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Painting my shell.

Discussion in 'Tonneau Covers, Caps and Shells' started by Logans2001, Apr 1, 2018.

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Apr 1, 2018 at 11:43 PM

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Planning on painting my camper shell black pretty soon here, it’s currently green. Does sanding it down before primer and paint really make all the difference or would just primer and paint be just as good? What have you done? Thanks

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Apr 1, 2018 at 11:47 PM

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Paint is one if the best primers, I'd sand the clear coat off the green and paint it.

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This guy has a really great write-up on painting a shell-
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/step-by-step-how-to-spray-paint-with-quality-results.400182/

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