Fuel door project
 

So I got this fuel door from a member of another forum who attempted to paint it NUMEROUS times but couldn't get it to turn out like he wanted. I've never painted anything before this truck, but the antenna base and tailgate handle have both turned out well and are still looking great...I guess I'll give this a shot now.

Here's how it looked when he had it:
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...m/100_2852.jpg

This thing had like four coats of primer, paint, and clear EACH. I used some mineral spirits and a few dremel attachments to take care of that crap.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...9-07224628.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...9-07224642.jpg

The back isn't perfect, but it doesn't matter as you won't see it.

Hopefully I have enough color match paint to start painting soon, otherwise I'll have to order some for the ridiculous price the stealership gets for it.

Awesome! Keep us updated on the progress, I bet it'll look great when it's finished

Going yo look great! I got some spray paint mixed at Oreillys that's suposed to be a perfect match. Not sure if it is yet...

What did that cost for a perfect match?

I think it was $25 for a standard size spray can.

Here's my current status...I've already primered, sanded a bit, cleaned, and sprayed color...that's when I noticed an issue. I'm not sure if I did this when I sanded or should have sanded the primer more, but there are small grooves that are visible from the right angles.

I'm not sure if I should lightly wetsand the color or layer on a bunch of clear (which I'll do anyway) hoping that it will fill the grooves and then wetsand the clear...anyone?

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...9-09104735.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...9-09104745.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...9-09104816.jpg

I like it! You can't expect perfection out of a spray can lol cant even really notice the indentions. looking good man

I can definitely expect perfection out of a spray can. The antenna base and tailgate handle came out perfect and those grooves have nothing to do with how the paint was applied, it has to do with grooves that were in the primer that were most likely because of the metal.

My problem is how to get them out...either wetsanding the color or clear.

Haha I must suck when it comes to painting then lol I forgot about those, they do look good. Wetsand might work... not sure though

i don't think you'll be able to sand the grooves out of clear not visually anyways