My first paint job

[raevenzero]

^ besides rattle-can stuff.

I'm just using some Valspar products. The primer and black are anti-rust armor. The blue is Ford blue tractor paint. It is the closest cheap paint that I could find to Toyota Electric Blue. It is oil based enamel and no, I am not going to sand and buff it. If I work on it too hard, I will just end up being afraid to scratch it.

Hopefully the doors and hood will be done this weekend. I will also be spraying black bedliner on the bumpers, fenders, sliders, tire carrier, and whatever else isn't already blue or black.

Poorly prepped.


Primed.


Blued.


The next victims.

 

[snobdds]

Good work. I had a fiberglass bed made for my truck and it came shipped in primer. I, figured it was the perfect time to learn how to paint. With a few days on the internet, I knew in theory how to get a truck painted. Bought a HPLV gun, some PPG epoxy primer and catylst, some PPG top coat, supplies and went for it. Like yours, it turned out ok...lets see some pics when you finish it.

 

[raevenzero]

That looks great. Fiberglass is the way to go.

The 4runner was green when I bought it and after I got more serious about wheeling, I found some rattle can that was a near perfect match. However, it faded fast and would eventually rub off on anything that touched it. A few years ago, I rolled it over onto a tree and damaged the bed.

So I finally decided to cut out the damage and weld in new sheet metal. Then there is some bondo over that. I didn't sand it as much as I should have, but I hope to revisit the bad spots next year. Right now, I am just trying to stay ahead of the cold weather.

I mainly just hope that this enamel paint holds up to abuse and UV better than the Krylon.

 

[raevenzero]

I've used the Dupli-color bed coating in the past with varying levels of success. This time, it was an absolute nightmare. It was wrinkling up and bubbling. I had to scrape most of it off and spray it again. It will have to do until spring when I think I'll scrape it all off and spray Monstaliner on it. I was planning to do the tub at that time anyway. I used Herculiner last time on the tub and most of it has flaked off.