For those unfamiliar with this product it is a very easy to use kit that comes with the gun and sprays directly from the bottles (after mixing in tint and hardener obviously.) For those looking to do this it is very important that you dont use just regular paint to. If you've waited longer than 24 hours to paint the truck bed, remember to clean the surface before applying the paint. Cheapest place I can find is online is TP tools. Try to apply the paint within 24 hours of the truck bed coating becoming dry to the touch. In respect to this, can you paint over bed liner? IMPORTANT! Do not place heavy loads on the surface until RAPTOR is fully cured. Flash-off / min 68☏ Wait 60 minutes between coats. Secondly, how long does it take for Raptor liner to dry? Baking will speed up the initial cure, but it is still recommended that you wait 2-3 days for light usage and 7 days for heavy duty usage. Scuff it with a red scuff pad, clean with wax and grease remover, apply the next coat of RAPTOR. How long do I need to wait to recoat RAPTOR after applied? RAPTOR can generally be re-coated after 24 hours. It's not anything like the smooth finish you'd get with typical paint.
Applying raptor liner is much, much easier than automotive paint. Any questions, don't hesitate to ask.You can paint right over the old paint, and don't need to pay as much attention to small dings and dents. Nothing much I would do different, other than try to paint the entire truck in one session. I removed masking tape after about an hour, pulling back over itself as is standard practice. It just put out way too much product to quickly and is not adjustable. I tried the kit one first, but only shot one bottle with it.
Also, I purchased the professional gun, and HIGHLY recommend this over the one provided with the kit. In total, I shot 8 bottles, and probably should have done another one or two. I used mixing cups, rather than just shaking the bottle, and felt this gave good consistency after thorough stirring and putting some back in the bottle and rinsing it out, back in to my mix cup. I used 3 oz of reducer, 3 oz of color, and the required 8+ oz of hardener for each bottle. I also masked all of the windows, and masked around the inside of the doors (to minimize overspray inside the jambs). It was time consuming, but during Covid, I have plenty of time on my hands. I removed most everything I could, including taillights, window trim, rubber weatherstrip. Everything was sanded with 80 grit to provide good bite, except the flares. Also painted the fender flares with black. It was partly because I did mine in a number of different sessions, sprayed the cap and hood first, then I did the box, then the body, doors, and roof, and lastly the two front fenders.
This was operator error, not really a problem with the product. All in all, I am quite pleased with the outcome, although I have some streakiness on some of my panels. I stayed with the same color for exactly the reasons you mention, painting door frames, engine bay, under the hood, around tail gate, and so on. I just finished with painting my truck with tinted (color-matched) Raptor liner. It just put out way too much product too quickly and is not adjustable.