Justin, after you have replaced all of your sheetmetal , and everything like you have , I am sure you don't want to use a synthetic enamel paint like rustoleum. BUT, if you actually are going to use your truck and scratch it all up on trails and what not , it might actually make more sense -you will be able to touch up scratches and blend them into the paint easier and cheaper than using a base coat clear coat urethane.I am not saying that Rustoleum is better than real car paint in any way other than cost , and easy touch ups . My $900.00 wonder c-10 is a case in point where it actually made more sense to use Rustoleum. After I made sure the body work was lazer straight , two coats of industrial primer gray was laid down . after extensive wet sanding I used a flat black guide coat and block sanded until all high and low spots were eliminated . Then one more coat of primer ,sanded again with 600 grit to knock down any orange peel.Three coats of gloss sunrise red were laid down ,one coat per day letting it cure good before again using 600grit between coats. After the final coat I let it cure in the sun for two days before the wet sanding started . on up to 1500-2000 grit using foam sanding blocks . Iguess Iwas lucky because no runs and only minor orange peel , the only thing I had to contend with was little bugs here and there, and they were easily wet sanded out . I used meguires m105/ m205 using w-5000 wool pads on a variable speed dewalt buffer/ polisher. All this was a lot of work and working by myself took well over a week to complete. I myself had no choice but to use cheap products because I don't have the money, and could not justify ruining a high dollar paint job on the gravel roads I travel, so this made sense to me. Like I said earlier , I get compliments all the time , the paint has all the shine of any single stage urethane paint job I have ever seen , and cost me $250.00. So , the statement made by guitar is in my opinion just not true . This paint job looks every bit as good as a factory paint job. I only now wish I had mixed the paint with a darker red to match the original shade apple red . I have three older brothers that have experience in painting also, and I have learned from them , but hands on experience is key. Get a junk trunklid or hood and practice on that . There is nothing like the feeling of accomplishment you get after completing a paintjob and marveling at your handy work.My brothers also thought I was nuts for using Rustoleum, but they now agree that I made the right decision as per use of the truck . One of these days I will save up the coin and give this old truck a proper paint job , but for now I am totally satisfied with this.If you guys don't believe me ,give it a try yourself with a spray can of sun rise red and spray a small piece of metal and wetsand and polish it out- you won't believe how good it looks .Ican't post picks right now , but I promise you guys will see my 84 c-10, and my trazer .
