Repainting hood and roof on 2005

Keeping in mind your truck is a 2005 with over 200k miles, there is a chance of headgasket failure. I've seen guys on here having to spend upwards of 3K to have that fixed.

Keeping all this in mind, I'd go with a MAACO paint job with the warranty, the truck will look good for a few years and then you can have them fix any flaking during the warranty period.

This gives you piece of mind, allows you to feel less bad if you ever scratch it during usage but also less expensive for you, saving you money if ever you run into more expensive mechanical issues (knock on wood).

 

I’m in the same boat here with black roof and hood paint failing.

Saw in another thread that someone had sanded and primed, then covered with vinyl wrap.

 

Sell it and get another truck,that truck is 14 years old,lots of miles,the paint is done for on the whole truck,you will be throwing good money at a truck that is not worth putting money into.

 

PlastiDip.

Of course, there were steps taken inbet these photos, like sanding and priming.

 

I’d Look into prepping and sealing the rusty areas then wrapping the whole vehicle.

 

I painted my parts pretty cheaply. This will sound crazy but if you decide to not do the entire truck I'd consider doing it yourself. The devil is in the details, prep mostly. I had the paint shop mix up the factory color in spray cans. Shot it then followed it up with some 2K clear. Pretty amazing job for pant that comes out of a spray can.

Once painted the all the parts were color sanded and buffed.





Cant really see it but there's a nice shine.




Cost about $200 and allot of elbow grease.

 

I'm interested in this method, tell me more about your prep work. And do you have any before pictures?

 

I kick myself for not taking before pictures but the clear was peeling off, I could peel it off in small pieces with my fingernail, it looked terrible. The paint was roughed up with the grey scotchbrite pad, I primered everything with some high build primer. Then shot it with the base coat that was mixed to the pain code and put into a spray can by the paint store. The color isn't a perfect match but pretty close, especially on a 12YO truck. Then I shot it with 2K clear. The 2K clear is the key, it has hardener in a separate container inside the spray can, you press a red button on the can, it punctures the hardner, shake it up well and shoot the part. I was able to lay down some nice heavy coats of clear that I was able to color sand the next day. I followed that up with some 600/1000/1500 wet n dry then compounded it. I shot it on a drop cloth laid out on the landscaping rocks in the backyard. This was a full shade tree project.

The key is in the prep. There's lots of videos on Youtube showing guys prepping and painting car parts this way. If I had access to a booth I would have shot it with a gun but really this was to see if this method would work for me. I will be color matching a TRD style grill for it when the weather warms up. For the investment I'm totally happy with the results, it's not perfect but it looks nice close up. I wasn't painting the entire truck so I figured this method was worth a try.

 

If it were me, I'd roll my sleeves up and go the DIY route. As mentioned above, prep work is the key to the end result. I'd start with the hood, remove it from the truck and strip it down then prime and paint. At this point you can't make it any worse than it already is. You'll find out if you're confident enough to paint the rest of the truck, or if you're wasting your time and it's worth it to just pay a body shop to do it.

 

If you want to learn to paint, Google "Kevin Tetz". He has a DVD series called Paintucation which is spot on.

 

I'd like to know what happened with this.

If I were the OP I'd ask my dad to pay for the repaint at a pro shop. That paint damage is disgraceful. I wouldn't feel right handing over a car like that to my kid without being willing to pay to make it right.

You may be able to get another hood from a junk yard that is in OK condition so that might be a cheaper fix. The roof can probably be sanded and primed by a pro and then you can do bed liner or vinyl wrap on the hood to help save it from rust. You could also sand and prime the hood and roof and wrap or bed line those. Wouldn't look horrible, might actually look kinda cool in black.

 

I think in this case I would consider the Macco route in the original color only. Paint and body materials have gotten really expensive on a retail level. I'll bet with buying good tape, primer, thinner, sealer, paint, clear, reducer, hardener, prepsol ,sandpaper ect., I could not do that much cheaper than Macco. I have the tools, spray equipment and experience and I'm not counting labor. The key to Macco is the prep and good prep is a lot of labor. He might be better off to do the wet sanding/feathering, cleaning of wheel wells , body and recesses of dirt, wax and grease himself, if capable and then have them somebody prime and spray it. He can also remove any trim that he can to save masking. He'd have a decent looking truck that would be easier to sell later. I would get a few estimates from body shops and then decide. This would be a good father son prep project too, I've done it, it's fun.

 

If the op took it to a body shop basically ready to paint, that should save a nice chunk of the cost of getting it fixed.

IMO one of the best thing you can do when you give you child a car is to give them a vested interest in the condition of the vehicle. If the OP uses his hard earned $$ or efforts getting the truck back to a good condition he's going to appreciate much more and likely take care of it better. Also gain a sense of accomplishment and learn one of life's important lessons; self sufficiency. If dad strokes a check all bets are off plus the OP just graduated college, Dad's wallet might be a little tight at the moment. I was given my first car, it was a POS but it was safe. It was up to me to make it into something I was was proud of. I learned alot and not all of it was about fixing an automobile.

 

Vinyl wrap.... just sand the area to atleast a 600 grit or finer. Or www.automotivetouchuppaint.com they will sell you a color coded paint in a rattle can to match your vin/paint code. I think it’s roughly $20 per can.

 

I recently had the roof painted on my Radiant Red 2006, and it matches EXACTLY. I also had some bodywork done on one side of the bed which also needed paint, so I can't really break down how much just the paintwork cost. Entire bill was around $1100.

 

Exactly!!! We fixed up and painted a '74 Triumph Spitfire and my son, 15 at the time, got the auto mechanics merit badge out of the deal too

 

I have the same exact color and I’m in the same situation. I have went around local shops and have been quoted 1500-1700 to have the entire truck done. Best bet is too save up a little more money have and have the truck repainted especially if the truck runs good! I’ll post some before and after pics once my truck gets done. But definitely go around your town or next town over and get quotes.

 

Say for just front bumper how many cans of the 2K clear did you use . The 2K clear in the can seems like good for doing small jobs like that bumper .Came out nice.

 

Hit the "Fix it Daddy" button, great idea if your truck is so equipped.