Ok well, I know rattle canning a truck isn't the best way to go about a new paint job but I'm just doing it to protect it body. It has an old Macco paint job that is peeling off so I'm gunna just rattle can it. How would you guys go about doing it? Sand down the old paint or what? Also, can I put a clear coat on it? How many cans would you all think I need to do the whole truck, including inner fenders, interior, minus the bed floor and the cab floor?

 

How good of a job are you looking for? If you just want a quick job, scuff it with a palm sander and 400 grit and start hosing it down. I did a better job with rustoleum and put down an average of 3 coats of primer, 4 of paint, and 3 of clear-all rattle can. It wasn't worth it. It would have been cheaper to buy a cheap HVLP sprayer and a gallon of rustoleum. Anyway, after wetsanding, here's the results:

 

I camo'd my rig using 16 cans of Krylon.. four cans each of black, brown, olive, and tan. It has thinned out in some places but touching it up is super EZ and mild scratches just look the part. I wet-sanded with 320, applied primer sealer (not primer surfacer), and then shot two coats per blocked color.

Inner fenders, core support.. I like satin black...Krylon PN 1613... four cans for good coverage. It is sometimes labeled as "semi-flat".

Interior.. mine was in good shape so it's still blue.

'just remember it's all in the prep. A good coat of primer sealer, even if it is rattle-canned, goes a long way in providing a good foundation for the top coats.

 

Alright thank you guys! I'm not looking for anything special, its just to cover up the peeling paint. I have been thinking of a flat/matte white then not using a clear coat. How do you guys think it will look? With out a shine I think it would be hard to pick out any "bad" spots.

 

That is a benefit of non-gloss paint. In the end, it is your truck. What will you be content with?

 

I painted a dodge with rattle cans , it turned out as good as some of the " cheep " paint jobs I've seen . To protect it , any paint is better than no paint . You can always remove it to paint it properly .

 

I just want something that is cheap and won't look like complete sheit, ya know.

 

The correct incorrect spelling is "shiite".

That's a double entendre.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_entendre

 

Here's my rattle canned 79:


I first primered it and then shot some clear over it.


It obviously doesn't look near as good as a real paint job, but it's doesn't look too bad for $60 worth of rattle can. When I get more time and money it will get a real paint job. I still have alot of body work to do, so no sense wasting money on a true paint job to only screw it up when I get around to doing body work.

More details and pictures in my build thread (in my signature).

 

That too is my main reason for not getting a real paint job. I have body work that needs to be done on the pass. side bed so I'll rattle can it til I feel like doing body work lol.

Lol, ok HIO. Shiite. Happy? I was going for She it, like Joker from full metal jacket, "If you eat the peanuts out of my sheit!"

 

5 years ago when I was in High School (Junior) we had to paint a mailbox for my Autobody class, they never said it was mandatory so I decided to paint my first truck which was a 1988 Chevy S10 . I sanded the hole thing down, added 2 coats of primer(cheap 1 gallon can't remember the brand), 5 coats of Rustoleum black, and 4 coats Rustoleum Auto Body Clear, the little thing looked good! After wet sanding and a quick buff, you literally couldn't tell it was a cheap paint job, the reflection and shine were amazing for less than $120, but the best part was when I saw my teacher impressed and told me I did a good job on it.

Even thought its just to protect the body you should do a good job, I would recommend sanding it down, that way the paint will stick better, In my opinion I wouldn't buy separate cans, even though they are the same color, some might come darker or lighter, that would be the same as painting a hole car but in pieces, even though you are using the same color when you re-assemble the car back together you will notice some body panels slightly different. Just get yourself 1 gallon of primer, 1 gallon of paint, and 1 gallon of "Automotive Clear Coat" recommend Rustoleum which will be a lot cheaper than buying cans.

 

Well one reason I'm not painting it with real paint with a spray gun is because I don't have an air compressor any more. Mine is shot so I was just gunna improvise and rattle can it.

After I rattle can it, should I wet sand it or no?

 

I tell ya, I'm gonna do the same thing on mine. Just to protect it.
I used to want a nice paint job on it but screw that.

 

Yea, I see no need for mine to have a good coat of paint because I'll go mudding and ride trails in it so I see no need for a brand new paint job ya know.

 

Exactly