Author Topic: What color should i rattle can it? (Read 7073 times)

Yota4life · « **on:** Mar 05, 2005, 12:20:11 AM »

Here is an old pic but the paint is 16 years old and im going to paint it but i cant make my mind up on what color. Iv been thinking The Black Rustolem Hammered that has a tough texture but what do you guys think? Some how the piant looks nice in these pictures but its not... I like white but it gets dirty too easy so im thinking a darker color... If you have any paint that you would recommend then let me know.
I plan on sanding it with 40grit and primer it then paint it. Post pictures of your self done paint jobs.

Yota4life · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 05, 2005, 12:22:24 AM »

My front bumper in this pic was done with the Rustoleum Hammered black (but looks metallic grey)

Yota4life · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 05, 2005, 12:22:44 AM »

more....

toyhunter · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 05, 2005, 12:25:33 AM »

The dark army green

Yota4life · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 05, 2005, 12:30:24 AM »

I found this and it looks like i actually used the Grey for my bumper, they have a solid black but i havent seen it anywhere. http://www.rustoleum.com/Product.asp?ddf=73&frm_product_id=21&SBL=1

FatAzzRunner · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 05, 2005, 03:19:20 AM »

Leave it alone, white looks good.

Otherwise, Flat military green.

Willy Mammoth · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 05, 2005, 05:54:49 AM »

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Leave it alone, white looks good.

Wot he said. Unless you are looking to show it who cares, it's a truck. The original paint will hold up better than a spray bomb.

Rockcrawlintoy · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 05, 2005, 10:40:08 PM »

they make the hammered color in black, Krylon makes it

Drew

GRM · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 05, 2005, 11:40:04 PM »

I'd keep it white so the door jams/under hood matches. Also when you dent it and the paint cracks off, the same color comes out. And to top it off, white stays cleanest the longest on a truck. Black will show every scratch.

mudguts · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 06, 2005, 01:31:33 AM »

How about something from dubya dubya 2

toybuilt · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 06, 2005, 03:09:07 AM »

from the pics your paint looks good, but if your going to paint it blue always looks good.

Weldo · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 06, 2005, 12:57:39 PM »

I agree that military Olive Drab would look great on your truck, especially with the black wheels. I wonder if you can buy the actual paint the military uses, I bet that stuff is tuff.

RUGER · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 06, 2005, 01:13:55 PM »

what not keep it like that...looks great.
if you do paint it i would go black or od. camo always works.

happy trails
rich *ruger*

Yota4life · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 06, 2005, 10:43:27 PM »

yea im going to just keep it white, i like it too much

freds40 · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 06, 2005, 11:24:53 PM »

You could always go Hammered white. BTW, if you do repaint, use at least 180 grit if not 220 for what you're going to do. 40 grit would leave some vicious gouges.

mudguts · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 07, 2005, 02:55:49 PM »

Quote from: Weldo on Mar 06, 2005, 12:57:39 PM

I agree that military Olive Drab would look great on your truck, especially with the black wheels. I wonder if you can buy the actual paint the military uses, I bet that stuff is tuff.

The military stuff is available but it is costly...I was told 250.00 to 350.00 a gallon for the real stuff

sickfab · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 07, 2005, 03:35:49 PM »

Flat black.

dirtyskivies · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 07, 2005, 03:48:44 PM »

DONT USE 40 GRIT! you could put the paint on 1/4'' thick and still see gouges. that truck loooks nice, i wouldnt paint it at all.

Shoyrtt · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 07, 2005, 04:13:28 PM »

Keep the top 3/4 white. The bottom 1/4 paint hammered black like your bumper.

Weldo · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 07, 2005, 05:14:12 PM »

Quote from: toecutter on Mar 07, 2005, 02:55:49 PM

The military stuff is available but it is costly...I was told 250.00 to 350.00 a gallon for the real stuff

Wow, that's pretty steep. Where do you get it from? Governemnt?
Anybody hear of that paint called Chassis Saver? It's kinda like POR15. its like $50 a gallon I think, can be thinned and sprayed or brushed, resistant to chips, scratches, just about any chemical, and it's flexible, so it wont crack when you get dents. I think the Chassis Saver only comes in black or silver, but htey offer other paints in a full range of colors.

Check out www.MagnetPaints.com
It's getting a little more involved than spray cans, but it could be worth it!

awhotrods · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 07, 2005, 05:43:21 PM »

Quote from: Yota4life on Mar 05, 2005, 12:20:11 AM

Here is an old pic but the paint is 16 years old and im going to paint it but i cant make my mind up on what color. Iv been thinking The Black Rustolem Hammered that has a tough texture but what do you guys think? Some how the piant looks nice in these pictures but its not... I like white but it gets dirty too easy so im thinking a darker color... If you have any paint that you would recommend then let me know.
I plan on sanding it with 40grit and primer it then paint it. Post pictures of your self done paint jobs.

DO NOT USE 40 GRIT!!!!! YOU WILL DESTROY THE TRUCK!!!! If anything, you want to scuff it with 320 or 400 before you spray. But like everyone else says, IT LOOKS REALLY NICE right now!

Yota4life · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 07, 2005, 09:20:28 PM »

Woops i didnt meant 40 i meant something more like 80 or higher, but the idea of the grey or black on the bottom 1/4 would look so sweet... What is the deal with that military paint, 300$ for a gallon, its not part GOLD is it?

oddball · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 07, 2005, 10:59:30 PM »

IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I COULD HAVE HOOKED UP THAT MILITARY PAINT CAUSE WHEN I ETSed FROM THE ARMY LAST APRIL I HAPPENED TO HAVE A SIZABLE AMOUNT OF THAT PAINT

tanman2003 · « **Reply #23 on:** Mar 08, 2005, 11:06:41 AM »

that would be cool if you could get catapillar yellow. that paint is pretty tough.

Royota · « **Reply #24 on:** Aug 13, 2012, 11:08:50 AM »

I got creative after I flat blacked mine and it was too much "nothing" I did the hood red and since that was the only red thing I color matched the driver side dash and speaker grills. anything you do, sometimes one color can be too much "blah." at least I got bored. mix it up and do one thing, then add to it, then something else. the best part about painting it is that who cares what it looks like you can do something COMPLETELY different for like $9 haha if you hate it, just dig in the couch for change.

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