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PAINTING MY TRUCK(ADVISE FOR A FIRST-TIMER)
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08/09/09 10:26 PM
08/09/09 10:26 PM
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midnite360
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Painting my truck in a couple days do you guys have any advise? I Am using Dupli-color -I got the primer and color
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Re: PAINTING MY TRUCK(ADVISE FOR A FIRST-TIMER)
[Re: midnite360]
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08/11/09 08:09 AM
08/11/09 08:09 AM
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go to lowes or home depot. and get some naptha or mek, and use it to wipr down the aera your painting. also if you are useing the paint from autozone,advance auto or pep-boys,be carefull not to run it, had a bad experince with it. i would use a real paint from napa car quest or any bodo supply store. what kind of gun are you useing?
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Re: PAINTING MY TRUCK(ADVISE FOR A FIRST-TIMER)
#433193
08/11/09 10:40 AM
08/11/09 10:40 AM
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RodStRace
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Duplicolor? Spray cans? The best advise I can give you is to work as clean as possible, as others have mentioned. Also, do a test panel. It may seem like a pain to get an old fender and do it first, but you will probably learn something just doing that old fender that will make the final paint job better.
Be very carefull, follow the instructions. Lots of paints and chemicals these days can mess you up permanently.
Last edited by RodStRace; 08/11/09 10:42 AM.
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Re: PAINTING MY TRUCK(ADVISE FOR A FIRST-TIMER)
[Re: RodStRace]
#433195
08/11/09 08:35 PM
08/11/09 08:35 PM
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DaytonaTurbo
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Duplicolor? Spray cans?
Duplicolor makes a premixed laquer primer/paint/clear system they sell off the shelf at places like autozone. I researched up on this stuff a bit and the concensus is it's not a good paint, some guys who used it said even a gas spill would take it off! No hardener/activator/catalyst to mix in with the paint so I could see why. I would honestly return that stuff if this is what you bought and go to your local auto body supply and buy the real stuff.
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