Painting with Rustoleum

[gcook12]

I have a red 2004 2500 with a bed cover that has bad clearcoat pealing. The cheapest bid I have gotten to repaint it is $600. I see people on YouTube painting with Rustoleum using a roll and tip technique that looks impressive for $50. Is there a way to get Rustoleum color matched?

 

[rzr6-4]

So are you painting the inside of the bed or the outside? If you’re doing the outside rustoleum doesn’t make for a very good automotive paint, it will fade pretty bad in a few years. For the inside, do they have a certain bed lining paint you were looking at?

To my knowledge there’s no way to have it color matched.

 

[mrack]

Don’t do it. Pay for professional paint job, cheaping out on paint is never ever a good idea

 

[gcook12]

The exterior is the surface of interest. The cost of painting done professionally will almost pay for a nice trifold which is a far more useful cover but spending hundreds of dollars on a bed cover is not my top priority.

You are correct Rustoleum used to degrade quickly but they now put uv inhiniters in it so it should be better but your point is well taken. I will ask people that have done it and if it doesn't sound durable maybe rattle cans is a better option.

 

[GTyankee]

Throw a cook out, invite friends that do not mind getting dirty.

remove the tailgate & fenders, lift off the bed.
Sand the Top Coat of paint off with all of the rust.

Spray with a good primer
wait for a period of time
spray a good primer a 2nd time

Do NOT take the original paint down to bare metal, except in the rusted areas.

Personally, i would remove the bed & take it to the guy that gave you the $600 bid

 

[Wild one]

Throw a cook out, invite friends that do not mind getting dirty.

remove the tailgate & fenders, lift off the bed.
Sand the Top Coat of paint off with all of the rust.

Spray with a good primer
wait for a period of time
spray a good primer a 2nd time

Do NOT take the original paint down to bare metal, except in the rusted areas.

Personally, i would remove the bed & take it to the guy that gave you the $600 bid

I think he only wants to paint the Tonnue/Bed cover GT,not the whole truck