My caveat emptor: This vehicle was purchased for $2000. 165,000 miles San Jose, CA
There was minor but noticeable paint discoloration with the arctic green or whatever Toyota factory color it is. I like white trucks and took a tool down to the local Rustoleum outlet (Walmart) and purchased 3 cans of Rustoleum high gloss white. I primed it first with Fine Paints of Europe Euroquart of oil primer I happened to have on hand. It too was white.
White is an eminently good color for a truck. It's safer and I like the white and black color scheme that I have on my 2002 TRD Tacoma 4WD. Face it, if your rig doesn't have a decent paint job, a big, green/dark Land Cruiser looks a bit thuggish, well, anyway a CHP officer gave me a once-over driving the 280 into San Francisco.
My basic painting protocol was
prime and paint with foam rollers and brushes. Foam brushes are essential to get the fine detail, cutting-in, and you need a deft hand to paint anything well. I spray painted the flarings with flat black Rustoleum spray paint and then primed the entire vehicle in white. I then painted 2 coats of Rustoleum straight from the can without diluting it. You have to decide for yourself on dilution. I don't want to debate it. I only know what worked well for me. It turned out well, and it looks a **** of a lot nicer than it did. I use this truck for camping and hauling tools. Up close it's not perfect but then again it looks nice.
There was minor but noticeable paint discoloration with the arctic green or whatever Toyota factory color it is. I like white trucks and took a tool down to the local Rustoleum outlet (Walmart) and purchased 3 cans of Rustoleum high gloss white. I primed it first with Fine Paints of Europe Euroquart of oil primer I happened to have on hand. It too was white.
White is an eminently good color for a truck. It's safer and I like the white and black color scheme that I have on my 2002 TRD Tacoma 4WD. Face it, if your rig doesn't have a decent paint job, a big, green/dark Land Cruiser looks a bit thuggish, well, anyway a CHP officer gave me a once-over driving the 280 into San Francisco.
My basic painting protocol was
prime and paint with foam rollers and brushes. Foam brushes are essential to get the fine detail, cutting-in, and you need a deft hand to paint anything well. I spray painted the flarings with flat black Rustoleum spray paint and then primed the entire vehicle in white. I then painted 2 coats of Rustoleum straight from the can without diluting it. You have to decide for yourself on dilution. I don't want to debate it. I only know what worked well for me. It turned out well, and it looks a **** of a lot nicer than it did. I use this truck for camping and hauling tools. Up close it's not perfect but then again it looks nice.
