> I'm going to be sandblasting and painting my truck, and was wondering about
> how long it takes (sandblasting) and how much paint is needed for either the
> complete whole truck, or just the cab (inside and out).
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I just finished painting my cab this summer. I used 6 quarts of PPG
primer on the inside and outside (Painting a truck was a skill I never
figured I would need. I practiced a lot). I used 1 quart of a brown
for the inside. I'm going to need about two spray cans for touch up of the
brown. The place I bought the paint can load the paint in to spray
cans too. The outside has so far taken 1 quart. This painted the
everything except the area behind the bed and under the cab. I am
not doing the engine side of the firewall. The paint also included
the doors inside and out, brown on the inside and red on the outside.
I did three coats.
If you live in the Denver area, there is a paint store that has
all the original car color paint chips in the original books. Let
me know if your interested because I have to look up the name and
address.
> If anyone has done this recently and knows, please let me know. Thanks. I
> got a quote on just the cab for about 3 hours. Do you think a gallon of
> mixed paint (all chemicals added) would be enough for the entire truck? Is
> $70/hr for sandblasting reasonable?
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