it seems the black is affected the most...

but on my silver truck the hood and the roof are the worst, i dont think there is any good paint on the roof.

 

Same issue on my '96. So, I stripped the hood to the metal. Primered it, and put 6 coats of base and 3 coats of clear.

What do you think? (look under 'hood paint job')

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do you do any work on your truck your self, oil changes don't count, there easy

 

ya, nice job....... i wish i would of had more time i wanted to stripped too, but time a lack of funs and green paint thats looks blue/black at night was a hard one the match


nice job!!! BTW looks like you have put alot of time in your truck.(the trans pics)

 

I have noticed that the 98-earlier Rams with Purple, Blue, Black, and green are the Rams with the worst paint fading.
That looks really good. Although my hood is not faded, I would love to do the flat black treatment. I hate the glare that comes off my hood. The whold reason Ma Mopar did this way back when was to cut down sun glare when racing!

Water-based...Thats funny. You go to St. Louis and find a Kindergarten class painting Rams at the factory.

 

He payed a shop to fix his water pump....C'mon! Me, my dad, and the trusty Haynes manual did that when I was 11 in a day!

 

It looks good I like it. A job well done!

 

DR07,

Thanks for the comments. I have done a few things to the truck and there is more to come. After 4 years as my 3rd vehicle, the truck is my daily driver again, so it is getting some much deserved attention.

Up next...

1. Repaint bumpers, tailgate
2. Herculine the bed
3. Install new ball joints, 1 1/2" daystar leveling lift, new bilstein shocks and new poly bushings in the front
4. New stereo as some point (as my factory unit has a mind of its own).

I love working on autos anyway...its a cool challenge!

 

hahahahaha kindergarten classes painting rams! hahahhaha.. oh my.. terrible to say.. but no wonder we r border line bankrupt.. we need to bump up to the 1st grade painting with temper paints =) ok.. im done with my little burn on chrysler..

on a serious note... gobbell truck looks good.. you did a good job on the hood too.. wana do my roof? haha its completely peeling. i gotta strip the roof this summer.. yeah and it looks like you no what your doing with your cars too.. keep up the good work

 

Just washed mine this weekend and noticed how bad my roof is getting! Damn Kindergarteners! Guess I'll do my hood, too. You guys think I should use a High Heat paint? lol