Advice on truck paint..

[JimD]

Check out summit single stage Acrylic Urethane in satin, $80/gal. Can't be the worst shit out there, but i'd try it on an old beater. I wouldn't be putting anything but Automotive paint on it IF you EVER intend on refinishing it.

[MattB]

exactly

when you're talking about a $100k+ car? ok, the satin black has a little swag to it...

but on a $2500 car? it looks like a $2500 car in primer

Actually, I'd say if you spray bomb a $2500 car flat black, it turns into a $1500 car

[Baba Ganoush]

You could do the whole truck on the cheap, couple hundred bucks and about 40 hours. Or you could spend a day painting just the extra cab to match, wouldn't take much.

Oh, and flat black isn't any easier, or cheaper, unless you're using ultra cheap paint. Looks like shit anyway.

[dblack1]

My advice.

Get on EBay.

Type in base/clear paint kit. Buy a $25 gun and get a non metallic paint. Sand truck, follow directions on applying paint, and let it bump. Stay away from metallic paints. They are very hard to spray as a newbie with a cheap gun.

For Under $300 you can have a decent/tough base clear. I have used the ebay paint before with good results.

Or, find the guy who whiteboy uses to paint his stangs.