Best black sand pearl paint to repair clearcoat issues?

After watching a few clearcoat repair videos on YouTube, I may try to take a shot at repainting my black tacoma's hood, roof, and maybe the upper fender quarter panels. Wanted to know if anyone has already done this and which company makes the best 'black sand pearl' paint and clearcoat for me to do this job. How would I know if I just need to re-clearcoat only vs. respray black paint and clearcoat as well? TIA for your recommendations (besides taking the truck to Maaco). =P

 

I repainted my 1998 roof and hood, and blended at the ‘C’ pillar where the clear coat oxidation was the worst. I have black metallic however rather than the Pearl. Same process.

Go find your local auto body supply shop and give them the color code for your truck, it’s on your VIN sticker. They can mix your exact paint that way.

You can’t respray clear. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. You have to sand all the way through and start from fresh. Primer, wet sand, base coat, clear coat, and then compound.









Here it is before cutting and buffing. The orange peel will go away once that’s done. The process goes 1000 > 1500 > 2000 > 3000 Grit > Hard Cut > Medium Cut > Fine Cut Compound > Wax

 

BartMaster hit it on the head. OP if you're a perfectionist don't attempt this outdoors without some sort of booth enclosure. Could be a canopy with tarps and a fan or something, but doing it straight outdoors is going to be a nightmare. Dust and BUGS especially. I repainted my hood and cab for the same reason as you and I got so many gnats and mosquitos landing on it that I have one guy entombed in clear coat right above my headlight lol.
Wear protection too and use 2k clear coat (stuff with an activator). 1k is cheaper but if you're going through the trouble use the right stuff.
Fwiw Nason is pretty decent and O'Reilly's was able to mix it for me. Def check if you have a local dedicated store for this though - they'll have more tips too.

 

Thanks BartMaster and HoneyBadger for the tips! My black truck looks exactly like Bart's and I was on the fence about doing it myself (and painting indoors) vs. paying a professional. I'll weigh out my options as I'd probably want to do a test spray on some other test metal (i.e. donor car) before trying this on my truck myself.