zedevan Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 sorry mate, i posted a pic up on a local forum too but i linked to ur site also, where as on this site i assume everyone has enough of a brain to see where the picture is and look around if they are interested, or go to the orginal moparts thread, although yours is a great summary and short progression through everything ...you can see where people are coming from??? i didn't realise servers are actully smart lol my opinions the same as your's peggus, as i'm sure alot of others are too, due to how far this thing has spread, i'm glad i came across it on this forum i think your hood looks so dam sexy, and anyone who says that its stupid needs to look at more OEM paint jobs and then try this themselves. also this technique it gives me a chance to paint my car a colour i would never pay 5g for it to be painted! i could also never spray at my house as my mum has allegies, the smell from this stuff isn't that bad, and as you can just do it in an openish area its all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peggus Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 No big deal, I noticed that I'm also getting traffic from some forum down under, I presume that's the local forum you mentioned. Thanks for linking my site, and thanks for the praise. -Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallicar Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I called Rustoleum's Service Center, about thinning the paint for spraying. I was told 10% Acetone was the max. That's what I used on my hood with Satin Black. I used a Devilbis Finishline HVLP Gun on a 75 degree day. I was able to keep a wet edge going nicely, the finish is even and it looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexideways Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Pics. please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallicar Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 This is the best picture I have on the web, at the moment. I need to get a new camera ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexideways Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Still, it's...,for the lack of a better word, AWESOME!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vashonz Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I just got mine outside for the first time, It looks really good. Still needs some wetsanding and polishing, but is way better than before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zx_sliding Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 well guys i took a shot at doing this but i didnt use a roller.. i used the spray cans they sell... i first took my older fender i had laying around and wet sanded it to 1000grit... then i took and put a thin layer of the aluminum silver on it. let that sit and wet sanded with 800 grit.. let it dry put on another coat and then wetsanded with 1000grit. 2 more coats wet sanding in between. on my last coat i put it on thick and let it sit. next i have to wet sand that and ill take pics to show yall how it came out. im really happy with it. thinking about finding a good glossy black and doing that to my car. since i am stuck on gloss black. but it is coming out really well. i might also try a few differnt types of spray paint. any suggestions or comments are welcome. my car is currently flat black and as smooth as a babies bottom.hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledphoot Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 Hey lets look at this from this perspective... With the poor quality crap paintjobs new cars in general ( especially the econo boxes ) it doesnt take much to have a nice paintjob as long as you do an adequate job on prep and body repair... But be realistic... SHOW quality means sits at SEMA and makes people say DAMN! and that comes from time, talent and the best quality materials. I personally wouldnt have it because I would be afraid to drive it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick56289 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Don't count on it... This tremclad method is as it sounds, too good to be true. As a professional autobody repairer and painter I can deffinitely say that the pics you see of this guy's orange beetle and charger dont acually show you how it looks in real life. If you want to achieve a show car finnish, it takes quality products and the proper application. Unfortunately autobody is a trade that everyone thinks they can do but in reality it isn't as simple as a bit of sanding , putting on some filler, priming then painting. To get your z looking like that blue show car can easily cost $5000 and up. And thats if your car needs next to nothing for work but sand paint and polish. In my opinion if you are fixing or restoring a car and want to be proud of it than paint is the one thing that should not be cheaped out on. After all, thats what everyone sees, Im not saying that you shouldn't go and spend the money on chrome and motor work but in all likelyhood youll probably end up costing yourself more work in the long run when you finally decide to have a professional fix and paint your car after your own attempt's have failed, trust me, I have seen hundreds of customers try and fail to do their own paint and bodywork, and then have to pay thousands more than if they had just left it alone and have someone do it for them in the first place. I'm not telling you what to do but, take it as a suggestion from someone who has dealt with this for a long time. When I was 18 me and my friend painted a 93 f150 with sunburst yellow rustoleum after it got stolen and driven to mexico and beat up. We did all the bodywork and prep work by ourselves. A few years later somone smashed into the side of it and we took it to get an estimate so the person who crashed into could have their insurance pay for it. The guy who came out to estimate it said that the "professional paint job" was worth more than the truck and that a company like maaco wouldnt be able to match the paint finish anyway so we should just have the truck totalled. We had painted like 5 cars before that though. Anyways if you prep it right anyone can make this paint look really good. Not show quality but way better than maaco and cheaper too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe d. Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 damn! I was going to send my beater sentra to maaco next week,but I think i'm gunna try this. I have a shop and $50 ,why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 The latest Hot Rod magazine has an article on roller painting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Yep! mentioned it in the other rustoleum thread. It looks like a good thing to get...If you have the extra 5 bucks laying around(you probably don't if you want to paint your car with a roler) It is pretty much a condensed version of all the information from the internet. If you just spend the time reading what the original guy talked about on the moparts forum then you will get basically the same info. Still good to stand there and skim through! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J__ Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 wow... this thread still goin haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primer&rust Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Here are some picture of my kit car in the process on the fourth coat of black gloss Rustoleum paint. Wanted to paint it with rollers before I tried it on my Z. Thought you all might want to see some picture in progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraspaz Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Just curious, has anyone tried any blue shades of the Rustoleum. I kind of like the Navy blue. I am also curious about maybe mixing Navy with the Sail Blue to see what that makes. Any input? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORANGEZ Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 heres my fender with the first coat and i used a gun rather than roller it took too long. Nice shine to it already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORANGEZ Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 i sprayed rather than roller my arms got tired and got done way faster , just waiting for it to dry so i can do the second coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORANGEZ Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 ok so i paint the entire car with 4 coats so far but it looks like i got drip marks and when i look at the paint at certain angles i can see it drips of paint running down through the 4 layers....paint looks nice other than these certain areas..so the question is should i wetsand it and put more layers or just continue to add layer and sand at the end???.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Wetsand until it is flat then add some layers. You may wear through a layer getting it flat but that is fine. Just add more paint on top. You can give the drip area a quick polish to see if you got it flat enough. I just use aluminum polish to do a quick check... Just sand it back down before you go back over it. OTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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