DIY Hood paint? Duplicolor? Magnetic gray metallic

So we did some panels on my Wrangler recently that came out really well. This got me thinking about doing a scooped Hood for my 4Runner.... It's a 19 magnetic gray metallic and I was curious if anybody has painted their own or had any experience.

 

I have personally never seen an area that big turn out well. I would get it professionally painted

 

Something that size, if you have any application errors is going to show even more. Some things are worth having a professional do them (electricity, plumbing, HVAC). I would add automotive painting to that list.

 

Anyone ever do a black hood with the MGM?

 

I've never seen one but here is a mock up of my MGM with a black hood. It's quick and down and dirty but it might give you an idea of how it could look.

 

Save your money

 

As in??

 

Don't bother with the scoop

 

If you must have the scoop there's company's like review and paintedautoparts.com or something like that...

Spray painting a hood will never turn out right

 

Raptor lining might look good on it. Definitely will give it a more rugged off roadish look.