Monstalining my project Need help deciding color (2 Viewers)

[maxamillion2345]

What's this costing you guys? Or how much are you using to coat the whole 80?

Was thinking of something along these lines down the road. Looks cool!

Edit: turns out all my questions are answered in another thread I had not noticed.

It's the best $300 paint job you will ever find! Here's what I posted in my thread. The more time you spend in prep and tear-down the better it will look. If you're sloppy with removing parts and taping things off, it will show when all's said and done. If you want a good looking finish, REMOVE everything you can, don't just tape it off. Lights, emblems, trim, etc etc. Door handles were a pain in the ass to remove but it makes it look THAT much better since you can separate the black rubber trim from the paint.

- 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.​

Sorry. Carry on. Good luck choosing. I'm sure it'll look good either way.

 

[DetroitStyle]

Your truck looks very matte in this picture, as opposed to the Jeep at the top of the thread. How shiny/matte is this stuff normally?

It looks very different depending upon the current conditions... that picture, the sun was on the other side...

Slightly different angle that same day:

In my driveway, in direct sunlight:

Overcast and rainy:

And it almost disappears at night:

 

[G-Cat]

NO BLACK!!! The white over black is overdone. (I've never liked it, personally)

Have Monstaliner tint it to your factory white color-code is my vote.

 

[Taco crawler]

I luv the the orange with blk or with white on top and orange on bottom this is my plan same line for the paint

 

[retrofive]

this was my thought, i went with desert tan, as my truck was orig white, blends well without to much contrast . imo.

This is what I was talking about in regards to the tan not contrasting as much with the white. The door jams, etc left white.

 

[AMMO]

This is what I was talking about in regards to the tan not contrasting as much with the white. The door jams, etc left white.

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In your pics the tan looks really light, lighter then the old Toyota tan. Hummm... Maybe it's the light.

 

[retrofive]

In your pics the tan looks really light, lighter then the old Toyota tan. Hummm... Maybe it's the light.

Trying to think of 40/60 tan LC around here I could compare. I really didn't put much thought into it. When I dropped my truck off at the shop that did it, I hadn't picked a color yet. The owner owns a toyota mini truck that was done in the tan color that looked good and since he already had a batch of up it tinted and mixed up I just had him go with that. FWIW it's done with Raptor liner. The shop is: http://www.hncusa.com/

 

[jcardona1]

Monstaliner really plays tricks on you depending on the lighting. Don't trust the color samples on their website. After all, look at what they say Sans Panties is:

compared to what it looks like in daylight. Sometimes it's a dark green. Sometimes it looks very yellow. Don't make a decision based on web pics. Spend the $7 and get the full set of color chips and view them from all angles to make sure you're happy.

 

[HungryMedic]

I'm going with jungle love, I think. Either that or Envy

 

[socallove]

I'm leaning towards Pass the Bubbly

 

[RhinoFZJ80]

My truck in Pyroclastic

Do you have more pics? It looks really dark almost black.

 

[socallove]

@autoluxury I have the full sample kit with me, Pyroclastic is nearly black. 1st column, 2nd chip down.

Dessert sand sample doesn't look like sand at all, 2nd column 3rd row, it is slightly olive green.
The sample on the right of it is yank my doodle, I think i like that one best so far.

 

[AMMO]

@autoluxury I have the full sample kit with me, Pyroclastic is nearly black. 1st column, 2nd chip down.

Dessert sand sample doesn't look like sand at all, 2nd column 3rd row, it is slightly olive green.
The sample on the right of it is yank my doodle, I think i like that one best so far.

I think your color chips are mislabeled... Desert sand should be second over on the top, that looks like my color chip that's labeled desert sand.

That green one that seems like it's WWII green.

Again these darn things look so different depending on light conditions.

Personally I'm leaning towards Barbaric...

 

[socallove]

You might be right about the mislabeling, but I doubt it, they paint a large sheet and cut it out.
The WWII OD is much darker in comparison, here's a pic for visual.
Black vs Pyroclastic, Barbaric.
Dessert Sand, WWII OD, Yank my doodle.

 

[jcardona1]

@autoluxury I have the full sample kit with me, Pyroclastic is nearly black. 1st column, 2nd chip down.

Dessert sand sample doesn't look like sand at all, 2nd column 3rd row, it is slightly olive green.
The sample on the right of it is yank my doodle, I think i like that one best so far.

That is not right at all. 1st column 2nd chip is Black. 2nd column 2nd chip is Pyroclastic. 3rd column 1st chip looks like Medium Quartz Gray (or Light). 2nd column 3rd chip is NOT Desert Sand. Could be a new color, doesn't look like WWII OD Green. Desert Sand is 2nd row 1st chip.

 

[jcardona1]

From my samples...middle is Sans Panties and right is WWII OD Green

 

[socallove]

I'm just going by the labels they have on there, glossy make you think it's black but it's very dark gray.
You can see on my second pic black next to pyroclastic at a slightly different angle.
Keep in mind we have different monitors and settings so you may have a different perspective, in addition, not everyone see the same colors.

 

[jcardona1]

Here's a few more real life pics. I've never seen Pyro look that black from any angle when looking at my color chips.

Pyro

Pyro

Pyro

Pyro indoors, as black as it will look

Pyro (same truck from above)

OD Green

OD Green

Medium Quartz Gray

 

[AMMO]

Ok but we all agree barbaric is pink right... no matter who's eyes or monitor or lighting condition.

 

[jcardona1]

Pyro

Pyro