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8S6 Paint- Any cheap spray can options?

Discussion in '2nd Gen Tundras (2007-2013)' started by SouthWestGA, May 1, 2020.

  1. May 1, 2020 at 10:48 AM
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    SouthWestGA

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    Does anybody know of any cheap spray can options,or a common color that’s close enough?

    I need to paint my headlight filler panels
     
  2. May 1, 2020 at 11:39 AM
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    Alot of them
    Do it right the first time. Order the paint and clearcoat from Automotivetouchup.com Awesome company that many of us have used.
     
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    I've tried the 8S6 from automotivetouchup.com a few years ago and they couldn't quite match the color on my 08. Too dark.
    They tried twice to make it right but each time was noticeably darker than what I had. Sun fade is not an issue here in Pa since we only see it a few times a year.
    Customer service was great, they even gave me a refund.
     
  4. May 1, 2020 at 2:42 PM
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    I also have the TRD knockoff grille to paint for my wife’s Sequoia which is also 8S6

    There’s a shop nearby me that says they can mix me up the spray cans for about $25 a can

    I wonder how many cans it would take to do 4 filler panels and 1 grille?

    Maybe I’m better off having everything done when I get my camper shell painted.

    It is currently Gray.

    If I buy the paint,the paint shop guy said he’d do the camper top for $200. All i gotta do is drop it off when he has some extra time on his hands. (And whenever I have all my junk and tools out of the back)

    Decisions Decisions haha

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  5. May 2, 2020 at 4:24 AM
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    Pay the man!
    If your luck is as bad as mine when it comes to paint, it's better to have someone else do it.
     
  6. May 2, 2020 at 4:26 AM
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    Yea

    I’ll probably get him to do the trim pieces first

    Then later when the weather warms up do the camper shell
     
  7. May 2, 2020 at 6:23 PM
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    Update

    I talked to the paint man today

    $50 labor to paint the trim pieces and grille

    I buy the paint

    that’s what I’ll do
     

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