[Hwyhogg]

Hi all,
guess I'm a glutton for ridicule , but here goes. I will be painting ,(at home), my panel truck a single stage satin, (matte), black. I'm thinking about painting the dash and doors (inside of course), and jambs a gloss black for the following reasons; 1)the contrast might look cool, 2)I may get tired of the satin exterior and want gloss later. My question is should I spray with my regular full size gun or 2), buy a mini gun for the interior or 3) is there a spray can (aerosol) that will actually look good and last. This is not a daily driver and will be kept in a garage, seeing around 5k miles/yr. Let the frenzy begin!

[timothale]

Some of the larger paint suppliers can custom fill spray cans with your paint. It is easier than cleaning your equipment.

[Hwyhogg]

I like that idea already!

[JohnnyK81]

Actually everybody in this city can, even the small stores that I go to, so I don't think you'll have a problem.

[39Hemi]

Another option is a Preval sprayer, this is a cross between a spraycan and a small gun. There is a glass jar for about 6oz of paint and a replaceable top that screws on the jar. The top is pressurized with a nozzle like a spray can and you use the sprayer just like a spray can. One spray head will last for about 2 jars of paint and you can buy additional heads. I used a preval unit to paint the doorjambs on my daily driveer back in 1990 and last month when i got rid of the car the jambs were holding up just fine.

For more information try www.preval.com.

[Hwyhogg]

Cool, thanks for the link

[Irelands child]

Even my local Harbor Freight had Preval's and were a bit cheaper then the auto paint stores. Lowe's at one time had them but I believe discontinued.

Dave W