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65GMCFirstride · 06-19-2011, 05:38 PM

I am going to paint our 65 GMC longbed in about 3 weeks and I am starting to question if I have enough color and clear. I have a gallon of PPG DBC2000 that is mixed 1 to 1 (so that is 2 gallons). I have a gallon of PPG DCU2002 that is mixed 4 to 1 to 1 (so that is about 1.5 gallons).

The jams and firewall are already painted. I need to paint the entire perimeter of the truck, inside bed walls , and under hood.

So, you experienced paint guys...is that enough to shoot 3 base coats and 3 clears?

Paint store guy said "yes", but it would be bad news if I ran out.

Thanks!

XtechX · 06-20-2011, 11:29 PM

I used 6 qts of paint mixed 2:1= 9 sprayable quarts to paint my long bed. I didnt paint under the hood or the inside of the bed or the ceiling and inside back wall inside the cab. Also I didnt paint the grille, if I would have painted all those things I would have ran out. The dash and the back of the cab between the cab and box only got 2 coats and one coat of clear.
As far as your clear goes mixed 4:1, you dont have enough to put 3 coats on. With what I had for clear, which is the same as you I could only get 2 coats on it. If you get some sealer and use that, your color will cover better and will go farther. By the way, youll need about 3 qts of sealer to cover what your going to spray. This is all fresh in my mind because I just sprayed mine this past Saturday. Hope this helps and good luck!! Also I was using Sherwin williams "cross fire" paint and Acme clear coat.

kieth · 06-21-2011, 03:22 PM

a lot depends on the color, we made a custom green from the original light green. It was pretty transparent, we painted with a white primer sealer and it took 3 coats of color and 2 coats of clear. I used 2 gallons of color PPG (total of 4 mixed gallons) and probably 1.5 gallons of polyurethane clear . since we have screwed up once on the cab and had to reshoot (fish eyes) and we have shot in stages we have used more paint. Here is what it looks like today ,

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...9_XBJQKNf-A-LB

We are shooting the bed and the fenders tomorrow in the am (cool and low humidity) I estimated what it will take for the pick up bed and fenders. since we were shooting all the parts individually we probably used way too much paint.

**Chevy Fleetside** · 06-21-2011, 04:57 PM

DCU2002 clear.

06-19-2011, 05:38 PM	#1
65GMCFirstride Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 125	How much Paint? I am going to paint our 65 GMC longbed in about 3 weeks and I am starting to question if I have enough color and clear. I have a gallon of PPG DBC2000 that is mixed 1 to 1 (so that is 2 gallons). I have a gallon of PPG DCU2002 that is mixed 4 to 1 to 1 (so that is about 1.5 gallons). The jams and firewall are already painted. I need to paint the entire perimeter of the truck, inside bed walls , and under hood. So, you experienced paint guys...is that enough to shoot 3 base coats and 3 clears? Paint store guy said "yes", but it would be bad news if I ran out. Thanks! Last edited by 65GMCFirstride; 06-19-2011 at 05:39 PM.

06-20-2011, 11:29 PM	#2
XtechX Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Edmore, Michigan Posts: 300	Re: How much Paint? I used 6 qts of paint mixed 2:1= 9 sprayable quarts to paint my long bed. I didnt paint under the hood or the inside of the bed or the ceiling and inside back wall inside the cab. Also I didnt paint the grille, if I would have painted all those things I would have ran out. The dash and the back of the cab between the cab and box only got 2 coats and one coat of clear. As far as your clear goes mixed 4:1, you dont have enough to put 3 coats on. With what I had for clear, which is the same as you I could only get 2 coats on it. If you get some sealer and use that, your color will cover better and will go farther. By the way, youll need about 3 qts of sealer to cover what your going to spray. This is all fresh in my mind because I just sprayed mine this past Saturday. Hope this helps and good luck!! Also I was using Sherwin williams "cross fire" paint and Acme clear coat. __________________ Opportunity usually comes disguised....As hard work!!!

06-21-2011, 03:22 PM	#3
kieth Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,925	Re: How much Paint? a lot depends on the color, we made a custom green from the original light green. It was pretty transparent, we painted with a white primer sealer and it took 3 coats of color and 2 coats of clear. I used 2 gallons of color PPG (total of 4 mixed gallons) and probably 1.5 gallons of polyurethane clear . since we have screwed up once on the cab and had to reshoot (fish eyes) and we have shot in stages we have used more paint. Here is what it looks like today , http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...9_XBJQKNf-A-LB We are shooting the bed and the fenders tomorrow in the am (cool and low humidity) I estimated what it will take for the pick up bed and fenders. since we were shooting all the parts individually we probably used way too much paint. Last edited by kieth; 06-21-2011 at 03:24 PM.

06-21-2011, 04:57 PM	#4
Chevy Fleetside Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,780	Re: How much Paint? DCU2002 clear. Attached Images __________________ "A man and his truck, what a beautiful thing" 65 Short Fleetside BBC 65 Long Fleetside 283 3 on the tree for now. my build thread http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=259536 Last edited by Chevy Fleetside; 06-21-2011 at 05:00 PM.



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