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Offline codyC10kid

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Best way to paint?
« on: April 18, 2012, 11:25:25 pm »
K i have this 77 K10 4x4 siting on 33's... 8) i have a normal sized 1 stall garage, i was wondering if any one painted a truck with the cab,box fenders,front fenders,tail gate,front box panel,(NOT painting bed,just gunna bedliner it later,save paint and sanding time lol) but will the fenders dry bolt them on will each panel be a shade diferent or will it look like it would if it was together...OH another thing while your still reading...COLOR i always wanted a yellow 4x4 BUT i seen a mettalic gun metal gray truck and then thats what i wanted but I NEED some pics of like Red,Blue,Yellow,Black,Flat black,Satan black,Silver,Gray...those are all the colors i would consider painting my truck..OH its going with polished aluminum rims..this will be my second paint job,(first time i did all rattle can)biggest mistake of my life,ill neevvvver go that crap again it fades easy,painted it yellow no clear,,so any way yeah thaks if ya repy or post pics i wannna see em

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Re: Best way to paint?
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2012, 12:45:00 am »
Check out cardomain.com. plenty of pics:)

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Re: Best way to paint?
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2012, 05:18:00 am »
     There are threads on here that people have painted body panels seperate and then re-assembled and they said it all matched up.  Is that what you are asking ?
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Re: Best way to paint?
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2012, 11:42:42 am »
yeah kinda sorta

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Re: Best way to paint?
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2012, 11:53:47 am »
If you're painting all those parts separate and are worried about slight color differences. One way to help minimize that is to mix/reduce all your paint before hand. If you're using a base/clear system it should help help. You always have to be aware of how many coats and how thick/thin you're spraying.

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Re: Best way to paint?
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2012, 12:10:13 am »
Temp. and air presure can make metalics lighter, or darker too.
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