Needing some paint advice

[Orpedcrow]

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This guy has a great channel, helped me a lot the first time I painted something. Has several videos on cheap spray guns and diy solutions

 

[Erik the Awful]

I love Paint Society's videos. He makes me feel a lot better about doing paint jobs in my driveway.

 

[Martin Evans]

I have the ubiquitous white peeling paint. It's got to the point where I need to do something. I've got several surface rust spots on the roof, hood, and bed rails. As well as peeling paint down the side of the drivers door and a couple of other places. I can't see paying $5000-$6000 paint job on a $5000-6000 truck. I don't mind doing some work, but I don't have the tools or space to paint the truck myself.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I could work individual panels, but are there any spray can options that

I have the ubiquitous white peeling paint. It's got to the point where I need to do something. I've got several surface rust spots on the roof, hood, and bed rails. As well as peeling paint down the side of the drivers door and a couple of other places. I can't see paying $5000-$6000 paint job on a $5000-6000 truck. I don't mind doing some work, but I don't have the tools or space to paint the truck myself.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I could work individual panels, but are there any spray can options that are decent?

TIA

Try Paint For Cars, they sell the Starfire brand that somebody else mentioned. https://paintforcars.com/product/arctic-white-acrylic-enamel-automotive-paint-kit/ A single stage gallon kit including hardener and reducer is $109.99. You can buy a sprayer at Harbor Freight for less than $50, actually as low as $15, on sale and you should be able to rent a compressor from an equipment rental store. Just make sure you get the highest CFM rated one you can. Be careful if you use spray can primer. Rust-Oleum has a nasty habit of causing the paint to lift when sprayed on the edge of bare spots where it meets the paint.

 

[denverdriveby]

I'm in exactly the same boat as you, down to the white color and rust spots.

You absolutely CAN get a half decent paint job out of cans for pretty cheap. Will it last forever? Probably not. But for the price, repaint it in a few years. Like any paint job, it's all in the prep. More prep = more better. There are some really good 2k clears available these days in cans as well if you want to take it to the next level.

I'm very likely going to do a rattle can black paint job on my truck coming soon. It's going to cost like $100 for the paint. If it sucks bad, I'm out $100. Plus it can't be much worse than what I have today. Worst case in a year or two you are right back where you are now.

Check out this guy's channel, impressive what he can do with some rustoleum cans and some prep: https://www.youtube.com/@JamesDguy

Good luck with whatever route you go.