Rattle Can? (Yea yea I know)

[CDog86]

Hi guys, so I recently replaced some panels that I cut out because of rust and have them all in and ready to be painted. But.. I was considering doing the whole truck flat black. This is by no means a show truck. I drive it to school everyday and I am not really able to get it painted at a paint shop because of budget. However, I was wondering if anyone else has rattle canned it and how they got good results from doing so. (I know it is difficult to get even coverage and all that good stuff but just an idea right now) yea yea you get what you pay for and that's cheap and it'll never look good I've heard that.

Thanks

[Jason S]

About 20 years ago I helped a friend spray paint his '70 Dodge pickup... It went from many shades of gray primer to red and it required a lot of cans.  It looked decent from about 20 feet.

[timthescarrd]

I've seen rattle-can jobs done well and done horribly.  I even saw a car painted with a paint roller one time, and that was grotesque.  When going for a decent paint job, Prep-work goes along ways.  Spending plenty of time stripping, sanding, masking, and priming, so that you have a good base to start with before painting, is going to make a world of difference.

[roundhouse]

Ive seen some done with a roller that turned out fantastic

It's all in the prep work and how much you want to wet sand it

[outlaw70nova]

For the money that you would spend on the amount of cans it would take to paint your truck, I believe it would be more economical to buy a cheap spray gun and a gallon of Rust-Oleum flat black enamel. I believe the results would be much better and less cash out of pocket.

[CDog86]

Okay thank you, would you guys happen to know the best gun for the cheapest price?

[fitz]

Google "plastic dip car". It looks like a cheap way to get your truck flat black for cheap money.

[Irish_Alley]

Google "plastic dip car". It looks like a cheap way to get your truck flat black for cheap money.

and you can peal it off if you dont like it

[Tazman]

I know you said the budget is keeping you from a decent paint job, but do you have a Maaco in your area? Just an idea.

[fitz]

The Maaco near me won't do the "$299 special" paint job on a full size truck.
Full size truck paint jobs start at $750.

[Irish_Alley]

you can cut corners and not spray a clear coat or add flex. painted a bumper once for a rental
it would of been over 600 for the paint just for that. saved a couple hundred by not adding flex and a clear

[CDog86]

I'm not quite sure what a Maaco is? But I live up in Alaska so I would guess not...

[Unbreakable]

Any gravity feed gun from Harbor Freight will work fine if you have any painting experience at all. If not, then you better get in some practice so you'll avoid runs.


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[BidEquation78]

Check out the pictures of my truck. used 24 cans of 96 cent Walmart flat black and it turned out great. prepped it with degreaser and green scotchbrite pads. been 8 months so far and you can see a noticeable fade but for $30 in tape, paint, and a saturday paper to mask with who can complain?

[jaredts]

Find some cheap single stage urethane and a $30 harbor freight hvlp gun.  I used this electric setup: http://www.harborfreight.com/high-volume-low-pressure-spray-gun-kit-44677.html
Some may laugh but it makes the process dead simple with no air compressor needed.  It does take a little effort to get a good finish, though.  I sprayed primer and paint with it.  Some orange peel is kind of a given, but with a little extra reducer you can keep that to a minimum.  I'm happy overall and would do it again.  A gun with air compressor is better if you already have the setup.