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I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

My neighbor got his grandpa's old Dodge pickup.  Not a pretty truck but it has a lot of meaning to him.  Any way I decided to paint his fender for free to keep it from rusting.  So I picked up a can of Dupli-color black and got to work.

this was what it looked like before.


I prepped it, and hit it with a light coat of primer.


then out came the paint.  I laid about 5 light coats until it was even.


then clear, I still need to do a little buffing but I think he's going to like the results.


Not bad for a $5.75 paint job.  Now I need to talk him into buying a new door, and hood.lol

I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #1 –
Not too bad, certainly better than I could do ;)
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'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #2 –
Not bad. Now he just needs a door :hick:
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

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I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #3 –
I think spray bombs get a bad rap :D
Fox-less at the moment

I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #4 –
Ya I agree, I will show the world when I paint my Mark soon! :burnout:

I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #5 –
Not a bad looking paint job. Better than Maaco could ever do (no offense).
If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't f**k with 'em

I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #6 –
Quote from: Scott D;330263
Not a bad looking paint job. Better than Maaco could ever do (no offense).


seeing as I don't work for Maaco, none taken:hick:

I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #7 –
Quote from: 4bangen;330264
seeing as I don't work for Maaco, none taken:hick:


Macco doesn't do that good of work, to begin with. I didn't want that to make it sound like I was downplaying the nice job you've done. Shoot, I'd be scared of how good the truck might've looked had they given you a paint gun and a booth :bowdown:
If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't f**k with 'em

I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #8 –
The problem with typical spray paint is durability - there isn't any. It can look good for awhile though.
1988 Thunderbird Sport

I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #9 –
I have seen the tremclad and roller paint jobs that came out really well. Never tryed it myself But I do remember a thread somewhere about it being done to a 70's Challenger. Looked pretty professional after all said and done.
1988 Thunderbird Sport. Work in Progress
5.8L swap w/fitech efi, 4R70W swap w/quick 4 controller, 2003 GT rear diff, 5 Lug swap

Bought this car back as an old project car.

:burnout:

I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #10 –
Quote from: 86caprirs;330335
I have seen the tremclad and roller paint jobs that came out really well. Never tryed it myself But I do remember a thread somewhere about it being done to a 70's Challenger. Looked pretty professional after all said and done.


I put a roller paint job on my Cougar last year using urethane boat paint.  My experience so far is that its very durable.

1990 Mark VII LSC
1990 Mark VII LSC SE
1969 Cougar 351W

I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #11 –
^ that is rolled on?? I would like to see more pics!


Looks really good in that one!
...and there was light!

I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #12 –
Quote from: Davemutt;330441
I put a roller paint job on my Cougar last year using urethane boat paint.  My experience so far is that its very durable.


I'm amazed that our fair-quality factory paint jobs can last about 20 years in the sun and all the weather - urethane is even more durable in my experience. I wouldn't trust anything roll-on to stand up to 200k+ miles and sitting out in the sun day in and day out, with or without wax. That and rock chips are what I mean about durability.

That car looks good in that picture though...

My bumper cover work some years ago lasted about 3 years before the bumper cover was replaced - it can work out but I notice many dings in the front window trim that I did about the same time (5 years or so now). Good automotive paint today can be quite difficult to chip if applied properly. I don't think the urethane in my door jambs will ever come off - it's tougher than the best powder coating jobs I've done.

I apologize for always playing devil's advocate but I've been led down too many false paths over the years with people praising something that generally does not work well for most, including myself (not specially in paint or anything). I can see someone come here, sees such a thread as this, paints their car, and then gets upset when the paint begins to flake off either from poor prep, poor quality paint (there ARE good paints in cans but they aren't generally very cheap), finish of paint when dry, clearcoat issues, and so on. While paint, whether it's in a can or in a hvlp gun, is paint, most stuff that people see on store shelves won't cut it.
1988 Thunderbird Sport

I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #13 –
Quote from: Davemutt;330441
I put a roller paint job on my Cougar last year using urethane boat paint.  My experience so far is that its very durable.



Oh wow I love that white Cougar! Looks great!

I have MAD spay paint skills Yo!

Reply #14 –
Hey man, that was great of you to do that for him.

Big thumbs up for ya.
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