Paint Job

Seems like eventually these Chevy pickups start to peel paint. White Horse has been pretty blessed, as this spot on the hood is the only place that is peeling. We've put up with it for a while, but now it was time to take care of it. 

When I washed the truck this morning, I really put the pressure washer to this spot to make sure everything that wanted to peel off got the chance to. Looks bigger than ever, but now is in good shape to repair. 

First step was to hit it with 220 grit to take down the rough edges and feather it into the existing paint. 

Then a 1000 grit for the final touch, especially over the established paint that was going to get a new coat. Gives it something to stick to. 

Once sanded, a little brake cleaner works good to clean the surface.

Then tape it up. The new paint is going to be noticeably different from the old paint, so make some nice tape lines that will show the transition. 

Spray paint carries, so we covered the other surfaces as best we could.

And turned on the exhaust fan to keep the overspray moving away from the truck.

Our paint of choice was this Dupli-Color that is pretty darn close to the original. Super easy compared with other options. 

A light coat first, to get things tacky.

Second coat, a little stronger.

Final coat we laid on pretty thick.

Seems to me that tape is best to pull sooner rather than later.

Works for us.

Much better. White Horse is looking about as good as she ever has. We have a 4th of July parade this weekend, so we have to be looking sharp. Peeling paint is going to happen as this truck gets older. My hope is to just keep touching it up as we go. Thankfully, this was the only spot and that's now fixed! Let's ride!