looks good man!

 

I would black out all of the chrome but just thought. Looks good now though.

 

i thought about that, but chrome is such a pain in the %&^@ to paint. and if i painted the bumpers black, i'd have to redo the valance green

 

like this

 

It took me about 20 somethin cause i didnt want it to look too ty haha. Sanded everything down with 180 grit and a sanding block. Then i used like 4 cans of rustoleum primer, 10 or so cans of walmart cheap gloss black and about 5 cans of Krylon matte finish.

Before: Real dirty and beat up




After: Clean and still beat up


The tailgate turned out the best. I didnt bother with the big ass dent in the bed yet






I didnt bother with the drivers door either cause its beat to hell and back. i'm gonna hit the wheels the same way when i get my new tires on. I think it turned out pretty good for rattle cans. the pics dont really do it justice

 

^ hahah, my tailgate turned out the best too

 

must be somethin about the tailgates haha, took it off and did it separate, maybe thats why i dont know lol

 

For my 1982 Toyota Pickup I am using Eastwoods Rust Converter for a base to neutralize the rust, then going to spray an SEM High Build primer, then will wet sand with 800 grit. Finally I will use Spray Max 2k color match single stage paint. The primer and single stage cost me just over $200 with shipping for 5 cans of each. The Eastwood rust converter was $18 per can. The great thing about all of these is they are rattle cans. It saves you about $600 without having to buy an air compressor and HLVP sprayers. You can follow along here: http://www.seanmcclure.com/blog/inde...my-sons-truck/

 

If you're looking for the best results, I recommend Dupli-Color. It's a bit pricey but it's far superior. it even comes in metallic colors.

 

on one hand it sucks that so many original paint trucks get spray bombed, but on the other hand its a dead giveaway to a truck i should stay away from when looking to buy one. Because you can bet theres all kinds of other molestation that's gone on with it as well.

 

Ain't that the truth!

 

I spray bombed mine orange because it was made from several different 4Runners, using the straightest body pieces I could find at the time. So to say that there is a lot of molestation hiding underneath isn't always correct. I've since gotten it back down to factory silver, put the original doors back on, and then spray bombed the fenders and hood silver until I can afford to have the paint job professionally redone. Its a good 20 foot paint job at this point, but at least its all one color lol.