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I painted my truck with paint from Jim Carter. It was PPG ALK-200, acrylic enamel.. I went with that because it was the only way to get the color I wanted (Burgundy Maroon, 1953 only). I mixed it with hardener from the local paint store and it worked well. I used Rustoleum red primer under everything. I probably put at least three thick coats of primer on.

However...I had to paint the truck in pieces, cab, then doors, then fenders, then bed. No way to use a sprayer, so I did the whole job with a small foam roller. And small foam brushes for touch-up and small areas. I sanded the primer pretty well before putting on the finish coat, and it came out ok. Not a show job, but from 8 feet it looks really nice. And I didn't have to worry about breathing the stuff because nothing was floating around in the air.

If I had been able to paint it all at once, and had a suitable shop, I probably would have sprayed, and gotten a better finish, but it came out good enough for a daily driver, and I spread out the work over several months. I was pretty satisfied.

Tim