paint pricing
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paint pricing
im thinkin about painting my 69 ford 250 stepside. iwas wondering about how much paint and clearcoat it would take to paint it including inside the cab.
any input would be apprecitated
Thanx
Don
any input would be apprecitated
Thanx
Don
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two gallons of paint and one gallon of clear would be safe. i did my f 150 and used a gallon and a half of base and about a gallon of clear ( 4 coats) i did not do the interior of the cab but did the bed in and out. also used 1 gallon of primer sealer. all hok products.
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I'm in the process of stripping and doin bodywork on mine before paint. I bought 2 qts and a pint (flatbed, so only painting cab) from PPG. They have a thing called one stage painting. They told me no clearcoat is required for it. I got that, hardener, and reducer for $101 and some change. somehow the metallic color ended up goin for cheaper than a solid so I went with that. Hopefully that gives you some idea.
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Hey nick, just be sure you have a clean place to paint that single stage metallic. You won't be able to buff it out after you are done painting without a clear on top, so you have to be carefull about getting it shot well. Single stage metallics can be a little tricky to shoot and get the metallic even if you haven't done it for awhile or are a beginner. The way to do it if the metallic is striping on you or looks blotchy, is to spray a panel move to the next, then back to the one you did before with a little dryer crosscoat and since the panel is still wet it should not be dry looking. Red isn't a real terrible color for mottling and tigerstriping but wanted to give you a heads up. If it were silver, sometimes they can be tough to shoot. Reds are known to fade quicker then others though.
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Hey thanks for the advice, I'm a beginer painter. I'm not extremely concerned about a showcar finish, although I want it to look as good as I'm able to do. I was just looking for an upgrade from my last paint job of flat black housepaint applied with brush and roller, haha. You said red ain't bad to shoot, how about green? I got a Lime Greenish metallic.
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Honestly I haven't shot a single stage in quite a while. The last singlestage I did is on my old bonneville, but it was solid white. Find a maaco painter to ask and they may be able to tell you very well. Maaco uses single stage on there cheaper packages, and there painters spray a lot, I've heard like 10 cars a day. Mostly base/clear is being used nowadays, because the uv inhibitors in the clear, easier repairs and application, and extra depth the clear gives. I don't remember anything too difficult about green, but in base clear I have some lighter greens that were poor covering. Last one I painted in fact. I think it has to do with the yellow tint, which are known to cover poorly, as well as newer colors using more toners in the mix. Spray a coat of sealer on and get everything close in color first and it can save you some extra possible work. The place that mixed the paint can look up the color formula also. Sometimes there is a note on it telling you what shade of sealer to use.
Last edited by kenseth17; Aug 9, 2005 at 03:30 PM.
