New Paint

[dragman]

Painted the Deuce today...My back is killing me.....Alot of ladder time.......Had to do a rush job, The wife wants us to take it to a Christmas party.........I guess i won her over.......

 

[jbingvtx]

Truck looks great!!

 

[poppop]

Best rush job I have ever seen.

 

[4x4 Forever]

Dang, that looks like a factory job to me! Excellent job!

 

[fuzzytoaster]

Dang, I'd "hate" to see the quality when you take your time!

 

[Bill W]

I hope my non rush job looks that good!!

 

[Seatyger]

WHAT HE JUST SAID.................DITTO.................and of course x2

 

[dragman]

Thanks Guys........I got the paint from Rapco.........383 Green......this stuff is fool proof!....Its Gillespie and let me tell you its very easy to use, if you have never painted, you CAN with this paint, i used a really good gun, but i have been told you can use a $25.00 one and get same thing. .....Just do it...thats how you learn, I paint all the time, so i know junk when i use it.......If you guys were closer, I would be happy to shoot them ..........Thanks Again...you make an old guy feel good........Vince

 

[bulldog_mack13]

Glad to see it turned out well and you did it yourself, Ive seen others pay over 1,000 dollars for a pint job states away. Just takes time and you can say " I did that" . Good looking truck and the pride that you did it A+ - Jay

 

[ctmustang]

Goodlooking job. I finished mine a few weeks ago. Gillespie is very easy to spray. Only next time I will use hardener in the paint. Send me some sunshine. I enjoyed the painting and if anyone in NC wants their truck sprayed for free let me know after you sand and get it ready!
CTMustang

 

[cessnatwin]

Good job! I think I talked to you about it! If you want help or hang out with them in a mud hole, get a hold of me. I am just on the other side of the skyway!

 

[PorscheTech911]

Looks great! Good job!

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Excellent "Artwork"
As for your "Mission Objective".....

The wife wants us to take it to a Christmas party.........I guess i won her over.......

.......... That's probably the first time THAT's been used to justify a world-class work of art

 

[tm america]

great job.looks great i need to paint mine unce i put my new body parts on .how much paint did it take.did you just scuff up the paint and shoot over it or sand it all the way down seal and prime it then paint

 

[nk14zp]

Look's great!!

 

[dragman]

I just scuffed it up, I did sandblast in some corners where there was rust and paint flaking off, then pressure wash it down, Make sure you sand runs and any marks in the old paint, if you can see it....You will see them in the new paint. Sand the old numbers, letters, etc., off, or you will still read them.... The better you prep it, the better it will look, DO NOT sand to bare metal, if you have some showing, use spray primer on it....it will take around 2 Gal to paint the truck, thats 2 coats, does not include inside the bed, i bought 3 gal.....depends on how many coats you put on.....

 

[tiger422]

Very nice

 

[Scarecrow1]

I for one think you did a great job on it ,,,, It looks like it's new stock waiting to be deployed ... Once again it looks great ,,,

 

[jimmcld]

The Gillespie spray cans work great too. They will make you throw rocks at Krylon or some of the other major brands. The advantage to the spray cans is that you can do a small part at a time without having to prep and shoot the whole truck at once. I've done six vehicles with spray cans and people can't believe it wasn't shot all at once with a paint rig.

 

[grouper]

nice job, did you paint the interior and bed as well?