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Old 04-17-2019, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by jplinville View Post
The truck was originally a two tone blue...darker on the major, and lighter on the minor. I'm just going to wind up doing the Rustoleum sponge roller paint job, in a white major, and some sort of a blue minor, and call it good. It's an old truck, not a showroom show truck. This paint should last a good long time, according to all the write-ups I've seen, so long as I wet sand at the end, buff, then wax it to protect it, and keep it waxed. I know I won't match the right shades of blue, but what I'm planning will do me well enough.
Right there with ya. $50 paint jobs on trucks are always appropriate!

We have completely winged it with paint jobs, and had them come out fine for 20 footers. Still looks bettern than faded and scratched 30yr old factory paint.
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