what do you guys/gals think

BEFORE



SANDED




PAINTED!!

 

Nice work! I did mine this past winter with the help of a friend.
Looks much better.
Is that base/clear?
What type did you use?

 

Very nice!

You're making me want my '85 back.

Oh well.

Lookin' good!

 

i used a 1 step polyurethane made by Valspar
i think that all of the prep work i did payed off, there is virtually no orange peel, it looks as good as a factory job, the paint is "GM Fleet White" and it cost me about $130, $60 for paint and $60 for activator, my friend sprayed it for me

 

Yeah, its all about the prep work.
I used Dupont Chroma base and Chorma clear,its a lexus color.
You definately saved a lot of money by doing it yourself. There is a lot of satisfaction in doing it yourself. Looks great.

Edit: I realy like how your top looks. Did you sand it smooth first or fill it?

 

let's see it all put back together. looks way better Joe!! That's the fun of having an older vehicle eh? It's a classic now.

 

Nice Job, and man at a great price. Doing the work yourself has got to be rewarding.

Also, i never knew that just sanding your truck would lift it up Six inches...that's awesome

 

i just wet sanded it with 320, there wasn't much texture left when i was done, i like it better smooth than textured

 

Wow, major props for the prep work and shooting poly paint yourself! Looks fantastic, can't wait to see it all together!
:thumbsup:

 

Nice work Joe. I have prepped and painted a few cars, and its a lot of work. But its always worth it in the end!

 

Heres an update of most of the stuff on it, i still have to pop rivet the side trim on, get some double sided tape for the SR5 badge, and paint the frame

 

That is coming together nicely. Do you have a rear bumper for it? Or are you going to go without? It took me 2 months to finally get mine back on (got Lazy)

 

Beautiful Job! Great patience with the prep work really pays off.

 

nice work, wow.

 

Boy that looks sweet all back together Joe, ...smooth is a more professional finish in my opinion. Now you need to hide the overspray on your spare and update your avatar.

 

Just drop it down a couple of inches then spin it around and lift it back up and you'll never see the overspray.

Looks good. - One Q though... If you did all the prep work on the body panels to get them nice and smooth, why didn't you get the little dents out of the tail gate? You ought-a fix them then re-spray the gate and that way you won't have a dent in it.

 

i sanded all of the panels to make sure that i got all of the loose paint off, and this paint job is really too good for this truck, after i save enough money for gears and tires it will be a "trailer queen" wheeling rig, thats why i didn't fix all of the dents in it, because I'm just going to put more into it

 

Damn looks good hopefully I can get mine done after I complete the bodywork.
I found out my paint ain't cheap it's about $450 a gallon for garnet pearl.

 

you will get away with one gallon, i put 3 coats on it and still have about 3/4 of a quart left