SuiteSuccess Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 Need to get hood painted or lined. How difficult is it to remove the hood on a 2006 Volvo 780? Local paint shop doesn’t have booth big enough for semi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 Six bolts and 3 strong men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lappir Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 Can't wait to hear about your results. My hood is faded and I cannot seem to bring back any shine to it at all. Quit trying years ago. Checked with a friend about a repaint, but 15K was not in my budget. That was for the whole truck, didn't think of just doing the hood. I'm sure the prices have gone up a lot more, by now. Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geodog1 Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 I had my hood repainted two years ago in Chama, NM. Local paint shop removed the hood and painted it in their car paint booth. ShortyO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteSuccess Posted June 13 Author Report Share Posted June 13 1 hour ago, geodog1 said: I had my hood repainted two years ago in Chama, NM. Local paint shop removed the hood and painted it in their car paint booth. ShortyO Gonna check on doing the same. I don’t have the manpower to remove it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 22 minutes ago, SuiteSuccess said: Gonna check on doing the same. I don’t have the manpower to remove it Could always just mask it off and spray bomb it flat black to eliminate the awful glare . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteSuccess Posted June 13 Author Report Share Posted June 13 Talking to Worldwide Equipment tomorrow about having them give me a repaint estimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPL Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 Carl When I was headed to the ECR in 2016 i painted the hood in the back yard. Looked real good and the price was right. Just takes time to tape and some fore thought about how you are going to reach the highs and the lows. Be sure to be careful with over spray. Find a body man/painter and have him spray it. Just a thought. Pat The Old Sailor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loli and popi Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 fellas....i am in the process of building my retirement vehicle and i just finished repainting it last week. it is a 2007 volvo vn780. painting the hood is pretty easy to do, need a few supplies. i can walk you thru painting with a single or two tone color so long as fancy mural stuff aint involved. shoot me a message and i will call or text to help out. i sprayed my truck with single stage urethane paint and it works great, shines great and is easy to work with. highly recommend the 3M paint gun with removable tips and cup above. could probably paint your hood for under 1k with buying all supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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loli and popi Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 sorry for pics being upside down, dont know what i did there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaydrvr Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 2 hours ago, loli and popi said: sorry for pics being upside down, dont know what i did there. I think it's kinda cool, actually. I can always turn my phone upside down.. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaHybrid Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 2 hours ago, loli and popi said: sorry for pics being upside down, dont know what i did there. Don't worry about it. We have a few folks from Tennessee on here so this is not uncommon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteSuccess Posted July 8 Author Report Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, GeorgiaHybrid said: Don't worry about it. We have a few folks from Tennessee on here so this is not uncommon... They’re not upside down if you’re standing on your head David! Jeez thought even someone from Georgia could see that. 🙄🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteSuccess Posted July 8 Author Report Share Posted July 8 loli and popi, Nice job. Appreciate the offer but I have no facilities where I could do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 (edited) I just got a "friend of a friend deal" quote to paint my whole truck and bed......$15k. It needs doing so it will happen, I just need to find the vaseline first. Edited July 9 by Big5er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 12 hours ago, Big5er said: I just got a "friend of a friend deal" quote to paint my whole truck and bed......$15k. It needs doing so it will happen, I just need to find the vaseline first. You want the upper left size , in the twin pack . LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsinc Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 On 6/11/2021 at 1:58 PM, Darryl&Rita said: Six bolts and 3 strong men. Or a forklift?? On 6/17/2021 at 8:22 PM, JPL said: When I was headed to the ECR in 2016 i painted the hood in the back yard. Looked real good and the price was right. Just takes time to tape and some fore thought about how you are going to reach the highs and the lows. Be sure to be careful with over spray. Find a body man/painter and have him spray it. How did a man walk AROUND THE WORLD?? One step at a time. I have multiple paint projects and I am breaking them down into pieces so they dont seem so daunting. First one is failing clear coat on my Teton: $12K for a complete single stage/1 color paint job. I bought the material and will just respray the clear. Most painters will say it wont last, well I need 5 years and then it will likely be someone elses, so it will work for me and get me around my world. I guess its mostly about your objective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteSuccess Posted July 19 Author Report Share Posted July 19 Here is the final solution. Had several quotes to repaint entire hood. Cheapest was $4500 if I removed the hood and took to the shop. Auto body/paint shop. Quote from Volvo dealer was $5000 for hood and they would not have to remove. They had truck paint booth. Dealer cost to JUST repaint mid panel $1500. I elected for dealer to just spray bed liner like bumper and roof….cost $870. It’ll last me five years. Not ideal but workable and looks okay, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 Where's that dang "LIKE" button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl&Rita Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 Bed armour has been the savior of many work trucks, getting a few more years out of them, before the "Push" say it has to go. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noteven Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 it should reduce the squinting of the eyesight in bright sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lappir Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 1 hour ago, SuiteSuccess said: Here is the final solution. Had several quotes to repaint entire hood. Cheapest was $4500 if I removed the hood and took to the shop. Auto body/paint shop. Quote from Volvo dealer was $5000 for hood and they would not have to remove. They had truck paint booth. Dealer cost to JUST repaint mid panel $1500. I elected for dealer to just spray bed liner like bumper and roof….cost $870. It’ll last me five years. Not ideal but workable and looks okay, I'll bet it will last longer than 5 years. Too bad they didn't offer to tint the bedliner, but I have seen that stuff fade pretty fast, at least the red stuff. Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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