I am by no means a painter so I went with the matte wipe on, a lot less prep than spraying too. They tell you to sand it, but I found steel wool worked really well at getting rid of the oxidation, bird poop, etc.
Looks like it was probably an easy application to get the results you were looking for. If it gave you the results you were going for, more power to ya.
Back in the day when my Grandpa wanted to pretty up the truck, he got the house paint brush out, a gallon of red and had at it. My truck (previously his) currently still sports much of his personally applied paint.
~ Dan 1951 Chevy 3 window 3100 Follow this story in the DITY Gallery "My Grandpa Carl's Truck and How it Became Mine" 1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod) | 2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver) US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998) | Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)
It was a lot easier than I thought, I had to plan on a non-rainy day down here in Florida, and not when it’s direct sun. Between the masking off, prep and applying the clear, probably took less than two hours.
