Paint or Raptor coating

that looks fine to me. Im gonna assume that the clear has fasing on the roof and maybe the hood. If not clay bar it and a good compound and buff will do the trick. Save your money. Truck looks good

 

I like the raptor lining look as well. I used to live in Williamsport. I miss it but those winters were brutal for me. Good luck on whatever you decide.

 

Let me know if you have any questions. The job wasn’t that complicated, just a lot of prep work.

 

If anyone is still reading this thread, I'm thinking maybe I should have included the option of wrapping the vehicle in vinyl. I'm told its cheaper than painting but only last a couple years. I can look pretty good, completely reversible, and could allow some creativity with design. Hmmmm....

 

Im following because i saw you are in Williamsport and i lived there. Im feeling like driving up just to get some Eders ice cream and Long Island Pizza.

i got a quote for vinyl wrap for my 02 before covid and it was 1600 for a basic wrap. For that much i feel like i could put that towards repaint or bedliner which is permanent. Just my 2 cents but its a good solution if you aren’t sure which way to go

 

That’s always an option. There’s a lot of variation in quality of vinyl wrap, also labor is usually pretty high. That being said it can be a fun diy project

For comparison I spent about $600 total for my bedliner and the materials I needed to do it myself. Still have a good amount of extra left over, and it would have been a $100 or so less if I didn’t choose that particular red

 

This is what you can't see from the 20 footer picture I posted earlier. From a distance is doesn't look too bad, but this is what I see every day.

 

i think vinyl wrap is a waste of money

the rear window cab area definitely needs to be brought down to metal to get reid of that rust. I think paint is the best option or i guess raptor lining but not vinyl wrap. Thats just gonna created more moister underneath there and cause more rust.

 

Waits for someone to say hOw MuCh WeIgHt BeDlInEr AdDs*

 

good luck adding a gazillion pounds with raptor lining

 

Glad we got that out of the way

 

Non metalic . I would go for a good single stage paint job .

 

Get a rattle can and paint that Bitch

 

agree single stage if non metallic but shooting single stage can be tricky still. If you have never painted before single or 2 stage be ready to have a lot of runs in the paint. If you do go this route you might want to practice spraying on a panel to get the hang of it. Single stage will definitely be cheaper compare to base/clear coat

 

dont do this lol

 

Years ago, I painted my ‘69 Dodge Dart GT convertible with half a dozen rattle cans of B5 blue from Anal Zone and it turned out sweet. I have no pictures of it; I finished painting it… pulled it out of the garage and within 10 minutes a Dude stopped and said he had to buy the car. He came back 10 minutes later and that was that. OP, you can do this

 

rattle can it if you gonna sell it but to keep heck no. That paint will not last

 

I rattle canned a fender and it looked great until I clear coated it, that was the part I f'ked up on. Like someone said earlier it's all in the prep and finish. If I were going to do a whole truck though I'd probably get a legit paint gun at least.

 

Agree . But it flows so much better . Lot of good ureathane single stage out there