paint my own truck
 

Is this really hard to do? my truck needs a new paint job but I don't want to throw a few large ones at if for somebody else to do it. I'm serioulsy thinking of doing this and would like to know some tips/how to do it... I've been doing my research and kinda have the idea but i know that there is A LOT of technique involved. My truck does have some rust running along the bottom of the cab, but not much. I still don't understand how to get rid of the rust short of cutting out the piece and replacing it.
thanks

it depends on what your expectations are for the finished result...your gonna need a good air compressor that can keep up with a paint gun (a nail gun pancake compressor is not a good compressor)and a relatively clean area free of dust to paint it in...the best way to get rid of rust without cutting out the metal is to sand/grind it down to the bare metal and then paint it or primer it there are some chemicals that i have seen posted on here that claim to stop rust...but painting is a very involve process and one thing i myself would leave to rpofessionals.

Now i am gonna fix my lower cab rust but a full paint job is alot of work, i helped my friend paint my car in highschool and between the sanding and sanding and sanding it took a while....did i mention the sanding

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man i didnt know that you could paint your whole care with rustoleum.. im in the process of grind and painting my frame and anything else i can reach under my truck with it. I used 2 coats of primer and am going to do 3 coats of black paint.. I just finished the primer today (it looks nice and shinny!! :5:) and should finish the black by the end of the week, and next is the body!!

I repainted my M1008, and it took ALL WEEKEND from Friday to Sunday night to do it, and do it right. Just make sure your prepared for that. A good compressor and paint gun go a long way to. After that, it's just what you want it to look like in the end.

If your lookin for a professional results job and your gonna use a spray gun and compressor it won't happen on your 1st or even 10th try. It takes a lot a practice to get the settings on the gun and compressor right, not to mention the speed and movement of your arm to match your settings. Your gonna have run's and dry spots even if you do manage to get all the paint prep and mixing right.

Enamel paint is by far the easiest and most durable to use, commonly referred to as tractor paint. But it won't have the high gloss finish.

i was trying to find that stuff they were advertising on Spike TV for a while, its like no mixing supposed to be really easy to use paint...i thought it was from DuPont but couldnt find nothing on their wenbsite

Here's another option that I used on my tractor with pretty decent results. https://www.dieselbombers.com/bomb-s...um-roller.html

me and my cuzin painted my truck a few months ago i just bought a gallon and a pint but didnt use it all. it was jet black paint and we got a blue powder they call a pearl off ebay so when light hits it on a angle you see wat ever color you put in. all you have to do is sand it down as good as you can every thing shows up trust me. its all in the prep masking it off and sanding. he just had like a regular ol laquar gun nothin fancey.

the paint advertised on Spike TV was Duplicolor paint shop its ready to go. All you have to do is just shake it up good and pour it in the gun and shoot it on. i just painted my 99
Dodge with it and it looks alright but its not show truck quality.