Just wondering what everyone else thought about painting their truck. Did you or will you paint it yourself or pass it on to a professional.
If you chose to take it into your own hands how did it come out or how is it going. What equipment did you use, where did you get it, what did you think of the equipment. What brand paint did you go with. Also where did you paint it at, as not everyone has a paint booth in their garage.
So far im going the route of painting my 52 3/4 ton by myself, well except for my dad helping me out here and there. But anyways, so far i bought a Kobalt 6in dual action sander, i have a long block hand sander, a few smaller hand sanders and many different grit sander paper. I have a 33 gallon air compressor that as i read should be just fine. Im looking at purchasing a hvlp (high volume low pressure) spray gun set. I will also pickup a inline filter to keep water and dirt that gets in the air tank from getting in my new paint. As far as a paint booth, if my dads job didn't close down last month, i would of been able to use the paint booth at his work for no charge, but thats out of the question now. Instead im thinking of getting a 10'x20' carport and rigging up a vent system on in, basically a fan at one side pushing air in with a filter, and another pulling air out. Im also planning to lay a layer of plastic on the ground so no dust or dirt can make its way into the air. Good thing about the carport is i can use to as storage later. As a little guide, i purchased a really good how to book on automotive painting that goes through everything from equipment to body work to painting and so on. So far its been a good reference as i learned about the hvlp spray guns compared to conventional spray guns.
Also has anyone had any experiences using that dupli-color paint thats at advance auto parts and probably at other auto part stores.
Any thoughts, comments, experiences
What route did you take
Do/did you DIY or dont/didn't even try.
Last edited by drummin52; 11/19/2007 12:37 AM.
