painting has begun!

[clean454]

so im doing a slow takn my time paint job, and today i started with the front fender

BTW sanding sucks!

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/img1258242833867.jpg

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/img1258248846394.jpg

[roadrageror]

you gonna paint your truck 1 panel at a time outside? thats a pretty BOLD task if you ask me! good luck man!

[clean454]

i just sanded it outside i painted inside its in the garage now, i just did the fender now, im doing the hood tomarrow and other fender, and when i shave the handles ill do the doors and work my way back, the hood badly needs paint befor it starts to peal and rust, i wanna get it done quick as possible...

[Effeckt]

Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

[foreverfalcon40]

rattle can or gun...looks good!

["350Vortec"]

Looks pretty good man! Much better than i can do...Take the dc sticker off the mirror imo

[clean454]

Gun and I like dc my boys sponsored so I'm leavn them I'll post more pics tomrrow as I go thanks for the imput guys

[NorCal]

Aw man, I hate to see people paint over the green. That is hands down my favorite color on the 90's Chevy/GMC Full Size.

I love mine in white, but deep down, I wish it was green. My 1998 GMC P/U was green and I freakin loved that truck !!

[clean454]

i love the green to its just a black primer its prolly gunna go back to green, after the winter.

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front fenders done just need to clear it,
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/img1258397626410.jpg

and i just started the roof and the back hatch

heres the hatch coat 1

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/img1258397626861.jpg

[roadrageror]

good time to put a custom hood on!!/and also a rollpan!!/side skirts!.. :)

[clean454]

yeah i wanna get a nice hood, as far as roll pan i have a hitch and i use it so it will look ridiculous with a roll pan and the hitch stickn out. lol i like the look with a roll pan tho.. ha

[AtomicHoe094]

you know you should lay the clear on at least within 24 hrs of basecoat...

[clean454]

im spraying clear tomarrow i finished sanding the whole truck today and i need to get another coat down then ill spray the whole truck cleared tomarrow, thanks for the advice

[clean454]

had some free time the past few days so i finished up sanding and laid the first coat of black down put it ouside to dry


http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/img1258672673034.jpg

[AtomicHoe094]

whats the actual color? what brand of paint?

[clean454]

dupont paint, and its a flat black, this is my first painting experienced i think it looks good!

[NorCal]

The wheels look awesome . . .

What are they? New model stockers is my quess, details . . . . ????

BTW, good choice on keeping it green. :waytogo:

["350Vortec"]

The wheels look awesome . . .

What are they? New model stockers is my quess, details . . . . ????

BTW, good choice on keeping it green. :waytogo:

He didnt keep it green....Haha. But yea, the only time i appreciated my green hoe is when its polished up with an awesome shine. The metallic emerald really glows.

Looks pretty good Clean95. Clear coat it yet?

[Effeckt]

i love the green to its just a black primer its prolly gunna go back to green, after the winter.

He didn't keep it green but he is going to in the future 350.

[Whippled2dr]

Looks good, but I had no problem with the green. I was actually going to get my tahoe that color but in 99 they changed the green to a little bit lighter shade of green.

[clean454]

thanks everyone! and yea its goin back to green, i really like the chevy green when its all polished up. i didnt clear it yet it needs another coat of black, my dog chewed thro my air hose so i gatta get another hose befor i continue.

and those wheels are the ltz wheels off the newer chevys,

and btw im not happy with these wheels they dont last and start to flake thats why i sanded and painted them,

thanks again more pic's commn soon.

[coopiesb]

looks good so far man......... cant wait to see it done

[clean454]

looks good so far man......... cant wait to see it done

thanks! i love ur truck bro, and those kmc's are sick, im lookn at getting some.

[Sam Hamm]

looks good man. i like the fact you are doing it on your own.

are you spraying clear over the flat black?

[clean454]

looks good man. i like the fact you are doing it on your own.

are you spraying clear over the flat black?

yeah when the whole trucks done i will be spraying clear, just to seal it.

[Sam Hamm]

so will it looks semi gloss black?

[clean454]

its gunna be straight up flat black!

[bowtiefreak]

can't wait to see it.

[clean454]

alright here it is well almost done everything and shot my first coat of clear i think i did pretty well for being my first time, i just gatta finsish the roof and the hood. and i also shot some clear on one rim and i dont like it to glossy tell me what u guys think!!

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/SSPX0088.jpg

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/SSPX0089.jpg

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/SSPX0090.jpg

heres the rim with clear i dont kno if i like it to shinny
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/SSPX0093.jpg

non glossed
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/SSPX0092.jpg

[blackcoffee]

No clear on the wheels man. Everything else lookin' great so far. Keep up the good work.

[clean454]

yea that clear looks bad im gunna sand it down and shoot, new paint. maybe find some new type of clear and make it still look flat but seal them

[Whippled2dr]

I like the look without the clear better. I agree that the clear makes it too shiny.

[clean454]

yea i need to find a good clear that will still keep the flat look, now to strip that wheel back down and re-paint! ugh

[1weasel]

If that is just primer, your gonna want clear on it. Look for satin clear, It'll look badass.

[black95]

im pretty sure laquer clear is also flat not shiny

[clean454]

hmm thanks guys im going to day to look for some good clear

[clean454]

so i went to my paint guy and he said the flat i used had clear already mixed into it, and i should be good to go!! heres some pics i will get more tomarrow when the suns out, but here it is
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/SSPX0097.jpg

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/SSPX0098.jpg

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/SSPX0099.jpg

and i did the door jams
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/SSPX0103.jpg

ugh it got dark out
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/SSPX0104.jpg

jams
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/SSPX0100.jpg

[xX Mavr1ck Xx]

That looks really really really good man! Great job!

[992door]

looks sick man come paint mine now. you need to get in the painting business

[clean454]

thanks guys!! i want to get into the painting industry now i really like body work! i mite go back to wyotech for auto body, but idk the real money's in the diesel industry witch im in now but yea i like the way it came out now i just gatta sand down that wheel i glossed and re-do it!

thanks again guys!!

[1weasel]

Wyotech... I live in Laramie, they're everywhere... like cockroaches...

[clean454]

Wyotech... I live in Laramie, they're everywhere... like cockroaches...

yea, i already graduated wyotech for diesel in sacramento, ca

couple day shots
http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/SSPX0107.jpg

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo205/clean95/SSPX0108.jpg

[Whippled2dr]

Looks good man.

[riviera rider]

not bad if you plan on doing something like that in the future for just a short time period try using a single stage paint with flattening agent, you can put as much as u want it to make it fully flat or semi gloss. and you just lay it out wet and it drys flat! i paint cars for a living and shot a old mercury with the stuff didnt look to bad but if you do it make sure to put 3 coats on atleast!

but ya if anyone is looking to do a cheap paint for a nice look just for a short period of time before going the whole route and doing a custom paint. single stage paint works great! just try to stay away from metallic colors or colors with pearl in them, but a solid color like white/black/flat black/ red/ blue look great if you lay them out wet!!

[05nali]

That looks great man! great work!

[970Tahoe]

What size compressor tank did you use? and what grit paper were you using?

[kickitandholdit]

i love a deep dark green :D

[clean454]

not bad if you plan on doing something like that in the future for just a short time period try using a single stage paint with flattening agent, you can put as much as u want it to make it fully flat or semi gloss. and you just lay it out wet and it drys flat! i paint cars for a living and shot a old mercury with the stuff didnt look to bad but if you do it make sure to put 3 coats on atleast!

but ya if anyone is looking to do a cheap paint for a nice look just for a short period of time before going the whole route and doing a custom paint. single stage paint works great! just try to stay away from metallic colors or colors with pearl in them, but a solid color like white/black/flat black/ red/ blue look great if you lay them out wet!!

alright thanks man! this was my first attempt at painting and i think it came out ok.

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i love a deep dark green :D

ya i think im gunna take it back to green eventually.

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What size compressor tank did you use? and what grit paper were you using?

a 60 gallon, and i used different types of sand paper.

[970Tahoe]

Did you block the whole thing or use an orbital sander? I have a 50 gallon and want to paint mine, and wanted to see what you did......great results by the way

[clean454]

i hand sanded the whole truck,
i tried different things i started with one fender to see if it would look ok then did the rest of the truck
take ur time and dont rush. some people say you just have to take the clear coat off then prime it then lay color. i took it down as far as i could.

[970Tahoe]

Yeah that's what I have heard....take the clear off

[clean454]

the clear is the hardest layer to sand off. then just scuff the paint with a high grit sand paper. if u use rough paper it will leave scratches and show on the final paint job.

[xX Mavr1ck Xx]

what'd you do to prep the chrome bumpers?

[clean454]

bumpers were colored matched to the truck. no chrome

[xX Mavr1ck Xx]

oh i see, my bad. lol

[riviera rider]

heres some info for you guys that want to know about prepping

if your going to seal the car before paint then you should do 320grit by DA
if you dont have to seal it, then do it to 400 grit by DA

if your hand sanding id reccommend something a little higher in grit because you may leave rough scratches by hand, but it is fine just takes longer

when prepping, try to knock off the clear if possible, if by hand you dont have to but the more clear/paint you sand off the better adhesion it will have

you do NOT have to take all the paint off unless you know what your doing i wouldnt do it

if you use a DA sander try not to angle it to sand out chips, keep it flat or you will have big bulls eyes in your new paint from uneven layers of paint sanded off in one area

if you guys need any more help let me know!