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Hoping to get some advice on what paint system and brand to use on my project truck. The plan is that I sand, fix any small dings, shoot primer in my garage, block sand with 400 and 600 and hand it over to a shop for final base/clear. I have it sanded down to the factory primer with areas of leftover base. There are some areas where metal is bare but I can hit that with some etch primer.

Looking for a single easy-to-use and forgiving paint system that most paint shops can work with so it can't be some random brand that shops do not use. I understand that some shops will not work with people who do their own prep work, but I can't afford to pay for a complete job. I might just have to do the whole thing myself. I did the prep on my 55 about 13 years ago and the shop was pretty impressed, but I am sure what I used then is out of date today.

Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Using Nason 2K on my 40... it's a single stage base but we deviate and clear 30 mins after the base is laid down

Some pics of my recently painted 40 parts.. painted in a costco tent for full ghetto effect. None of the parts in the pic have been color sanded as of yet

You can use a HF purple paint gun if you open the tip up a bit for your epoxy primer. The price is $10-$15. Works good. If something goes wrong, just toss it and get a new one.

I have an old jet, spray gun for the finish so I can’t say much about new ones, but I use PPG. ALK -201 (with hardener). It’s an industrial single stage enamel and flows out great, easy to sand, buffs out well…. About $80 a gallon. And if you screw something up, just get you fine bristle paint brush out and paint it, then wet sand then polish…. It works great…. By the way, I believe that’s the type of paint the main parts suppliers sell you…. You can mix any color…

Mike

I wouldn't recommend a HF paint gun, let alone drilling out the tip.

If you're going to do much painting, buy a decent paint gun. I have a 3M PPS gun that works well. Comes with a selection of tip sizes. The supplies (disposable cups, etc) are a little pricey, but the ease of cleaning (takes just a couple ounces of cleaner) makes it worth it for the occasional painter. Did I mention disposable?

Just painted my '98 C3500 Crew Cab Dually last summer. Great choice for my first overall, eh! Devilbiss Startingline guns for primer, HF Black Widow HTE for the finish coats, single stage. Used Tamco from the ground up. Sand/strip, epoxy, fill, prime, finish. Paint might be more affordable than you think! Top notch customer service, too! http://www.tamcopaint.com

I have pictures of the project if you're interested.

I was used to PPG/Ditzler acrylic enamel and a Binks model 7. I recently used PPG urethane enamel with my Binks model 37 'cuz I wanted a small controlled pattern, Very easy to shoot and nice finish, it was on a Chevy with fiberglass body so it kinda' fits here.