My "rustoleum $50 roll-on paint job"

[InfiniteDetail]

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The one problem I foresee is color matching. The car is teal green. I guess a good paint store can do a decent job of color matching if I could provide them with a sample ( I could detach a mirror). The other problems would be finding the time and having to do this without benefit of a garage.

You may be able to color match it close enough so your door jambs won't be too off..hard to say though.

Alot of the people that have done this have done it outside.

What grit did you use to sand down the two original layers?

Here's how I did it (12 hours between coats):

2 coats - wetsand with 600 grit
2 coats - wetsand with 800 grit
2 coats - wetsand with 1000 grit, finish with 2000 grit

The next time I do it, I will do it like this (3 hours between coats):

3 coats - wetsand with 600 grit
3 coats - wetsand with 800 grit
3 coats - wetsand with 1000 grit, finish with 2000 grit

It's easy to sand through the thin layers, and when you do it is noticable (at least with black). I have a theory that if I apply the next coat while the previous coat is still tacky, all 3 coats will flow together providing a thicker and seamless coat for sanding. Just a theory at this point but I will be testing it this weekend.

The trick is to try not to sand everything off between coats!

[Andrew Wilson]

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I spent about an hour reading those other links that you showed us ...loved the work man.

I want to try it someday

[InfiniteDetail]

Re: My "rustoleum $50 roll-on paint job"

I spent about an hour reading those other links that you showed us ...loved the work man.

I want to try it someday

Thanks

If you want to waste a couple of days, you can read through the threads on the Mopar forum where it all started:

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=3493382&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...0&fpart=1&vc=1

[Mikejl]

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Amazing!!!! Better than Earl Scheib and cheaper.






Mike

[dave_from_here]

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nice work and great write up

[davey g-force]

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Great work!
Thanks for sharing...

[InfiniteDetail]

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Thanks guys!

[J. A. Michaels]

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Amazing. That is awesome.

[Underdawg736]

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Wow Kerrinjeff, that looks better then a show room finish!!

Keep us updated on how the paint behaves under daily Arizona conditions.......mmmmm Arizona.....just thinking about it warms me up a little in this fridgid Pennsylvania weather!!!

[InfiniteDetail]

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Wow Kerrinjeff, that looks better then a show room finish!!

Keep us updated on how the paint behaves under daily Arizona conditions.......mmmmm Arizona.....just thinking about it warms me up a little in this fridgid Pennsylvania weather!!!

Thanks, and will do . I'll be driving it top-down today in sunny and 75 degree weather

[InfiniteDetail]

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Amazing. That is awesome.

Thanks J. A.

[xantonin]

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Looks fantastic. Me and a friend were considering doing this. I'm not sure we'd have the patience you do though. I'd probably need to pick up something to make the sanding easier. Doing it all by hand must be hard.

[Psikys]

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Yup. Xantonin's the one who's all about shiney. We're going to be painting an 87 Ford Bronco. I went with Flat Black origionally, but I'm slowly coming around to the shiny glossy colors. Only reason I don't want it to be suuuper nice, Arizona Pin-striping. It's going to happen. I'm GOING to get rock chips, and swirls and blah blah blah.

Anyway Kerrinjeff, if you're interested, come check out the truck. We're in Phoenix. I'd love to get your input on the paint.

[agp423]

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Wow, amazing work! I'm tempted to paint my Cadillac white using your method
How difficult would you say the project was? And how much time/effort did you put in?

[Daniel Kinder]

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Thanks, and will do . I'll be driving it top-down today in sunny and 75 degree weather

That's pretty mean and funny at the same time! I'd say the same thing LOL!
Thanks for sharing , that is really a good job!

We used to do our railbuggies the same way, well not all the sanding but you get the ideal. And yeah it almost always took 3 coats for an even coverage. Also was alot better at not getting as scratched up in the woods as to the rattle cans.

Again great job buddy!