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How many gallons to shoot a truck

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Big Willie 10, Mar 28, 2017.

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  1. Mar 28, 2017 #1
    Big Willie 10

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    How many gallons basecoat clearcoat Does it take to shoot a truck with a 96 in. sleeper? Thanks
     
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  3. Mar 28, 2017 #2
    baha

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    If your putting on several coats of color to cover up primer at first coat up to two gal. of color but 1 gal. of clear coat sprayed on will look great if put on even?
     
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  4. Mar 28, 2017 #3
    mitmaks

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    Quality paint like PPG Deltron will cover better so you will need less vs cheap Omni. I would say 1.5 gallons will do it, you will be reducing it 1 to 1 so you'll end up with 3 gallons sprayable.
    Also depends on color you want, darker color you want gray primer underneath. White, yellow, bright red you'll want to shoot white primer underneath.
     
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  5. Mar 28, 2017 #4
    Ezrider_48501

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    i haven't shot a semi yet but i would think under a gallon and a half.
     
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  7. Mar 28, 2017 #5
    Big Willie 10

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    I am shooting PPG platinum midnight blue over black primer and PPG platinum clear. I will shoot a minimum of 3 coats each. I was thinking 3 gallons. Thanks.
     
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  8. Mar 29, 2017 #6
    kemosabi49

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    Sounds good. Post a picture when you get done.
     
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  9. Mar 29, 2017 #7
    Big Willie 10

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    Be around memorial day
     
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  10. Apr 1, 2017 #8
    Robert85006

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    20170208_135337.jpg Big Willie, are you a truck paint shop? I'm looking at estimates to get my truck painted: 1996 Kenworth T-600 132 inch sleeper. Orange (see avatar) I'd like to get the truck painted mid night metallic blue with black visor.
    How much would this run me $$$?
     
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  11. Apr 2, 2017 #9
    Big Willie 10

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    Sorry , no. I paint my own stuff as a hobby. I have seen good work come out of a shop in Bremen Indiana that was priced good. I think it is call precision paint. Might want to google paint shops in Bremen Indiana. I hear they paint the big expensive coaches.
     
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  12. Apr 2, 2017 #10
    Robert85006

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    ill look them up..thanks
     
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