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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 12:30 AM
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Question how much paint do you think?

im thinking of painting my two color half black half white 1990 f150 SWB, i already picked out a color (Summit Racing SUM-CSUMUP320 - Summit Racing Equipment® Acrylic Urethane Paint Combos - Overview - SummitRacing.comand i was wondering how much paint i would actually need, and i was thinking of doing 2 coats.

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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 06:08 AM
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To do a short bed, regular cab truck, with 2 coats, you are looking at a gallon to a gallon and a half of color (mixed). Since you are wanting to do two coats a gallon (mixed) of each color should cover you.
 
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