This may amaze you, all Adam's

[MrHot88]

OK, so my work truck is in great shape , nice, shiny paint but my tailgate took a beating over its life time, nothing could be done with it, paint all jacked up , so......

I decided to repaint it myself, knowing it would be difficult but worth a shot.

 

Sanded the entire gate, some down to the metal.

Then I primed it using Dupli-Color.

Next sprayed three coats of DC white to match my truck.

Then sprayed three coats of clear by DC.

 

So after it was all done I wet sanded and was time to polish to a shine.

I had to compound it to remove scratches left behind sanding but had no shine.

That's when Adam's came through for me, amazing:)

 

SSHR

SHR

FMP

BG

Wax

 

 

It came out nice if I may say so myself, used the 4" focus pads for all of the compounding and polishing using a my drill.

 

Before

 

 

After Adam's

 

 

 

 

Good shine

 

 

Kevin

 

If you don't have the Focus pads get them, worth every penny:)

 

Note: decided to debadge before starting the process, looks better IMHO

Edited May 15, 2013 by MrHot88

[GerryC]

Wow, that came out nice. Did you take any pictures after painting but before using Adam's? Gotta love the satisfaction of doing something like this yourself

[MrHot88]

 

No,with regret:)

Because it made such an Improvment !

 

Kevin

 

 

 

Wow, that came out nice. Did you take any pictures after painting but before using Adam's? Gotta love the satisfaction of doing something like this yourself

[BrianT]

Nice job!!!  Looks great!!

[duramax]

Looks good. Is that just rattle can paint?

[Marylander]

Wow, great job. I'm thinking of doing the same to my MR2’s hood... You give me confidence and inspiration.

[Chewy]

Looks great!!   You should NEVER wax or seal the paint until fully cured.  2-3 months...  

[MrHot88]

No, I used a paint gun with Dupli-Color paint and clear to match.

Wouldn't think you'd get same results with a rattle can.

 

Kevin

 

 

 

Looks good. Is that just rattle can paint?

[MrHot88]

Yes that's a fact but I prefer having protection a d never had any problems waxing after a paint job.

Not sure about a sealant.

 

 

 

 

Looks great!!   You should NEVER wax or seal the paint until fully cured.  2-3 months...

 

[Fierce5]

Excellent job!

[Chris@Adams]

That is a great job!!

[MrHot88]

 

You can do it, take your time,ask a lot of questions.

If I can help in any way please ask me.

 

Kevin

 

 

 

Wow, great job. I'm thinking of doing the same to my MR2’s hood... You give me confidence and inspiration.

[MrHot88]

Thanks everyone.

It was a fun project.

 

Kevin

 

 

 

 

quote name="Chris05GTO" post="375478" timestamp="1368649962"]That is a great job!!