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Spray can paint job
So I did a search and didn't find much. If you or someone you know painted a 4runner with spray paint please post a pic in this thread. I would like to gather ideas and info. If you remember please include how much it cost to do the whole job in your reply.
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07-11-2013, 12:55 AM
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i didn't paint my runner but i did rattle can my '88. used about 7 cans of krylon in desert tan. actually came out pretty good.
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07-11-2013, 01:02 AM
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Yeah that thing looks nice. Probably one of the better spray can jobs I have seen.
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07-11-2013, 02:41 AM
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I painted a car with spray paint, half assed it really, but it came out pretty good. Some more effort and it could have looked really good.
The paint was SEM Trim Black. I bought it from a paint specialty store for around $15 a can. The paint job cost around $125 total. I didn't spend a lot of time on prep and I only did one thick coat. A good amount of effort and two or more coats could bring you up to $300ish.
How it used to look like
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07-11-2013, 04:53 AM
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Looks great. Just wondering what's the best spray paint aside from Krylon?
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07-11-2013, 05:12 AM
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This topic is near and dear to my heart because it's gonna happen to my truck sooner or later. How do you guys prep before painting? What grit sandpaper? Do you have to get it down to bare metal, or just get the pitiful remnant of the clearcoat off?
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07-11-2013, 05:19 AM
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Looks great. Just wondering what's the best spray paint aside from Krylon?
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Ive used valspar spray paint on a couple things now and im loving it.
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07-11-2013, 11:33 AM
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This topic is near and dear to my heart because it's gonna happen to my truck sooner or later. How do you guys prep before painting? What grit sandpaper? Do you have to get it down to bare metal, or just get the pitiful remnant of the clearcoat off?
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I forgot what grit I used but I didn't do too much prep work before painting. I just lightly scuffed up the clear coat (wasn't really much left to begin with). Masked where necessary and let'er rip!!!
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07-11-2013, 08:20 PM
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Mine isn't a rattle can job. I used a paint roller and and rustoleum.
88 Runner Rustoleum paint job
Here's the write up, hope the link works.
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07-11-2013, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by KidVermicious
This topic is near and dear to my heart because it's gonna happen to my truck sooner or later. How do you guys prep before painting? What grit sandpaper? Do you have to get it down to bare metal, or just get the pitiful remnant of the clearcoat off?
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I just painted a chrome grille OEM titanium metallic and my steps were the following:
sand with 80 grit,
sand with 160 (i think, somewhere there abouts)
Plastic parts adhesion promoter (may be a scam  )
Filler primer, 4 coats
Sand with 600 grit till smooth as per the primer instructions (had to do 220 in some spots where there were dimples, sand down then re prime then 600)
3 coats of color
Now, i suppose you could sand here, but I didn't and I wish I did, i have a few imperfections
4+ coats of clear
let dry
wet sand 1500 grit
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07-12-2013, 12:51 AM
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I'm not so sure about rattle canning an entire rig, but 400-600 works best for doing quick prep over old paint without having scratches show through.
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07-12-2013, 01:44 AM
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Hey...been thinking about this too. I don't want to drop hundreds in a nice paint job just to scratch or dent the $#!+ out of it on a trail, and have to start over.
So I guess my real question...I'm about to start body work on my 1st gen. Is the rattle can primer fine after I smooth out a few dings?
Also...how do you get the rattle can paint to stick, and not chip within the year?
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Love your paint job, Mike. I was looking for your writeup a while back and couldn't find it, thanks!
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Ha. No.
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