So I'm trying to decide what the best (smartest lol) approach is to paint correction. I want to start off by saying I've never done it before. But, as always, i'm willing to give it a shot. I would like to get some feedback from
@Terrys87 and
@Awesom-O after seeing the awesome work they've done on their trucks. Of course i welcome anyone else to chime in with their thoughts as well!
Most of the horizontal surfaces are devoid of clear coat. The roof and hood have two good chunks of paint completely missing:
The side panels have most of their clear coat but still have plenty of dings in them. Since I'm planning on doing the work, i definitely don't expect perfection.
Option1 - Sand down the rest of the truck, smooth out the edges of the missing chunks and lean into a sweet patina as it develops over time. I don't have any tools or knowledge around this, but luckily i have YouTube and ya'll!
Option2 - Still sand down and smooth the truck. But get the right tools and supplies to properly fill in the big missing chunks and maybe clean up and fill more of the smaller dings (bondo?). Then primer, sand, primer again, sand and then paint match as close as possible to the factory color (Cayman Green CC Metallic).
I feel like option1 would be easiest, but after seeing how nice the newly painted trucks on here look, I could see myself liking the end results of option2 more.
I'm willing to put some effort into learning and $ into tools either way.