Paint questions? Painted both trunks, Repainted front trunk, Interior floor & rear trunk lid Options

[JRust]

Okay so I am repainting my trunks in my LE. I had some paint put into cans when I bought the paint originally. Just so I would have it for touchup & whatever. I have gone through all 3 cans & am not finished. Painting with the rattle can has been a bit of a challenge. Now I need to get some more paint.

So should I just get a couple more in rattle cans?

Or should I buy a paint gun at Harbor Freight? If I buy a gun do you have one you would recommend for a novice? Also if I go that route do I have to do anything different with the paint? When I get it in the can do I have to mix anything?

[JRust]

I picked up a gun at harbor freight. I know not highly recommended. I just bought it along with some paint to practice with. I'll see how the practice goes with the gun on as crummy trunk lid I have. I ordered some L80E with the hardner & activator. I pick it up tomorrow after work. I got 2 quarts of the L80E to do both trunks. Hopefully that will be enough. A full gallon seemed like overkill. It will be a learning experience to say the least. I've always wanted to learn to paint. Although the sanding is flipping killing me. Right in between my shoulders is flat out painful. That leaning over the trunk & reaching out to sand is brutal. At least for someone not used to it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[struckn]

I picked up a gun at harbor freight. I know not highly recommended. I just bought it along with some paint to practice with. I'll see how the practice goes with the gun on as crummy trunk lid I have. I ordered some L80E with the hardner & activator. I pick it up tomorrow after work. I got 2 quarts of the L80E to do both trunks. Hopefully that will be enough. A full gallon seemed like overkill. It will be a learning experience to say the least. I've always wanted to learn to paint. Although the sanding is flipping killing me. Right in between my shoulders is flat out painful. That leaning over the trunk & reaching out to sand is brutal. At least for someone not used to it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

FYI...our local Auto Paint Suppliers will mix, load and set up your Spray gun and bottle for you if you take it to them when you buy the paint. They will use the two part paint that has the clear coat mixed in the paint so it's a one step process and it's much easier then doing base coat clear coat.

My experience with spray cans is the finish won't last more then a couple years at best before fading or washing out.

Also, I've used MAACO to paint both a panel like a roof or hood and I've used them to paint complete vehical. The thing you need to do if you go that route is besure to check out the MAACO location. Some do excellent work, get it done resonably fast (couple weeks to do it right) and are inexpensive, while some of the other MAACO's are pretty terrible. Typical of any other chain store it's who the people that work for them that determines how good they are.

They painted my truck.

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