If your doing a complete colour change i would go two gallons min.

 

1 gallon unreduced will make 2 gallons sprayable if using a 50/50 mix. That should be plenty if applying 3 coats, which is standard operating procedure. Do the inside of the bed last to make sure you have plenty for the exterior. Clear coat should be the same. 1 gallon clear with 1 quart hardener and 1 quart reducer will make 1.5 gallon sprayable.

 

Youre painting over yellow?!?!?

Man, its like god giving you olympic legs and you cuttng them off with a butter knife!

 

Depending on what brand (PPG, DuPont, Sherwin-Williams) 1 gal. should be plenty. I use Transtar and I can get by on 3 qts. of base typically. You can buy clear in a kit usually (clear, activator & reducer). Also depends on the color as well - your metallics will take more color to cover but be sure to use a quality sealer before base - it seals not only the primer but will aid in color coverage and most sealers you can tint to the base. Don't skimp on the clear - spend the money and get a quality clear! I like PPG but Sherwin-Williams makes a good clear as well. :thumbup:

 

i have a concept id like to do. inside the bed leave yellow. inside my door jambs.under the hood..id have to rethink alot to get the right combination of yellow accent..dont get me wrong..yellow and black together is my favorite..but id rather have ablack truck with yellow than a yellow truck with black....and by doing that..i should be able to save some paint i would think

 

and idk much about enamel acrylic stuff..and 1 place im looking has paint ready to spray so idk what makes a difference

 

What do you mean by "ready to spray"? Already reduced? You need to be careful because you're at the mercy of the mixer that the ratio is correct and you go to spray and you have it blow up in your face, i.e. incorrect mix ratio and then you're in deep doodoo. :ugh:

 

1 gallon unreduced... Should be more than enough if your not doing the bed and the jams... I used a pint to paint one bedside and still had enough to do the other side+ Its just a matter of brands to...

 

This has got me thinking. Whats involved in doing a color change? Pull the bed off, Doors offf, Hood off, Fenders off ect. I want to go to a blue metallic. I have a Crew Cab and would not be painting my bed because it has a roll-on bed liner

 

To do it correctly, you take the truck COMPLETELY apart. That means glass out, bed, doors, hood, fenders, everything apart and spray everything individually. That's the ONLY way to do a REAL paint job. Mine is getting done this winter and it is labor intensive but well worth it :thumbup:

 

I pulled my fenders, doors, and hood off... left the bed on though. I sprayed 3 coats on the entire truck, jambs, inside of fenders, and underside of hood with 1 gallon and had a little left over. I did not paint the inside of the bed since I have a liner. I think I had plenty left to do it though if I had wanted.

I'm not a painter though, and that's a single stage paint, not BC/CC, so take that with a grain of salt.

 

so i guess when the time comes ill get a gallon and just see how that goes..and get the cab and bed first that way i knock out the bigger portions first..small parts not a big deal if i run out mid way

 

Using a black sealer would help a ton as mamba stated. Outside only, using a good black sealer, you could do it with 2.5 qts sprayable. But... If you have no idea about paint at all, you might want to rethink unless your paint is just totally thrashed and you want to try it out.

In all honesty, leave it to the pros!

 

yeah i dont really know paint...my best bet is to let someone i know personally..guess we will see how it goes..but thanks..it might be a while..its just in the air right now..perhaps tax return