How To Paint A Truck For $128! Cheap Rustoleum Paint Job on 1990 Ford F-150 Work Truck

In this video I show how to save money on a paint job for your old work truck. The hardener really helps with paint durability and resistance to scratches and scuffs, I highly recommend. Thanks for watching and have a blessed day!
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[@samh.264]

I made 3 round trips by there while you were painting and you painted my truck too. Thanks

[@fomocowboy]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BasicFolders]

LOL

[@kiva3898]

Inside somewhere because I see bugs stuck to your paint

[@tasalandscapewastemanageme3193]

Yoooooooooo 😂😂😂😂

[@brianstevens5520]

White attracts bugs like crazy

[@chrislacosse6500]

Screw the haters young man you did good. You have motivation and you projects will continues to get better.

[@jaredf.8712]

Love seeing people put the time and effort into the older 90s box style trucks regardless of its a Ford, Chevy or dodge. I find it a bit cooler when it’s a old school restoration paint project in the backyard! Awesome job for what you had going on considering it was a outside but it still came out pretty great for what it’s worth. Hopefully she gives you a couple more solid years!

[@featheredcoyote5477]

The coolest thing is you did something some of us would never attempt. Your final product looks awesome man👍👏

[@MyFortressConstruction]

Good job, the prep work is what everyone hates, but it's what makes or breaks any paint job.

[@jakeamyx9189]

I agree on that one

[@thomasjames7644]

100%

[@zacmonarch4845]

I'm more excited that you have the inline six than it being clean of rust

[@keeg_wagner]

Have the 300 in my 1990 e150. Best Ford engine 👌

[@zacmonarch4845]

@@keeg_wagner I do like the 300 as well..but all round I had the inline 6 in Ford's and a couple jeeps..very reliable and resistant

[@westsideflyer7559]

@@zacmonarch4845 300- good engine. Real heavy duty industrial engine.

[@JohnDoe-jj6wf]

Was designed by BMW actually, and Ford stopped production due to lack off needing service. Only 10 less horse power than the V8 and lasted twice as long. Plus you can turbo them with impressive results

[@MapleMarmite]

Have the same in my ‘89 F150 - they sound sweet and run pretty smooth, I think.

[@motofish596]

That’s the best $128 paint job I’ve ever seen

[@mauricem7007]

$128 in supplies... many hours of work made it happen.

[@georgewashington1106]

FYI - Valspar makes a product called Anti Rust Armor that is very similar to Rust-oleum, but the Valspar paint can be tinted any color you want, just like normal paint. You're not stuck with the stock colors Rust-oleum makes. I used it to paint a trailer, and matched the color to my truck. Worked great. It used to be at Lowe's, but they recently (May '23) discontinued it. You can probably find it at a paint store that sells Valspar.

[@michaelmagaw6870]

Looks good..Had to chuckle a bit reminds me of the days my dad and I spent doing the same thing.. Good job

[@bretc9644]

You have some of the best mirrors ever made, can't find them anymore. Good job saving this old truck and keeping her on the road.

[@John-bn7ux]

They’re for sale on eBay not as good as the originals thoufh

[@brad6523]

@@John-bn7ux any chance you can share the link or tell me the name of those mirrors on e bay?

[@bretc9644]

@@brad6523the ones I had came from Trailer Wheel & Frame in Houston. But that hat was 30+ years ago. You might be able to call them and see if they have them.

[@neil6212]

Considering what cash you invested, and doing the work outdoors, your result is nothing short of splendid! I never considered using Rustoleum as a vehicle top coat! It makes sense, as their enamel is a really tough coating once it dries well. Sounds like the "go to" paint on your other projects, and it will stop the surface rust! WELL DONE!

[@vix121]

Nice to see the old girl get a new lease on life...good job man!

[@IndianaDoug]

In the Midwest, you will never find a vehicle that age that isn’t destroyed by rust

[@J_Jim-mo3ub]

True that

[@paintingandlife4288]

Iowa here. Yup. Rust kills 😔

[@orangetide]

I'm in California and there is way too much rust on that truck. ;-) I grew up in Michigan and I have welded bits of support back on when the frame rusted through or zip screwed some plywood on to keep the water from splashing into holes in the interior. Climate makes a huge difference in the life of your car. There are still disadvantages though, I do overheat my engines on older cars running the A/C while going up hill, just have to deal with the 100F california heat when that happens.

[@archiiebarrett]

I'm in NJ. It's a nightmare buying old cars here, not only are trucks expensive, but they're all rust buckets.

[@andydeitrick1455]

I’m in Oklahoma thank god, this would work on a budget ride out here...

[@thedragon2299]

Nice job! I use rustoleum a lot. Wait a couple weeks for it to fully cure (ask me how I know), then wet sand and buff, and it will look like you clear coated it. If you keep wax on it, the paint will look new forever, if you don't, it starts fading and discoloring pretty quick compared to urethane paint.

[@saltyp123]

I've never freestlyed in my life.....but I just impressed myself on the beat to the painting montage.

[@griffparker1466]

Salty P 😂 heck yea dude

[@johnafagerquist8235]

Very nice! I imagine you're very happy with the results. I would be. I am inspired to do some similar painting on my garden tractors. Thanks for the video!

[@stevehargis1315]

Great job I did the same thing to my 89 f150 machine grey with a roller and still turned out great

[@BalladofJanine]

Fantastic job! I'm impressed! My son painted his Chevy with that roll on black truck bed liner paint stuff, I wasnt to positive about it at first but after he got started it was so easy, and looks great!! New head lights and chrome it looks great! I had a Ford just like this one and had flashbacks when you opened the door to show the interior!😜😂😊

[@bhud1972]

Wow, I’m impressed! Great work restoring that great old F150. That is a really nice truck now.

[@johnschuster9192]

Very nice.My first try at painting was an steel side mobil home.10x55 1963 Angelus .It was gold and white.That paint job helped me sell it 2 years later for $400 more than I paid for it 2 years before.Now I'm older and going to paint my golf cart.Thanks for sharing your work....

[@craigwest8386]

You remind me of myself when I was a younger man. Great job on fixing up the old truck with a small budget. Your labor paid off.

[@vetham100]

I'd be proud to drive that truck! Great looking paint job! Thanks for sharing.

[@timothyprice9064]

Good job I have a 1994 F150 ready for your handy work. You made it look easy enough for me to try it myself. Good job and keep up the good work.

[@gordondavid3320]

I’d like to see it with the new headlights and definitely more videos from you going forward!

[@bankruptsee]

I did this to my brother’s Honda about 10 years ago. Turns out ok if you wet sand TF out of it to remove the orange peel

[@potlickerhound7262]

but he dosent have enough paint to sand n buff it...I can see the old paint underneath still lol.

[@ipodasdf]

That’s such a good job. Damn man for $128 too. Love that body style too.

[@markcrew3696]

This was fun to watch and you did a great job for what you had to work with and you gave the truck some life back.

[@Fireship1]

That came out fantastic. She’s a good looking truck. I’d be proud to drive her!

[@hootertexas9711]

That came out sick!! Great job! Way better than I expected.

[@fastcivic72]

Awesome job, i like that body style of truck.

[@patallen5095]

No runs, drips or errors! Looks great!!

[@huckleberryhound7508]

Hey, for the money... You can't beat it. You took an old battle ax & made it pleasent on the eyes. Kudos my friend.

[@mrnovacan2158]

Great low cost paint job for your daily driver, Love the 4.9 big 6 I had a 1976, 3 on tree, was 5 years old 30,000 miles on IT when I bought it,kept it 14 years motor was still running perfect when I sold it . You have a great channel, COLD WAR MOTORS and your channel are my favs! Keep up the great vids, and stay safe from the Covid 19

[@griffparker1466]

Heck yea man, I watch cold war motors too lol. You stay safe as well and thanks for watching!

[@felipegarciatn]

Looks pretty good. I want to do the same with my '96 F-150. Just have to finish a few other projects first.

[@normhowes2975]

Working on finishing up a 87 F150 and using Rustoleum with hardener but using acetone for my thinner. Also using the HF gun that I got on sale for $10. Wish mine was as un-rusty as yours. Got to love panel replacement on rust belt trucks. Yours looks pretty good.

[@southernfriedhippie]

Looks great! My nephew did his f-150 the same way.

[@rogerslone9687]

Good job! I have a 91 f250 that I need to do this too. You gotta love white. It hides a lot of imperfections. Looks great!

[@christopherfarage4491]

It really does come out good! I did 2 trucks now and there still holding up!

[@robintheyooper8943]

Looks nice! Love the truck!

[@thomasbayer3311]

Nice work. I had the 300 in my first pickup. 92 F150 XL 2wd. emerald green metallic. Great truck. Great motor. One Bosch oxygen sensor. If your gas mileage is around 13 mpg, change the O2 sensor. It will go right back up to 17 mpg. Looking forward to my next truck. It will be white and light blue two tone. Someday...

[@Backyardmech1]

The paint job turned out to looking really nice for the kind of paint used. The back seat area looked like it was hardly used and the rest of the interior is immaculate for a 30 year old truck. Coming from Texas, depending on the part of the state as well can also guarantee little to no rust, so this was a good little investment.

[@polaroidsofpolarbears365]

Very nice! I don't know what I expected, but you did a damn good job!

[@SolveFixBuild]

That’s a perfect truck. When I did mine on the channel it took me about 3-4 hours. I’m jealous of your extended cab.

[@rayleder3705]

It turned out great! Nice work 👍

[@jonredd650]

Gorgeous can't beat it!

[@joec4765]

That came out beautiful. It's a great looking truck

[@togodbetheglory9725]

Its good to know, that still people out there that have love for those old model trucks,,by the way nice job man, God bless

[@markmccarty727]

Had my 87 f150 painted with equipment white. Used it for a work trunk anyway.

[@soulgivesoul07]

Now I want an old school f150, good job on the truck man...

[@mikeyoung6347]

Nice mirrors! That stamped FORD tailgate is a good one. Leave the aluminum off, but fill the holes. Black out all the trim, handles and grill.

[@tvlandman2]

I agree about the tailgate. I always hated that ford covered a nice, stamped tailgate with that aluminum-plastic crap.

[@galady8632]

Awesome results! Painting outdoors is risky but in some climates it works, obviously it works in your area. Funny car painting story - in the mid-50s a neighbors wife wanted her car painted to match her favorite bright red nail polish. She ranted about it for years. Her husband finally said 'if I do it will you finally stop nagging me about it?'. She agreed. He actually bought hundreds of bottles of her fav color nail polish and stood in their front yard using the tiny brush in the lid to apply nail polish on her car hood - during the peak of Georgia's pollen season! It was a nasty mess and she became irate. He was an attorney so they had both signed an agreement. The agreement did not mention conditions that might negatively impact the end product. That huge Cadillac had a great engine, it was an awesome beast that lasted almost 2 decades with a bright red hood and bright green everywhere else. Note to self: be careful what you ask for!

[@travisthompson1899]

Those $15 spray guns are great for the price. My dad has been using them for probably 15 years and does show quality paint jobs with them.

[@brandonroberson3223]

Those guns spray good for a few times but they are made from cheap parts so after a few jobs and cleaning they become garbage. Plus cheap guns use more materials. If you are doing something like this they are great but if you are doing it for a living then invest in a good gun is worth it in the long run. They atomize the paint better allowing better coverage so you use less which saves money. Plus they are made from better parts so with proper cleaning they will spray the same for years

[@rclamb04]

Looks awesome dude wish I had one like that

[@Cbigs27]

Some new headlights and taillights and it will look brand new, great job man!

[@Trumptrain2024FJB]

Nice! Turned out real nice

[@HealthyBalance365]

Hey man that is awesome!!! Looks really good!!!

[@griffparker1466]

DUBIOUSMIST TIME thanks!

[@k.b.tidwell]

I'd like to see it with the new lights and all the details finished out. Good job!

[@lachrishaclark2503]

I have the same truck! Bought it to pull my boat. Great truck!

[@Zhurak]

hell yeah, turned out great, nice work!

[@BobbyBowker]

Awesome. Looks great. Just be careful of your overspray folks. Don’t want to mess anything up or face a civil suit.

[@ericmendez5815]

County as Hell with killer beats in background! Haha. Hats off to ya. That’s how you wear out a truck.

[@darrenzirkle2351]

Looks great. Awesome job.

[@lionofjudah2991]

That looks really good man

[@R_HSKK]

Wow.. This paint job isn’t bad at all!! Truck looks solid man

[@k2cjbradio]

Great job! Glad I stumbled on this video!

[@HondariderLee]

Turned out really nice for what you have in it.......heck of a job.......

[@oldgeezer3269]

Good job bud She turned out real nice i cant believe how cheap you done that 👏

[@brianwells4507]

All in All it looks great. I have a HVLP Cap Sprayer. It runs off 15-20 psi pressure. The abbreviation is High Volume, Low Pressure. Try turning the air pressure down a few notches to control the overspray. But heck for a $15 Harbour Freight gun you certainly got 'er done! I had a '95 F150 with dual fuel tanks like yours. I never could figure out why Ford put 2, 12gal fuel cells? It would've been nice to have a 24 gal plus the 12 for emergencies. Anyway good job, your attention to detail and the way you plotted the job out are commendable!

[@joshualymer6568]

Looks great man good job love those trucks

[@OldMX]

Looks fantastic, really shiny white.

[@s4n714g000]

looks really nice, thanks for uploading

[@johnpayton148]

Truck looks great👍. You did awesome job. Love watching your videos . stay safe and God bless 😀.

[@griffparker1466]

Thanks, you too!

[@wrenchmantooly5169]

Wow good job! And great budget!

[@jmcpherson059]

They always say, “If it isn’t right, paint ‘er white”

[@bearpathgatehouse2943]

Awesome paint job!

[@EYE_SPIDER]

Turned out good, good work!

[@tr-yb8bf]

I'm very impressed

[@pfdrtom]

Outstanding job!

[@danielpadgett2831]

Awsome job I have a 1995 f150 in need of a paint job really need to get mine done

[@stephenhorbatiuk2811]

Griff: truck looks pretty good. Not too many bugs. Cheers

[@howardkoster4026]

It came out very good!!!

[@tossedsalad5532]

Great quick paint

[@porkfat8109]

I did this to a 1969 VW Beatle many years back with a dozen or so spray cans. It works if you don't get too close. You have to drift the spray from about 2ft back.

[@vinceh5163]

Beautiful i have 1990 f150 just like it what a wonder a little clean paint will do. I love those updated mirrors.

[@stoopidmonkey149]

Looks great! Very nice!

[@griffparker1466]

Thanks!

[@MorrisBurbank23]

Awesome paint job man.

[@Warren3carpentry]

Looks pretty good! Good job man!

[@shameless268]

Look like a whole new truck 🔥

[@heretohear8662]

Hell yeah!! Looks good!

[@youKnowWho3311]

If you're using it for work, It's definitely the right color for the heat. Great work for the $$ spent.

[@giltracy505]

That truck looks great!!!!

[@rhandro]

Great job young man.

[@mfamus2272]

Nothing like a good Old Texas truck!!👍🏾

[@madcook1936]

Awesome job dude Looks really good 👍👌

[@94jimmy5]

Nice paint job. Nothing to be ashamed of. Kudos!

[@griffparker1466]

Thanks!

[@drewlewis1505]

You did an amazing job

[@mobiledetail4you]

Looks pretty great!

[@QBelly]

That looks really nice.

[@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid]

Looks great👍👍👍

[@silverfoxhauling1543]

Bro nicely done ... I did the same paint job for a 95 f150 using rustoleum gloss white plus mineral spirits mixing ratio 50/50 and i also add a bit of hardener for paint to dry fast ...