Slick 60's

thanks dude im just going to take every color I have and ad them all to gether. Thats going to be my color for my truck

That great info Greg. About how many gallons of paint would one need to give their slick a nice complete paint job? Average cost per gallon?

Is this the method you used to paint your truck, Greg? How is it holding up?

The idea of inexpensive paint is definitely attractive, but are the savings really significant in the long-term? That is, will the cheaper paints hold up as well as a budget single-stage urethane? Having an autobody supplier mix a colour for you would yield much more repeatable results, and you'd have a multitude of factory colours to choose from. That would take the trial and error out of the equation. Plus you wouldn't have to buy full quarts of different colours to get the shade you want. It depends what you're after, I guess.

The Duplicolor Paint Shop is a lacquer paint, which means it's easy to spray and can be buffed out, but I'm curious about how durable it would be. The cost savings may not be worth it if the shine is gone in six months or the finish starts to crack over time.

ebentraywick wrote:thanks dude im just going to take every color I have and ad them all to gether. Thats going to be my color for my truck

Sounds like you're going to end up with a dark muddy brown or grey/black.

I'll have to look into the Duplicolor a bit more. $24.99 a quart here, but that's just for the colour coat. I'm not sure how much the primer and clear would be, or how well the paint would cover versus a higher-priced product. I expect there are some trade-offs. That being said, it's probably less dangerous than catalyzed paints for the average backyard restorer or hotrodder.

Have you seen any photos of completed paint jobs that use a silver base? I've always been intrigued by the Rustoleum and similar paint jobs, but as I understood it metallics weren't an option.

Anyway, thanks for posting. It's always good to have options and add to the knowledge base. There's a ton of paint-related info out there, and it seems everyone has their own preferences.

i agree with Greg... it doesnt have to cost a fortune for a paint job
for a truck thats just for using... OR selling !
i painted this 75 f100 for about 60$ ( dents and all )
25$ TSC paint / Extra fast reducer gallon = 10$
1/2 gallon primer = 15$ & about 10$ worth of sanding disc



no... it aint showroom quality at all... but at least it was ONE color

One good thing with the Duplicolor is it's a lacquer. Lacquer is pretty easy to work with (my favorite). This is the main personal reason I am looking at it for the Uni - I like lacquer and it's hard to find anymore. There is one other place that sells it online but the color selection isn't good - not enough base colors for mixing and they are quite pricey.

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/paintshop.html

The Paint Shop qts are a little cheaper from Summit.

http://www.summitracing.com/search/Depa ... s=Rank|Asc

I used the duplicolor body shop paint on my 66(have a post on new project and built-finally got some pictures) and had really good luck with it.. I used 1 quart of white, 2 quarts of red and I believe 2 quarts of clear to do the cab. I used a HVLP paint gun from harbor frieght and for someone who is not a body man or painter it looks pretty good.
What I really liked about it was if you:oops: goofed(and there where a few} -you wait 30 minutes and sand your mistakes and paint it again.
I got the paint from Advance Auto for about $20 a quart.
As for the primer and sealer I used the duplicolor rattle cans for that Advance had the sandable primer and sealer buy get one free last month..
We have started on the better bed and will probable paint it within the next few weeks. Will post some pictures when done.

Found this website .... I ordered a couple 12oz spray of Carib Turq & Wib White

http://www.automotivetouchup.com/choose ... All+Models

Thank you for giving me the courage to go ahead and try this paint!!! Just did a bike fender for practice and the guy loved it so much I'm doing the tanks, fenders and oil bag.Next will be my buddys interior on his 67 camaro drop-top, then my other buddys 70 ford truck. I love spraying!!! You've created a monster! My engine bay is after that. Thank you again, Looks GREAT for the price and seems to be tough, especially with the clear.

Another interesting development is water-based paints. Car Manufacturers have been using them for years to help reduce paint emissions, but it sounds like they'll be available to customers in a couple years. I'm excited about them, but I bet they'll be more expensive, though, just like everything new is.

You can get water-based paints now and people are raving about the environment-friendly aspects of them BUT you still have to put a Clear Coat over them and Clear has probably the most Isocyanates of any component of the paint process (ie. the NASTY stuff)!

The water-based clear coats must have been what he was talking about, what do you think? That sure would be cool. On the subject of Isocyanates, I've used a lot of it over the years, including IMRON (which is loaded with it). Now I'm have neurological problems and I keep on thinking is partly due to the Isocyanates.

I haven't heard all that much about automotive water-based clear coats. I know several companies are working on those. Auto Air Colors require any urethane or polyurethane automotive clear.

Personally, I'd leave water-based clear coating to furniture and not my car.

Has anyone used the tractor supply paint yet.if so how does it hold up i saw they have a low gloss black which is what i am gonna use on my 63 but i am scared that it wont last and after more than a year getting the body strait and rust free i want it to last. let me know.

Tractor paint works great, you are limited to color choices, it lays down nice. The way I look at it is look how a john deere looks after 20 years of non waxing and field work. Now on the other side of the coin, if you have all that time and money invested in getting the metal ready, do you want to go cheap on it now??

I have used the paints from tractor supply..... I don't know about over time but they are inexpensive and worked for what I was wanting....




http://www.tractorsupply.com/agricultur ... l--3449457

this is what I painted my J-10 with ... and the orange on my Econoline is the Valspar also... (Kabota Orange)

I will use automotive paints from RMS here in Huntington for my Slick...

I think that all of these solutions for inexpensive paints are great..... I painted the Econoline with Tractor paints so it would qualify as being "done" as per the insurance company... now I will work the body as I have time and replace the panels as I can afford them... So with this in mind, cheaper paints were exactly what I needed....

I have also used Rustoleum from Lowes.... It turned out pretty good too, but I ended up with a lot of orange peel...(I think it was the guy spraying it... )




thought I'd share my experience with these other ideas for paint....

That helps alot i am just running low on funds and was looking for a cheap but decent way to color my truck.