Rino liner paint

[SRountree]

I painted my wifes truck with a rino liner metalic paint. I didn't expect much out of it but I am amazed on the outcome. I saved myself from buying a new truck... lol

[SRountree]

Some of the progress

[SRountree]

Added new lights and boom, like new... only a tough paint to damage. The finish is a satin with metalic that really sparkles in the sun. It's a pewter and black combo.

[Red77]

Nice work! Did it take a special gun? I'd imagine it's a good bit thicker than your usual high build primers and such.

[SRountree]

Yes it takes a special gun I purchased for $80. TCP global sells the kit, paint, hardner, and the gun comes with it but if your painting the exterior of a vehicle, buy the higher grade gun for the best results.

My son wanted his Nissan Juke painted so we did that first. He wanted a pretty rough feel so we played around with the air pressure, distance from the car/paint gun, and spray pattern. I did a lot of research on YouTube too...

We ended up at 85 psi, 24-30" from the car, and a small circle spray pattern. I also used about 10% reducer in the paint. It turned out pretty cool. He's getting a lot of comments already.

My truck, I used 15% reducer, 14-18" from the vehicle, sprayed vertical and horizontal and circles to make it blend smooth and kept the same air pressure. I had more waste because of the two tone scheme.

It dries quickly. 3-4 hours to the touch, or taping for another color.... I believe 7 days to fully cure.

Almost forgot, they have an adhesive promoter to help with tight places. That helped with the jambs and emblems. I wanted the embossed look.

We used 80 grit sandpaper to scuff the body, primer etch for the bare metal places, etc... it's a pretty easy process.

[BBShark]

Is this the same stuff you use to coat a truck bed?

[SRountree]

Yes it is... they have all kinds of colors... it's awesome... here is the link. For 8 quarts, it's only $289.96 which was enough to do my entire truck... jambs and all. I even hit the original bed liner to make it all match and fresh.

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[SRountree]

I can get some closer pictures if you guys want. You cant see the metalic in the ones I posted.

Overall, it a fine rough yet smooth feel with a satin finish. I could probably wax it pretty easy.

This link talks about how it held up after a year... pretty impressive. Use a spray wax to help make cleaning easy and also simple green to get rid of the bird bombs.

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[Red77]

Thanks for the pointers. I'll probably practice with respraying the bed of my truck. The original owner didn't get a real thick application and this would be a good practice run. What kind/size compressor are you running?

[SuperBuickGuy]

hmmmm, I need to reshoot my FJ40.... that's not a bad option at all.