressor to run a paint gun?

[Problems]

Originally Posted by el_fantasma

Don’t you need a pretty powerful compressor to run a paint gun?

Depends on how fast you want to paint. If your fine doing a bedside, waiting a few minutes, and repeating all the way around the truck an 8 gallon should be fine. To your point if you want to paint continuously you need a lot of air, my compressor is 80 gallons so I guess I take that for granted.

[hotwls13]

Originally Posted by el_fantasma

Don’t you need a pretty powerful compressor to run a paint gun?

I have a 60gal compressor, 10.2 scfm @90psi.

Not sure it will run a paint gun well, it had a heck of a time keeping up with a blasting cabinet.

[Problems]

Originally Posted by hotwls13

I have a 60gal compressor, 10.2 scfm @90psi.

Not sure it will run a paint gun well, it had a heck of a time keeping up with a blasting cabinet.

That’s plenty, my gun says 7.1cfm @ 50 PSI. I run my regulator at the compressor at 90psi and then a regulator at the gun pulling it down to 30-40psi depending on what I’m spraying.