how much paint

[lay low 87]

gonna strip my truck down to bare metal soon, epoxy prime it, do bodywork and paint it soon. need to know if anyones sprayed their entire truck, and how much material did they use. fenders, hood, doors, bedsides, headgate, tailgate, cab and back of cab. im thinkin a gallon of epoxy primer and 1.5-1.75 gallons of paint.

[trickedout420]

when i painted my show truck i used a 2 gallons of primer and 2.5 gallons of paint and about a gallon of clear coat and man does this paintjob look like it should be on a ferrari. keep in mind i have over 600 hours of labor in it..

but i also painted the engine bay. interior. underside of bed. underside of cab. inner fenders. core support.

[Jakeklem]

I used a gallon of primer and ~1.5 gallons of paint when I did mine. That was enough to cover the cab, doors, fenders, hood, and bed. Everything was painted inside and out, front and back.

[spr85gmc]

Originally Posted by trickedout420

when i painted my show truck i used a 2 gallons of primer and 2.5 gallons of paint and about a gallon of clear coat and man does this paintjob look like it should be on a ferrari. keep in mind i have over 600 hours of labor in it..

but i also painted the engine bay. interior. underside of bed. underside of cab. inner fenders. core support.

[44gmcnewf]

i would pick up slightly more primer where-as you will be sanding and then reprimeing. worry about the paint when the time comes

[trickedout420]

thats all i did was repair panel weld straighten prime . sand prime. thin coat of bondo (not actually bondo forgot the name) sanded primed sanded primed. i used 5 coats it looked pretty good deep color. cleared lots of wet sanding and lots of clear makes it look good. all you have to do is take your time. and i mean take your time if you dont take any shortcuts you can make it look goooood. it was my first full paint job and i took lots of time but you may not have that option cause i had other vehicles i could drive.

sorry dont have pics due to dog eating cord that connects camera to the comp. and im not spending $85 on a new one.

[lay low 87]

i know how to paint and get a good paintjob haha. i do that for a living. i just need an idea how much materials to buy

[kenf729]

When I painted my truck, painted cab int/ext fenders hood doors bed inside and out tailgate, 2 coats of paint and 2 coats of clear, 1 Gal of each. looks good...

Ken

[kenf729]

quick picture of the truck...