I got an old (95) pickup/d21 almost 2mo ago, anyways it was originally that teal-ish green color (which I like!) but the guy re-painted it, and I mean he literally got a hunter-green paint and a brush and painted ~95% of the original teal-green to a hunter-green. It's atrocious. I want to do a cheap job of a similar-enough green over it.

I can't pay for a "real" paint job, not even the worst types - I've seen rattle-can jobs that were pass-able (for older vehicles, don't think I've ever seen one that could pass as a real paint job), and, after spending many years doing custom BMX's, I'm pretty confident in my ability to properly prep & apply the paint to the truck....I'm posting here because I don't want to spend X$ on Xcans of rattle spray (would probably go w/ rustoleum and not top/clear coat it, would be using the closest green to what I've currently got, unsure if not planning a top-coat is moronic) and all that time on prep just to see the paint start peeling in several months!! I live in FL which isn't the nicest to paint lol, although at least there's no road-ice (further, I only local-drive 99% of the time so never going fast which increases chips, at least to the front & near wheel-wells!)


Thanks a ton for any advice/thoughts/etc on this, I don't want to undertake it if it's a bad move, I mean yes I can find videos where people swear how great rattle-jobs can be but can also find people saying to not do it so hoping for opinions here, thank you!!

I've seen some come out awesome and some come out really really bad, and I have no idea what the difference in the 2 methods is haha.
Good luck though!

Have you considered vinyl wrapping it?