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[boomboom baker]

Alright guys what all do I need to paint my 01 Tahoe I know paint is one

 

[Tonyrodz]

Are you going to attempt this yourself?

 

[boomboom baker]

Are you going to attempt this yourself?

 

[boomboom baker]

Yes but I got a beat old suburban to practice on before I paint my Tahoe I have painted finder and hoods before but never a whole car

 

[Tonyrodz]

Big job to undertake. You need a decent spray gun with a large capacity air compressor to start.

 

[MrBalll]

Definitely a good paint booth. Professional or homemade with plastic drop cloth and plenty or air circulation.

 

[offjaqued]

have you considered vinyl wrap?

 

[inmypassatlife]

My buddy painted this in his open air carport

 

[inmypassatlife]

 

[shreksbrother]

have you considered vinyl wrap?

+1 to vinyl wrap. I have wrapped several cars and motorcycles. My clearcoat is faded on my roof and hood on my Yukon, so I will likely wrap my Yukon. I have already put a large piece of gloss black on my hood because I was sick of looking at the spots on my hood when I drove.

Anyhow, it's not rocket science, but it is difficult. And no paint booth or big air compressor required!

To have a vehicle wrapped is about $3k. To buy the vinyl and do it yourself is less than $500. It lasts about 5 years (longer if you have a garage), and it's easy to replace one panel if you have a parking lot incident or something.

There are tons of colors and finishes of vinyl now, which makes it even more fun. I've used 3M 1080 before (expensive!), but now use Vvivid Vinyl which I think is just as good. It can be found on eBay for a reasonable price.

If you have any questions or really want to do it, let me know and I'll give you some pointers. There are also a ton of YouTube videos out there to watch

Good luck with it if you go that route!

 

[inmypassatlife]

+1 to vinyl wrap. I have wrapped several cars and motorcycles. My clearcoat is faded on my roof and hood on my Yukon, so I will likely wrap my Yukon. I have already put a large piece of gloss black on my hood because I was sick of looking at the spots on my hood when I drove.

Anyhow, it's not rocket science, but it is difficult. And no paint booth or big air compressor required!

To have a vehicle wrapped is about $3k. To buy the vinyl and do it yourself is less than $500. It lasts about 5 years (longer if you have a garage), and it's easy to replace one panel if you have a parking lot incident or something.

There are tons of colors and finishes of vinyl now, which makes it even more fun. I've used 3M 1080 before (expensive!), but now use Vvivid Vinyl which I think is just as good. It can be found on eBay for a reasonable price.

If you have any questions or really want to do it, let me know and I'll give you some pointers. There are also a ton of YouTube videos out there to watch

Good luck with it if you go that route!

I decided to pass up on a killer price to paint my truck of $1300 plus roll pan and roof wrap, I am wrapping my roof in gloss black and I will leave the body color a mystery until I am done and post here. I am doing Avery Dennison vinyl as Vvivid has some ****** reviews, especially the ebay sellers.

 

[Danny3737]

My buddy painted this in his open air carport
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Good thing it wasn't during Cicada season

 

[shreksbrother]

I decided to pass up on a killer price to paint my truck of $1300 plus roll pan and roof wrap, I am wrapping my roof in gloss black and I will leave the body color a mystery until I am done and post here. I am doing Avery Dennison vinyl as Vvivid has some ****** reviews, especially the ebay sellers.

Avery Dennison has a great product, as well, from what I have read. I have ordered a half dozen times or so from Vvivid and have never had a problem with the seller. I think most of the eBay "sellers" are the company itself selling them out of NY... Not sure why they have different usernames.

Anyhow, good luck with your project and looking forward to the mystery color!