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My "rustoleum $50 roll-on paint job"
Well it finally happened - the hood of my mustang which I used to learn the rotary on finally oxidized so badly I had to do something.
Hot Rod magazine did an article on how to paint your car with Rustoleum and a foam roller...so I thought I'd give it a try! With Gloss Black (what did I get myself into???)
Here's what I started with:
Here was my process:
Whew! Sounds like a lot but doesn't really seem like that much work.
here's the final result:
Not too shabby for an amateur painter, a foam roller, and $75 worth supplies (still enough left over for the rest of the car!)
Thanks for looking
Hot Rod magazine did an article on how to paint your car with Rustoleum and a foam roller...so I thought I'd give it a try! With Gloss Black (what did I get myself into???)
Here's what I started with:
Here was my process:
- Wash hood with hot water, powdered Tide, and a red scotch brite pad
- Sand with 80 grit disc on PC to remove most of the layers of old paint
- Sand with 220 grit disc on PC
- Sand with 320 grit disc on PC
- Prime with Rustoleum automotive spray primer
- Sand with 320 grit using palm sander
- Prime again
- Sand again with 320 grit
- Applied rustoleum mixed 50/50 with mineral spirits using a high density foam roller (2 coats, 12 hours apart)
- Sanded with 600 grid and Meg's foam block
- 2 more coats, sanded again
- 2 more coats
- wetsanded with Meg's foam block and 1500 unigrit
- wetsanded with Megs foam block and 2500 unigrit
- Compounded with PC, 5.5" LC yellow foam pad and M105 (2 passes)
- Final polished with PC, 5.5" LC green pad and M205
Whew! Sounds like a lot but doesn't really seem like that much work.
here's the final result:
Not too shabby for an amateur painter, a foam roller, and $75 worth supplies (still enough left over for the rest of the car!)
Thanks for looking
Great job
I am totally shocked. 
What great results.
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