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Post by gogittum on Jul 29, 2024 12:03:41 GMT -5
 I've been working on the new hood for my 4Runner, getting a nice, matching paint job...but there are questions... I found a good, custom match at the local NAPA store but it's a hefty $33 per 12oz can. I figure for good, even coverage, I'll need ~6 coats. At the local O'Reilly's, I found a close match GM paint for $13 per 8oz can. I figured I could give a good, solid base coat over the primer with the cheaper stuff, then finish off with a couple of coats of the fancy stuff. Main difference is that the Toyota match has "sparkles" in it. I was pretty close in that it took 6 solid coats of the GM paint, but even at that, later coats showed as streaks:  A very light sanding with 400 grit wrapped around a firm sponge seemed to smooth that out quite well, so I went ahead with the high priced spread. A 12oz can gave me 2 solid coats, but now I have the same kind of problem showing. I plan on 2 more coats/12oz, then a light sanding and a couple or 3 clear coats to top it all off. Can I expect the same results with the fancier stuff ?? Should I sand the clear coat ?? I'd hate like hell to blow all this work at this point. Any suggestions ?? I've done a lot of rattle can work in the past, but nothing to this scale. |
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Post by toldya on Jul 29, 2024 12:12:13 GMT -5
I'm thinking you may need to buff it and I'm not sure you need a clear coat on that paint. I'm not an expert on automotive paint though and someone here probably knows.
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Post by cadman on Jul 29, 2024 12:36:39 GMT -5
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Post by gogittum on Jul 29, 2024 13:58:34 GMT -5
Yah, I got one of those trigger things locally. The high priced NAPA paint buttons were almost impossible to push without it. It does help. I know there's good coverage - overlapped it a lot, but the spray can nozzles only squirt a narrow pattern, so the streaks are unavoidable. |
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Post by billybob on Jul 29, 2024 15:27:31 GMT -5
You could TRY painting hood from top to bottom. And then paint from left to right to kind of blend everything in. But with a rattle can it might not work
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Post by gogittum on Jul 29, 2024 17:24:40 GMT -5
You could TRY painting hood from top to bottom. And then paint from left to right to kind of blend everything in. But with a rattle can it might not work Yah, that's what I've been doing....see my next comment below.... |
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Post by gogittum on Jul 29, 2024 17:53:32 GMT -5
What the hell happened to my extensive reply to billybob, above ??
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Post by conchydong on Jul 29, 2024 18:00:32 GMT -5
When all else fails just paint the whole truck camo. Nobody will notice the imperfections.
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Post by garycoleco on Jul 29, 2024 18:03:07 GMT -5
Ooof looks pretty bad. Just go to harbor freight and buy one of their guns and use a quality single stage paint. You'll spend more money on rattle cans. You'll also get better results shooting the hood in a horizontal position
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Post by TRTerror on Jul 29, 2024 18:48:42 GMT -5
LOOK...Your Old , The Truck is Old..
Just screw down a piece of 5/8 plywood and brush paint it
Grab a Cold one and sit under the tree till it dries..or throw sand all over it and call it Non Skid.
You're overthinking it Bro.
Glad I could help....
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Post by jstubby2 on Jul 30, 2024 5:33:04 GMT -5
The question nobody is asking is how'd you get off that grade & into the tree in the first place?
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Post by cadman on Jul 30, 2024 5:37:02 GMT -5
The question nobody is asking is how'd you get off that grade & into the tree in the first place? Big Candy was distracting him. |
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Post by jstubby2 on Jul 30, 2024 6:54:01 GMT -5
A good BJ will do that! Got stories about that too 😇 not!
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Post by gogittum on Jul 30, 2024 16:45:04 GMT -5
A good BJ will do that! Got stories about that too 😇 not! Lots of stories, but no pics. Best story was of a lady working on me going over the 405 Fwy into San Fernando Valley in my '67 Stingray, back around 1970. All was well and lots of fun until I got into the left turn lane off the fwy onto Ventura Blvd in heavy traffic - at night....and I got my nut in the middle of it. Picture that - and trying to work a 500 hp Corvette stick shift thru that mess at a time like that. Haha, I made it and we had a good laugh when we got into more settled territory. |
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Post by gogittum on Jul 30, 2024 16:48:27 GMT -5
The question nobody is asking is how'd you get off that grade & into the tree in the first place? It takes talent. |
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