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Feb 16, 2007 | 07:55 AM

jimlj

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From: where the deer and antelo

Under hood paint

How do you guys and gals paint under the hood? I have my front clip off, and the engine out of my truck, and want to paint under the hood before it starts going back together. I was planning on sanding and using rattle cans, but I don't know if I can get the right color of paint to match the future body color. Can rattle can be mixed to match, or do you have a better suggestion?

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Feb 16, 2007 | 08:07 AM

ubereal2

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From: Lexington Mo

One of our NAPA stores in K.C can mix paint in a rattlecan. That may be a good try.

Bob

Feb 16, 2007 | 09:41 PM

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Any paint supplier would have the ability to mix up a small amount of paint but looking at the paint formula, just a matter if they want to sell a small amount, or can put it in spray cans. Maybe you could call a few paint supply places in your area and see if they do it at all. A spray can you are limited to acrylic lacquer, or acrylic enamel. Activated products would harden up in the can before you'd probably get home and use it. Basecoat could be mixed, but it would dry dull, and needs protection the clearcoat provides over it and the clear would also give it gloss. If they mixed up lacquer or enamel, not sure it would be a great match to the basecoat formula which majority of painters use today. The lacquer or enamel based product in a spray can also won't be as durable or chemical resistant (which there are under a hood) as an activated paint is. But least under the hood its not exposed to uv, which can soon fade a single stage enamel or lacquer.
Here is two places online I am aware of that mix paint and put in a spray can.
http://towerpaint.com/customcans.html
midwestautopaint.com
Best suggestion is to use the same paint (hopefully a good activated urethane product) that the outside will be sprayed with using an aircompressor and spray gun.

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Feb 17, 2007 | 08:03 PM

bigun72

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From: Jackson,Tn

just hang yer hood from the ceiling with some wire and paint it when you paint yer truck with the same paint in yer paint gun .... or are you paintin it a differnt color ?