Inexpensive Paint Job

[sumguy67]

Just thought I would share my experience with the old paint trick of using rust paint.

Although the colours are limited, for a grocery getter and occasional bounce through the back 40 I'm not picky.

The truck was originally tan so to not have to make a colour change on the ownership I chose "Sand".

It turned out looking like a sand coloured military vehicle. I really like it. HA!

 

I thinned out Tremclad with lacquer thinner.

It took a little trial and error to get the right consistency but it sprayed on nice and turned out great.

It's been about 6 months now and it is still holding up well.

The nice part is that I can just use the matching spray paint off of the shelf for touch ups.

 

http://picasaweb.google.ca/106952140359333266362/Pathfinder#

Edited April 26, 2010 by sumguy67

[edicer2]

looks good! i like the beefy bumpers too. i have never heard of the special edition though.

[headpeace]

where did the front beefy bumper go?

[Northernpathy]

Nice work. You did a great job bringing her back to life

[GrimGreg]

Looks like the front was cut and flipped for the rear.

[jj big shoe]

I just finished a Rustoleum paint job on mine, too but I used a foam roller. Took a while and a whole lot of sanding but it looks pretty good. I haven't popped a lot of pics of it yet, but here's one.

[adamzan]

I want farm plates on mine! So no emissions checks.

[k9sar]

There is an easy solution to any bad paint job...

 

[Adam]

I'll be doing a roller paint job on mine pretty soon.

[sumguy67]

I built both of the bumpers and looked forward to using them again BUT the wife didn't like the look of the front one???

But that is ok, I have another Pathfinder project for it in the works..... :-)

 

I've read about the roller job with the same paint, sounds like a lot of work but I hear the results can be amazing.

I sprayed mine with a cheap Princess Auto sprayer and a cheap Canadian Tire compressor.

I just had to take my time so the compressor could keep up.

Oh ya, and I used a water separator inline too.

 

I wasn't too worried about the quality of the paint job because I agree with k9sar, the mud would cover it!!!

But it did turn out really nice. I doubt I will be spending $300 on paint products ever again.