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

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

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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

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....

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!😜😂😊

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Awesome job, i like that body style of truck.

And on that day, every car he owns got painted white...lol

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

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.

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

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!

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...

Looks nice! Love the truck!

Great job! Glad I stumbled on this video!

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

It turned out great! Nice work 👍

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

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!

No runs, drips or errors! Looks great!!

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

hell yeah, turned out great, nice work!

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

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

Looks awesome dude wish I had one like that

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.

looks really nice, thanks for uploading

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

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

Looks great. Awesome job.

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

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

Looks good , you definitely then motivated me to try!!!!

Looks fantastic, really shiny white.

Wow good job! And great budget!

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

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

I used to paint bikes with custom jobs using spray can paint , extract the paint into Mason jars , let it breath for a day to expel out the propellents , mixed custom colors , metallics , chameleon , etc . used an inexpensive shop gun or an old Devilbliss , and it played down beautifully !! That was over 15 years ago . and those jobs are still showroom today !! 😎

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Every year my brother would paint his 25 year old Jeep with six cans of spray paint

That looks really good man

Nice! Turned out real nice

Awesome job dude Looks really good 👍👌

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

It came out very good!!!

Thank you for sharing . Nice job

Looks great man good job love those trucks

That's a nice truck. Great job. I think I'll be painting my 03 dodge 3/4 ton on a budget now.

Gorgeous can't beat it!

Outstanding job!

Wow dude that looks good. Awesome job......

Every time you open the door to get in,you'll say to yourself,"Why didn't I paint the door frames?". (; ) Does look a lot better though!

Well done! Looks better than those white or off-white paint jobs they came with!

Amazing paint job!!!!

Turned out good, good work!

Awesome paint job!

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

I have a 1990 that's 2 tone brown, thx for the video. I just might have to paint mine now 👍

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 ...

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!

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.

I'm hoping to redo my 86 this same way. But i need to fix a couple more dents and some rust first. I hope it turns out this nice. Good job.

Hiya Griff, the truck looks great - way back i bought a fleet of small vans, gave each ones a rubbing down, masked up and sprayed them with house paint, Brilliant white gloss as it was the cheapest, but added a small touch of black or blue just to give it a hint of colour, mixed it with cheap grade petrol (gas) mixed well and sprayed it on, and like yours just ended up shiny.. My neighbour saw a van for sale, it got sold, i done another so neighbour asked - Why did it come back / nooo was just another for sale then another, all looking the same.. LOL. you have to do what you have to do eh.. great Video Thank you - Ian - UK.

Looks pretty good! Good job man!

Great quick paint