How much paint do I need?
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How much paint do I need?
I picked up a 91 f250 reg. cab 8 ft. bed, and I am learning how to do body work. I got most of my questions answered by reading these forums. But I don't know how many gallons of paint i need. And should I do one coat of paint or two? If two coats how long in between coats?
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This depends on the type of paint system used. There are Single Stage systems which are paint only, and Two Stage systems which are a base coat (color) and then a protective clear topcoat.
I would recommend the Single Stage system if you are newbie (two gallons will do it), and go a step further and suggest a solid non-metalic color (easier to fix boo-boo's).
Originally Posted by triplepower
How much paint do I need?
I would recommend the Single Stage system if you are newbie (two gallons will do it), and go a step further and suggest a solid non-metalic color (easier to fix boo-boo's).
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I'd say a gallon and 1/2- 2 gal mixed depending on coverage of the color, and if doing inside bed, jambs too. You spray as many coats needed to get coverage so you can not see the primer or undercoat underneath, and 2-3 coats of clear. I would say use basecoat clearcoat if metallic for sure, and ease of repairs and to be able to buff. If you don't want to spend a lot on paint being a new at it, then like rocket said, a single stage enamel in a solid color might be a good choice. A single stage in metallic cannot be buffed out after, and can be a little tricky to spray a metallic in a single stage. You will have to look at the mix ratios of the paint you choose to determine how much paint mixed will make 2 gal, and a hvlp gun will go farther with paint then a conventional gun will, so that is also a factor.
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It depends on the paint manufacturer too. I used a single stage urethane made by Dupont(Nason). It was a tan color. One coat covered well but I did two just to be sure. I also used a single stage urethane by PPG(Omni) in white and in green metallic. It took at least 5 coats for both colors. It was like spraying colored water. Both were 4:1:1 ratio. I'm not downing or pushing either brand. Both came out excellent. And there were some things that I actually liked better about the Omni. If you will be spraying over a consistent and similar color it won't take as much to hide either. But if you have spot repairs and need to hide patches of primer it may take more depending on how the paint hides (like Kenseth said). With the five coats of Omni on my pickup including the inside of the bed and using a conventional gun I used one gallon (before thinning). This excludes the top of the cab that was done in white.
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I agree, omni and cheaper lines of base cover poorly. Spray a coat of sealer in a shade that will get the vehicle all one solid cover and help with coverage. The upper lines normally cover better, like within 3 coats of color, but even these can have some colors that are pretty transparent like yellow which is normally poor covering. It really depends on how much toner is in the color, and lower lines use less pigment so poorer covering. The upper lines of base like ppg deltron and dupont chromabase normally cover with fewer coats, but are about 3 times the price of omni and nason. I've never used nason, but have had poor covering omni and limco, I think the lower lines are pretty much the same and you would really have to spray the same color with both paint lines to compare coverage. I have heard though that omni seems to cover poorer then the others, but used omni and limco both at a used car dealer and they seem similar.
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