OUTBACK RED – HILUX BUILD GUIDE Shed Spec • No BS • Rattle Can Certified
🔧 Redneck 🏁 Street Racer 🦌 Game Hunter ⚙️ Backyard Engineer

Mission Brief

WHAT YOU’RE BUILDING
A tough-as-nails red Hilux sprayed in a shed, not a showroom.

No perfection. No overthinking. Just clean prep, smart order, and solid execution.
STYLE DNA
Aussie outback grit meets street-era red — bold, loud, and built to take abuse.

Surface Prep = Everything

STAGE 1
Shape It
Knock dents and filler into line. Don’t carve holes chasing perfection.
STAGE 2
Refine It
Smooth scratches — red highlights EVERYTHING.
STAGE 3
Key It
Kill the shine so paint grips.
STAGE 4
Clean It
Remove grease, wax, fingerprints, bad decisions.

Loadout (Gear Check)

SANDPAPER
80 → 120 → 180 → 240 → 320 → 400 → 600 wet
TOOLS
Grey Scotch-Brite = blending weapon
CHEMICALS
Wax & Grease Remover
Meths / IPA
PAINT STACK
Etch → High Build → Red → Clear

Paint Like You Mean It

REPAIRS
80 → 320 progression
Red over rough prep = permanent regret.
SURFACE
Grey pad or 600 wet
Zero shine allowed
CLEAN
On with cleaner → off immediately
Thinners = smear city. Don’t.
PRIMER
Etch = bare metal only
High build everywhere else
COLOUR
Warm cans → light tack → 3–4 coats
10–15 min between

Shuts & Roof Strategy

ORDER MATTERS
  1. Shuts first
  2. C-pillar base
  3. Roof sweep
  4. A-pillar down
WHY IT WORKS
Overspray lands where it won’t ruin your finish.
SHED TACTICS
Half-open doors
Lower pressure
Keep moving
If it looks good in the shed — it’ll slap outside.
Built in a shed. Backed by experience. No fancy booth required.