How to Paint a Vehicle Fender with Spray Paint - Cheap & Easy!

In this week’s video, I’m going to show you how to paint a replacement fender yourself, in your garage, for cheap - using the following products:
- Scotch scuff pads: amzn.to/387RWXP
- Sand paper variety pack: amzn.to/2NNsPmr
- Dura-Block sanding block: amzn.to/3sIbCth
- blue shop towels
- Wax & Grease Remover: amzn.to/3e36vQr
- Duplicolor Primer Sealer: amzn.to/3uKUeGd
- Duplicolor Perfect Match BTY1619 (1G3)
- Duplicolor Lacquer Clear Coat: amzn.to/3qb8cgT
- half mask: amzn.to/3e2skzu
- Orbital buffer 10": amzn.to/303HufA
- Meguiars light cutting compound/polish: amzn.to/3cb6XcT
Since making this video, I have found better Clear coat options:
Spraymax 2k Gloss: amzn.to/43KbyMK
Duplicolor 1K Gloss: amzn.to/3UKXheM
Duplicolor 1K Matte: amzn.to/3A5i6rY
I even had a couple bloopers and show how to avoid & fix them, since mistakes happen in real life.
(This video was not sponsored by any of these manufacturers. I either had it in my garage already, or bought them at a local parts store.)
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[@j.m.1389]

I love the way that you showed the flaws and how to fix them.

[@aracelisindriago9065]

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[@serapioncortez1468]

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[@Killermango873]

Hey this video is 3 years old but you gave me the confidence to paint my fenders after a year of unmatched colors and let me tell you, it looks like factory new, thank you!

[@MrCzar345]

😂

[@mikepawlikguitar]

Hey brother, was this your first time? I'm looking to do some work on mine too. Not on the outside, but when you open the door where your foot rubs against the paint, if that makes sense.

[@georgeschroeder6353]

I here that

[@AHiMomProduction]

I second the other comments about showing your mistakes. For DIY-ers like us it helps to see how to fix our mistakes when they inevitably come up. Thank you!

[@rominhawk3949]

Don't let this get to your head; but, after watching two of your videos, I immediately, subscribed. I kept saying, wow, this guy is good. No unnecessary music, no waste of time; totally, great editing and to the point of where things matter; hard working, and efficient. You are full of goodness. Thank you. The only thing you did not say is how long you waited between coats. But, of course that info is usually in the spray cans.

[@6thGearGarage]

Thank you! My goal is to create the exact videos you just described. As for time between coats, it does vary depending on the exact product. The lacquer I used in this video said to wait 10 mins between each coat.

[@lahso4274]

At 3:47 he does say he waits 10 minutes per instructions 🤷

[@lorenzoparedes2306]

I agree with your comment. I always hate it when you locate a "How to" video, and either you see some guy's face taken with a selfie stick or an overproduced musical logo with exploding letters or heavy metal crap "music". If I see that, I bail out immediately and give it a thumb down.

[@T-bird_Johnny]

@@lorenzoparedes2306 I agree with your comment and I like how your last name is "walls" in Spanish. 😂 lol

[@RawShogun]

Showing how to fix the orange peel saved me from having to repaint my fender hopefully - thanks man!

[@leesimpson277]

I've been painting professionally for 42 years, but you clear captioned video was SUPER. I remember doing Graphics and murals in the 70's and 80's with lacquer. It's taboo today in the professional realm, but its so easy and effective. Sure brings back great memories. I just was thrilled to hear someone articulate and unoffensive in a cacophony of poor English. Keep it up. Lee, FL

[@dalehayes3721]

This video is underrated Great job👍🏼

[@6thGearGarage]

Thank you!

[@leeswrxsti4902]

Great video, very detailed. Great to see the flaws were not edited out, show what to look out for. I am about to do this process myself. Thanks for the pointers.

[@raymcg06]

Very thorough, exposing the mistakes and how to fix them...i appreciate your integrity. Great video

[@troyharbin5189]

Great video! I deliberately searched for a video on this subject and found yours. It's always nice to find someone who's very clear and informative. I like that you left in the mistakes and how to fix them especially since I'm bound to make some myself. Keep up the good work!

[@jesseherndon3226]

Thanks for showing everything! I think this is the best explained video for DIY replacement auto body parts

[@PolishMafia928]

Great video my man! I’m about to do a front fender on my jeep Cherokee, and figured I would come here to brush up on some skills. I love your right to the point, leave in the real world stuff, like the spray cans not working right. Like they do every time.lol. And sanding through the edges. Very easy to do and was a nice reminder. Keep up the great work… I really appreciate this video. Thank you for your time.🇺🇸

[@12setver]

Thanks man I'll be doing a fender and front bumper. This was good insight

[@alienfunbug]

actually perfect! i havent painted a car for years now, but this is amazingly spot on with all required steps and even a few tips i didnt know. great home diy.

[@rayland9305]

I appreciate that you didn't edit out all the things that go wrong like most people would. It shows that even the people that know what they're doing run into occasional problems and gives the novices like myself a little more confidence in trying it ourselves. Also what to do if such problems occur.

[@6thGearGarage]

Thanks, I try to be realistic in all my videos, everyone makes mistakes!

[@josechavez5950]

Great tutorial love how you explain so that all of us who are just looking to fix our own can relate. Also great idea to Not edit the Not so perfect procedures. Cheers from Windy City!

[@prjawahar5879]

This video is just too good. So well done, covering even the flaws a DIYer are likely to encounter. I have the same colored Toyota car and the bumper is spotted due to some small gravel spray hit. The paint shop is demanding 800$ to repaint and install. Would definitely try this, there is nothing much to lose

[@James-gf9jl]

I'm in the process of replacing a fender in close to same colour. This has given me some invaluable advice. Thanks from England.

[@digchilli]

Impressive amount of content for the DIY fraternity in a bite-sized video. Sensational!

[@fufuelhatch444]

Probably the best page for fixing and spraying cars man I love your content 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@Blitzem2787]

Man I really hope more people find out about you. After watching this and seeing there are only 100,000 views I feel bad for so many who take their vehicle in to get the emblem painted for $1,500. Wonderful explanation, amazing tutorial. Thank you thank you thank you.

[@rotfan77]

Great job, thanks for making this video, I have a few small touch up repairs to do on my Toyota Camry ironically, I bought it used and the last owner had quite a few nicks and dings from parking lot incidents no major dents so no panels have to be replaced but definitely some touch up paint needed. Thanks again.

[@JD-wm4uv]

Awesome tutorial about mistakes that can happen and how to properly hold can and what to expect with old and now cans of paint . This is the most realistic for diy with not much experience painting there own vehicles great it shows how to fix

[@peterschurz6802]

Thank you. Just saved me a couple hundred bucks. Excellent video

[@saroashliaqat1393]

Thank you for putting this together. Great video covering every detail in 15 minutes. Please continue to post videos like this.

[@6thGearGarage]

Thanks, will do!

[@JD-wm4uv]

Best tutorial to show people difference between what you want to happen and what will happen when working with certain products even cheaper clear coat awesome

[@TheRich4187]

Nice walk through. Just hit a deer lastnight and doing fender replacement homework and I feel a little less stressed about it after seeing this. Nice work!

[@6thGearGarage]

Glad it helped!

[@slenderman432]

Amazing tutorial, thank you so much for you effort!

[@terisina]

4 years later goodjob man explained told details showed all the cans up close and how much you put thanks man i will be trying this in a week on my dodge challenger

[@jumpinghighest]

Well done! Explained well!

[@streetstallion]

Thanks so much for this video! Gives me confidence to do the rear fender on my ‘68 mustang! As a 18 year old I don’t have a lot of money for fancy paint work.. I already put $3k into it for removing the rust and I love being hands on with my mustang so this is perfect. Thanks very much! Camry turned out very well!

[@user1142]

How did it go I need to paint the fender on my 350z?

[@lorenzoroque6972]

Followed every step of yours and successfully painted my replacement fender on my 2002 Nissan Frontier. Had one paint runoff but not bad for a first timer. Thanks for posting this and great job!

[@6thGearGarage]

Great to hear!

[@mikeboring2172]

This was a really great video. Thank you! And thanks for including the "bloopers" and explaining how to resolve them.

[@tonyvacha656]

Just watched this video and the companion fender video. Definitely subbing due to your thoroughness!

[@JuanRodriguez-uh4hr]

Amazing video, will be painting my fender this weekend

[@troyshull9778]

dude, I watched both videos on the fender install, you're very informative. Great DIY videos!

[@6thGearGarage]

Thanks! I'm glad they help so many people.

[@annaxxlove7584]

@@6thGearGarage @6th Gear Garage my fender is damage and my car door panel has ugly paint job. It show not even. I wanted you to see. How can I sent you the photo? Can you show me how to take left fender? Thanks.

[@annaxxlove7584]

@@6thGearGarage I have have the same color on my Nissan rogue 2015 sl.

[@annaxxlove7584]

@@6thGearGarage so. Color code is KAD

[@annaxxlove7584]

@@6thGearGarage I like how you explain in clear detail.

[@marioavaughn]

About to do this exact same thing on my 08 MKZ.. Thanks for the great presentation.

[@nameerrabadi7683]

great great job in every thing you did keep doing videos to watch

[@justsaybobby]

Thanks for sharing. You’re awesome!

[@paulattree4171]

Im impressed , good job.

[@tommyboyyyyyyyyy]

Wicked video !! Very nice step by step !

[@e46_harv13]

This was the most helpful KZbin tutorial I have ever watched, I am 14 years old and have an old BMW E46, the fenders are extremely rusty and need to paint and replace them, videos like this help me so much towards progress for my car! Thank You!

[@6thGearGarage]

That's a great first car!

[@e46_harv13]

@@6thGearGarage I know, I got it for £550, it will soon be running.

[@DYI]

Thanks. Convinced me to purchase a pre-painted fender.

[@milesellis1885]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@darellzakery6070]

Great job very impressed

[@snuglyugly1717]

I’m gonna do a fender too. I bought the products I need. Thanks for the tutorial 😊

[@6thGearGarage]

you're welcome!

[@kamcarcrusher857]

You got a 👍 from me, spot on!!! Thanks for sharing

[@jazzforJamie]

Nice Job! Will do same this week!

[@JohnSmith-hv3mj]

awesome educational video man thank you, and you still reply to comments--it's a testament to your success

[@6thGearGarage]

Thanks! I grew up posting on forums and try to build that sense of community they had with all my YT viewers/subscribers with questions & comments about the videos I upload.

[@MrHankHill]

Got a Lund sun visor for my 1985 f150 and the shop wanted $500 to paint it. So, you just saved me $450. Thank you sir!

[@shamilsons]

Great video tutorial thank you for information

[@1998232v6]

Wow, a DIY’er who actually knows what they are doing.

[@Cougar139tweak]

So lucky for me, the exact same make and fender that I damaged, Thanks for both videos!!!

[@6thGearGarage]

Glad it helped!

[@andreadanford5794]

You are awesome👏 I love the video very detailed thank you.

[@6thGearGarage]

Thanks, I'm glad it helped you!

[@nedmonaghan6120]

This is one GREAT video

[@johngutierrez922]

Great video!

[@Esosite]

Best video on painting car part(s) I've ever watched. 👏

[@6thGearGarage]

Thanks 👍

[@850OVERLAND]

Dude. Insane. Good work! Going to be doing this on my camper shell.

[@theanioutlet6728]

Absolute best KZbin channel next to ChrisFix, GREAT WORK!!

[@6thGearGarage]

Thanks! It's an honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as ChrisFix, the GOAT!

[@kathtrenfogle7216]

Awesome video!!! Thanks!

[@jefferya.7119]

That is one heck of a job... My car is the same color, I wish you lived in Nothern California so I could ask you to touch up my car a bit. I really happy though to see that this product is a match and it seems to hold up well. Thank you for sharing that.

[@6thGearGarage]

Thanks!

[@megaruhe6296]

This is such a good video.

[@aceracer5987]

Thanks for the video very helpful

[@6thGearGarage]

Glad it helped

[@mikeyincalif]

Great Video ! 😊

[@sterlingwitherspoon5709]

Great job bro!!!

[@6thGearGarage]

Thanks!

[@peterescalante1207]

Thanks for the vid! Excellent instructions! Everything worked as you showed but I created some runs due to the paint nozzle sputtering. Will try to polish them away but I'm not too concerned as the fender looks really good otherwise.

[@6thGearGarage]

It's too bad a defective nozzle is all it takes to mess up a nice paint job.

[@rxlo1062]

Good job 👍

[@MrRoy-rb1je]

Outstanding!

[@denirio]

I liked this video. FLAWS and all!!

[@6thGearGarage]

Thank you! I always leave my goofs in for other people to see and learn from.

[@stefanilie7203]

Great video, thank you

[@vin605]

Looking really good 👍

[@6thGearGarage]

Thanks 👍

[@redsaint2022]

Thank you! I plan on doing the same,

[@berlinjackson1847]

Great video. Thanks

[@6thGearGarage]

Thank you!

[@QMil-sz8ej]

I would polish the whole car after so it all matches … nice job and you were able to save a lot of money

[@shaebutta4303]

This is literally perfect I have the same car and color and area I need to paint 😅

[@julianhoolian5403]

Just so you know when using aerosol cans to clean the tip after each coat. That causes those blobs

[@rico1dennie704]

Good Job 👏

[@jwill9877]

I'm impressed with that color match. I figured you would make a good finish on the fender but it wouldn't perfectly match the rest of the side of the car.

[@6thGearGarage]

It’s not 100% exact but it’s very close that most regular people wouldn’t notice.

[@IGJSarasota]

Another great video! You're hands down the Duplicolor expert! I hope they're paying you. When painting plastic fender flares do you sand down to the bare plastic or do you think it's ok to scuff up and then apply adhesion promoter and primer sealer?

[@6thGearGarage]

Haha thanks, I might hit them up and see if I can get some free paint! Been using their stuff for almost 20 years now. On the flares, I would only scuff up the original paint. As long as it's in good shape and there's no bare plastic showing, you won't even need the adhesion promoter. That's only needed to help paint bond to bare plastic. But do use the primer sealer over the scuffed original paint as you mentioned.

[@headshotheroes2618]

Excellent Video. Wondering how did you attracted the Fender on your stands

[@PostalRedneck]

Very nice video. Most people try to put on too thick of coat for the first coat.

[@6thGearGarage]

PostalRedneck I've seen it happen many times and it makes me cringe!

[@Imknottshore]

Excellent video

[@pirruripirruri4731]

Good vid brother

[@Mlive722]

You can use 2k clear in a can works amazing with duplicolor

[@Dannyyzeee]

2k clear is some of the best

[@LLO227]

Respect! I can definitely see this as possible. I got my fender for $62 bucks. All I need to do is paint it and all the paint shops near by are trying to charge me $400 to $700. SMFH

[@6thGearGarage]

Definitely worth a try!

[@mtx5162]

Where did you find your finder for that cheap?

[@durango8882]

New sub 👏🏻

[@lawilliams3396]

Thank you so much!

[@exnjute]

I'm in the process of replacing a front fender on my 2004 F-150. It is dark blue(True Blue). I found a fender in a junk yard in great shape for cheap and it is dark green. I will basically do your process. I already bought 2 cans of the Duplicolor Tru Blue and 2 cans of Clear Coat. I plan on using primers I have on hand. I intend to wet sand after the final color coat and again after the final clear coat. Nice video...thanks. Note - the price of these spray cans has gone up significantly since you made this video.

[@6thGearGarage]

I can't believe how expensive they are now, only 5 years since I made the video.

[@furtalance_x]

Awesome dude

[@6thGearGarage]

Thank you!

[@yeseniaromo6767]

Thank you for your awesome step by step video. Quick question, do you recommend to sand the fender with a 1,000 or 2,000 grit sand paper before applying the clear coat? If the fender feels a bit rough.

[@6thGearGarage]

Depending on the color, you may need to recoat after sanding. I would sand the color with 600 or 800 grit before re-applying the color. Then once you have a good smooth color coat, apply the clear. If you still have rough finish after clear, you can wetsand and polish as needed.

[@jbthebird6772]

Nice work 👏 👌

[@6thGearGarage]

Thanks ✌️

[@gabriellapv]

Your video was awesome, it really gave me enough confidence to take on painting my fender! I have one issue though. Duplicolor doesn't have the color needed for my 2001 Avalon. I don't know if it's because it's an older car or if the color just isn't popular enough (the color code is 6M3 if anyone's curious). What brand of paint do you recommend I use instead? I don't trust myself to pick an alternative brand lol.

[@6thGearGarage]

I had the same problem when painting my 1988 Legend, which used an uncommon color. I ended up finding matching color code aerosol cans on ebay BUT the nozzles clogged and made a mess :( Duplicolor is the best I have used. Sometimes local auto paint stores can custom mix your color and put it into an aerosol can. I would try that before I buy generic cans from ebay again.

[@eso1666]

You deserve a subscribe👍🏻

[@Capt..obvious]

Great video

[@adamsvelazquez3679]

Wow that was great the way you explained it I just finished paying 1,000 a hit and run my car was parked in the parking lot when I came out and got to my house I noticed something wrong my God I was mad any way thanks for sharing

[@chornii_boumer7324]

Thank you for your video.

[@6thGearGarage]

You are welcome, hope it was helpful!

[@chornii_boumer7324]

@@6thGearGarage yes it did. I was worried that I need a spray gun and a air compressor with different types of sanding grid.

[@MejorNoLoDigo]

amazing!!!

[@karilang9277]

Another tip I use is if you happen to get a bug on the paint or clear get a piece of tap and be careful but the tape will adhere to the bug removing with minimal scuff

[@mareec43]

Looks so easy! I just got into a fender bender and I’m trying to be as cheap as possible 😅 this is the exact piece I need to replace, could I possibly just paint over the already primed part?

[@6thGearGarage]

You could, just lightly scuff it first so the paint will adhere better.

[@hawkeye8082]

That's awesome I just hit a deer and need the same exact work done