faux-tina paint jobs

[63c10step]

Sanded a little on the bed and started installing the bed wood.
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[Desert.Chevy]

Looking good, can't wait to see how the cab turns out.
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[63c10step]

I have been working hard lately. Here is a few pics. It is getting closer.
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[GMC66]

Looking great!
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[63c10step]

I have been working on the rear fenders and sidesteps. It is getting closer every day. I got 1 fender halfway mounted. It is hard to hang them by myself. Waiting for some help to finish. I never dreamed when I started painting it myself that I would be so happy with the final product. Maybe I have inspired others to go for it and build what you like. Here are a few more pictures of progress.
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Here is what truck looked like the day I brought it home.
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[Desert.Chevy]

Looks Great! How about a picture of the truck all together outside.

Inspired, indeed you have. Do you think you could give me a run down on how you did everything from the start, paint prep, and sand paper ect. Thank you.
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[63c10step]

Originally Posted by Desert.Chevy

Looks Great! How about a picture of the truck all together outside.

Inspired, indeed you have. Do you think you could give me a run down on how you did everything from the start, paint prep, and sand paper ect. Thank you.
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I will get outside pics as soon as I get it back together and it stops raining here. As far as prep work. I started off just sanding the truck with 320 grit. Next I painted the semigloss rustoleum black with cheap chip brushes. Then painted the rustoleum rust color on with a mini roller with 3/8 nap for more texture build up. Then I sprayed on the rustoleum lagoon satin paint in spray cans. I did it pretty thick. I finish sanded with 320 grit. Overall I used two quarts of black, 2 quarts of rust primer. And almost 8 cans of the blue. I used 3 spray cans of rustoleum satin white on the top. I also used a pint of satin white to do the letters on tailgate. I would say I probably used about 40-50 sheets of 320 grit paper.
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[clemdaddy]

your truck looks very good and made a believer out of a skeptic. i will have to try this process sometime. nice work...

[63c10step]

Originally Posted by clemdaddy

your truck looks very good and made a believer out of a skeptic. i will have to try this process sometime. nice work...

Thank you clemdaddy!! I appreciate the nice comments. I do love the way it has turned out. It is my creation and I did it through my eyes. I think alot of the faux patina is done over kill or too much of it. I just tried to make it look like it is an old truck that has been modernized.

[62 Barnfind]

Your truck came out amazing! Yours is the best faux-tina job i've seen. I have been debating on doing it myself but I haven't seen any that i like except yours. Good Job!

[63c10step]

Originally Posted by 62 Barnfind

Your truck came out amazing! Yours is the best faux-tina job i've seen. I have been debating on doing it myself but I haven't seen any that i like except yours. Good Job!

Thank You 62barnfind. I debated myself for a long time. The truck actually set at a body shop for 5 months waiting for its turn while I was debating. Finally decided to bring it home and do it myself. So glad I did!!

[ABX131]

Subscribed....My son and I painted our truck with Rustoleum 2x in a dark satin red with the traditional white top. I did this knowing it would fade out evenly to look old but after reading this post I am tempted to start scuffing up and assisting in the aging process. The truck was originally white and had a red and then a blue paint job on top of that. We used flat black primer over that then the current satin red paint. Hummm so tempted!

[63c10step]

Truck is finally together. Still gonna fine tune a few areas that I think can be better. Raining and nasty weather here. Hopefully get some outside shots soon.
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[19GMC66]

Truck looks awesome. Good job on the fauxtina not over done at all.
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[skysoldier173rd]

Not planning on changing mine anytime soon.

[Street Smart]

Originally Posted by 19GMC66

Truck looks awesome. Good job on the fauxtina not over done at all.
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X2, i love the look and how it`s not over done.

[Realnoisy]

Your truck looks great!

[dubie]

Your fauxtina paint job turned out pretty damn nice. I'm doing a similar paint job on my 56 shop truck build in a couple months. The way I'm doing mine only has a couple minor differences. I'll be spraying the entire body in black epoxy primer to seal and protect the metal and then spray some hot rod flats paint over top and sanding through. The spots where I want to sand will be lightly sprayed so I can age the paint to look more natural.

It's a great effect that anyone could pull off in their own garage in a weekend, I love it
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[sqrlnts]

First crack at fauxtina. I have three hours into the paint job. Still needs some scotch brite work done.

[Jeff La]

Originally Posted by 62 Barnfind

Your truck came out amazing! Yours is the best faux-tina job i've seen. Good Job!

Nicest one and the only one that really looks old

[63c10step]

Since this thread is back at top, I realized I hadn't added any outside pics of truck. Here they are.
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[Killick]

I've been considering this for some time. The existing paint is an old job - apparently 15 years or so. There are a couple of blisters that need fixing, and a couple of scrapes. It's burgundy with a wee bit of flake in it, but when I removed the bed we found the original orangey-red underneath. I'm considering seeing how the burgundy looks with the red poking through. Worst-case scenario is that it will need a respray, but it needs that now, so nothing ventured, nothing gained. Reading through this post is very helpful

[LostMy65]

Wrong year, but man I say this truck is cool!

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[tinydb84]

How well does this protect the truck from rust/etc? I wouldnt mind doing this to my primered truck but not if it is going to rust out underneath...

[forestb]

most authentic I have seen yet

Originally Posted by sqrlnts

First crack at fauxtina. I have three hours into the paint job. Still needs some scotch brite work done.