Paint the decals another color?

There are some automotive paint supply stores that can match your truck's color in a rattle can. I watched a neighbor apply a base and clear coat to the engine compartment of his race car, the results were very good.

B.O. Plenty wrote:
You will never get a professional quality paint job on anything using a rattle can. It will always look like it was done with a rattle can. The only way to change the colors would be to strip off the decals and paint where they were. To have this done professionally and get professional looking results will cost hundreds of dollars. Anything less will look like junk. If it's really that important get some quotes from a bodyshop with a paint booth large enough to get your rig into. Maybe you should just buy some matching shirts and leave it at that...

B.O.

I disagree.
I've done paid-for-work with rattle cans. It takes dead air, lots of patience and lots of paint.
Alas, my paint booth cannot accommodate my camper.
The question is, what kind of paint, if any would be appropriate for over decals?
And can a custom rattle can color be obtained?
(Many people white-paint their exterior yellowed plastic trim (I've done it) and none have ever complained about it - so it's not a question of "if" it can be done.)

You will never get a professional quality paint job on anything using a rattle can. It will always look like it was done with a rattle can. The only way to change the colors would be to strip off the decals and paint where they were. To have this done professionally and get professional looking results will cost hundreds of dollars. Anything less will look like junk. If it's really that important get some quotes from a bodyshop with a paint booth large enough to get your rig into. Maybe you should just buy some matching shirts and leave it at that...

B.O.

Painting over vinyl will not have pleasing results after a short time.

I would take off the current decals, and just order some the color you want. There are shops in every town that do nothing but make decals. The one down the street makes all the decals for our county cars, Police, fire, ambulance, sheriff, and will make what you want if you just go in with a design. Has to be one in your town. Most started out as "Screen Printers"

Take the decals off, thoroughly clean and prep the area, then mask and paint. You can paint over the vinly, but you wont like the results in a few weeks/months