Well after an entire YEAR, my truck is finally painted. Hard to believe I started this project back in September 2012 after removing the flares:
I always knew I was going to use Monstaliner it was just a matter of picking the color and diving in. Ended up going with their newish "Sans Panties" color. I'm really happy with the way everything turned out. It's not perfect and was never meant to be, but it passes the 20ft test just fine. Texture is great and the finish seems very durable and rolls on very easily.
Since I'm sure folks will want to know, here's a list of tips and things you should keep in mind if you decide to line your truck.
Now on to the pics! I used Rustoleum "Hammered Rosemary" for the bumpers, door handles and mirror base. I will mostly likely end up Monstalining the bumpers over in Desert Sand since I'm sure the spray paint won't last. But that's for another day!
You probably won't ever see her looking this cleaning ever again so enjoy it while you can
I always knew I was going to use Monstaliner it was just a matter of picking the color and diving in. Ended up going with their newish "Sans Panties" color. I'm really happy with the way everything turned out. It's not perfect and was never meant to be, but it passes the 20ft test just fine. Texture is great and the finish seems very durable and rolls on very easily.
Since I'm sure folks will want to know, here's a list of tips and things you should keep in mind if you decide to line your truck.
- Prep, prep, prep. Don't try to save time here. Make sure the surface is completely clean and use lots of MEK
- MEK is no joke. Even using it outdoors will get you light-headed. This is a seriously nasty solvent. Use common sense.
- Make sure you have lots of light. Get some big halogen shop lights and aim them at the panel you're painting.
- You can't take your time while rolling. This stuff sets up FAST, even on a day that was in the 80s. By the end of the gallon it was like painting with oatmeal.
- 2 gallons is BARELY enough to do the entire exterior on an 80. I barely had enough to do a thick 2nd coat on the passenger side so the texture isn't as nice as the driver side.
- Buy lots of extra rollers. I went through 7 of them. As the paint sets, it gets thick and starts to tear off chunks of the foam while rolling.
- Have a set of tweezers ready to pick crap out of the paint.
- This stuff is messy, be ready for it ahead of time. Lots of plastic drop clothes and gloves.
- Having a helper is a good idea to remove the masking tape AS SOON as the 2nd coat is done. Otherwise it will set up and make it more difficult to remove after you're done with the whole truck.
- If you have the space and the tools, definitely spray this stuff on. Would make your life a whole lot easier. Rolling isn't hard, just very time consuming.
- Remove all the parts you can instead of masking them off. Takes more time, but gives a much cleaner look. Door handles for example. Pain in the ass to remove but I'm glad I did since I was able to separate the piece of black trim from the rest of the paint.
- MEK is no joke. Even using it outdoors will get you light-headed. This is a seriously nasty solvent. Use common sense.
- Make sure you have lots of light. Get some big halogen shop lights and aim them at the panel you're painting.
- You can't take your time while rolling. This stuff sets up FAST, even on a day that was in the 80s. By the end of the gallon it was like painting with oatmeal.
- 2 gallons is BARELY enough to do the entire exterior on an 80. I barely had enough to do a thick 2nd coat on the passenger side so the texture isn't as nice as the driver side.
- Buy lots of extra rollers. I went through 7 of them. As the paint sets, it gets thick and starts to tear off chunks of the foam while rolling.
- Have a set of tweezers ready to pick crap out of the paint.
- This stuff is messy, be ready for it ahead of time. Lots of plastic drop clothes and gloves.
- Having a helper is a good idea to remove the masking tape AS SOON as the 2nd coat is done. Otherwise it will set up and make it more difficult to remove after you're done with the whole truck.
- If you have the space and the tools, definitely spray this stuff on. Would make your life a whole lot easier. Rolling isn't hard, just very time consuming.
- Remove all the parts you can instead of masking them off. Takes more time, but gives a much cleaner look. Door handles for example. Pain in the ass to remove but I'm glad I did since I was able to separate the piece of black trim from the rest of the paint.
Now on to the pics! I used Rustoleum "Hammered Rosemary" for the bumpers, door handles and mirror base. I will mostly likely end up Monstalining the bumpers over in Desert Sand since I'm sure the spray paint won't last. But that's for another day!
You probably won't ever see her looking this cleaning ever again so enjoy it while you can
