How much paint will it take to do my truck>

big daddy caddy · **Posted:** Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:55 pm

90's style King cab dually.

Under hood, in door jams, behind fenders, everything.

Base Clear

Thinking about either New Vette Blue (Z06)
Or the Viper Blue.

Body mods:
tailgate handle
93 deville tails
Caddy clip w/GMC chrome bumper
roll pan
40x40 rag

liljlowrider · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:17 am

your gunna need AT least one gallon of blue probably more... depends also on what brand of paint your gunna use because some paints suck and dont cover worth a shit.... as far as clear goes one gallon would be enough to put two decend coats on it ,,, more of a factory look versus a slick finish so if you wanna wet sand and buff it out nice gunna need more clear....

tuckin22 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:50 am

SHOOT TO DO MINE I USED A GALLON OF BLACK AND ABOUT 1/2 OF GREEN MAYBE A LIL MORE.
AND 2 GALLONS OF CLEAR.

liljlowrider · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:58 am

^^^^ wow a gallon of blk ? Did they use blk sealer first? Should have taken only half gallon of blk. That's one gallon sprayable base.

big daddy caddy · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:50 pm

So about 1-1.5 gallons of paint and 2 gallons of clear.

He hand made the tail light fillers. from a old hood. I will post up some pics when I get them off my phone.

Ron

liljlowrider · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:59 pm

Yes that would be plenty of materials

tuckin22 · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:10 pm

HE USED A DARK GRAY SEALER SO THAT WAY IT WOULDNT BE AS MUCH COLOR. BUT I GUESS IT IS STILL QUITE A BIT THEN HUH?

chameleonstang · **Joined:** Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:03 am **Posts:** 50

It will also depend on the reduction ratio of the paint to how much sprayable paint you will have. Different brands have different ratios. You also didnt mention if your were doing the inside of the bed.

liljlowrider · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:27 am

most of your bases are mixing ratio of 1 to 1 but some brands of paint suck ass once you reduce them and they dont cover worth a shit...

chameleonstang · **Joined:** Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:03 am **Posts:** 50

Most good paint is 2:1 thus the reason for good coverage. A 1:1 explains why there is no coverage the paint is too thin. Remember you get what you pay for. I've used just about every brand there is and at my shop now we use spies hecker. One of the best I've ever used. Coverage is great, 1 1/2 to to coats for coverage.

liljlowrider · **Posted:** Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:24 am

the 1 t0 1 mixing ratio has nothing to do with coverage.... doesnt matter what brand of paint it is your are still spraying it a almost the same VOC's after it is reduced. the different in mixing ratios is because of different paint makers make there material thicker than others..... PPG is 1 to 1 and always has and it has great coverage. sikens is 1 to 1 and has awesome coverage. the base has to be close the the same consistency to spray , just good paint brands have good pigment.....

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