So I was wondering through the farm store and found Sahara beige interior house paint. Knowing my trucks original color was Sahara beige I bought it out of curiosity. Now the question is can I put that interior house paint in a spray gun and paint my truck with it?😂 I assume I need to thin a lot and use a lot of clear coat to make up for the lack of gloss but I would love to know if this would work, it doesn’t have to be show spec but I would love if I could have the original color back on her

 

My dad painted his 64 Impala wagon every two years with house paint and a roller. Lasted ok, but started to peel after awhile.

 

My plan is to use a bunch of self etching primer so that it sticks, use a bunch of paint thinner and put it in a $15 harbor freight paint gun, then buy $50 worth of clear coat lol

 

Let us know how it works out.

 

Can you not just buy the correct stuff at an automotive paint store? If you’d go to all that effort, for a few bucks more, why not use paint that will last? I am really doubting that Ford’s Sahara Beige, and some manufacturers house paint from 55 years later, are going to be the same.

 

Well I’m still a teenager so I don’t have a lot of money and me and my friend want to make my truck look nice before he goes to Mexico for diesel school and I go to the marines. And I’m sure we can get the color pretty close to the original one, like I said it’s not gonna be any show spec paint job it’s just something to give her a bit of a face lift

 

To answer your question, yes you can do it. Should you, no. If you do will you get good results, probably not.

 

I agree with this. Your truck do what you want.

​​​​I'll assume this is latex we are talking about. Just know that you will cause yourself more work in the future to do it right, and as a potential buyer I'd be less interested after the truck was painted with house paint...
Different paint chemistries don't generally play well together so what ever clear you are referring to may cause the house paint to lift, crinkle, crack ect. Also I'm not sure what clear you are referring to, my guess is you would need about 20 rattle cans to do a pickup at $6 per can that's $120. Real 2K automotive clears start at $20 per quart, the the activator is usually about same per required unit...
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My local auto parts store carries axalta (formerly DuPont) their Nason line (economy) has 1k (no hardener) acrylic enamel called FastDry. It is marketed as a tractor/equipment paint. I can get just about any color I want mixed in this line and as long as it's not red ($$$ pigment) it's about $25-30 per quart, less by the gallon... I'll take that over house paint or any of the rural supply store enamels any day. It drys quick, gets hard and stays shiny in the weather. I'm going on 5 years of continuous outdoor exposure with minimal washings and no wax and it looks as good now as it did when applied. It can be sprayed or brushed on too.

 

You're way better off with oil-based paint like this: https://www.rustoleum.com/product-ca...771502&lc=Sand

When I was your age, my friends and I painted my '53 Chevy sedan delivery with this product. We heated the paint in boiling water and applied a couple coats with (someone else's) expensive brushes.

Eric

 

Eric, I wouldn’t say he’s better off using a non-automotive paint, that isn’t true. He’s a kid, encourage him to use the correct product. I’m glad I got dope-slapped into reality when I had hair-brained ideas in my youth. Or even this morning, according to some . .

 

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I say go for it, its only paint!!! But use Rustoleum.....and damned all the naysayers....

 

I wouldn't say that either, although it might look like I already did... This would be my advice if "almost free" were the objective.

There's always the Penetrol option, which is the course I took. And yes, I'm cheap, and proud of it!

Eric

 

By the time the young man buys the paint, the thinner, and the clear coat he’s proposing to do, he could be very close to simply buying the correct paint.

You know, I lived in Misery, I mean Missouri, for some years - the Show Me state, that land where people frequently choose to do things the harder backward way, just cause they can, or want to prove others wrong. And I live in the Redwoods. So I know you CAN cut a Redwood down, over time, with a butter knife. But a chainsaw is a whole bunch easier. Gotta train ‘em right, and right from the start. Otherwise, it will frequently be a one or two year project, soon abandoned. Heck I’d be happy to forward a couple gallons of latex paint in any color the OP chooses.

 

so I say this...and I just once again learned from experience! If you are going to do something do it right the first time. I recently tried to cut corners with installing some seat belts and I ended up wasting 2plus hours being lazy only to end up doing it the right way. Do it once and do it right. If it means waiting, wait! Best of luck in the Marines, stay safe and most importantly, thanks for your service! Finally, it is great to see someone your age interested in these old trucks!

 

No. Don’t do it.