The $50 paint job!!! - Page 2

TEXASLAWMAN · 10-02-07, 11:25 PM

Well cant find the Sand color around here and Home depot and Lowes cant figure out how to order it so Im going to Grainger and getting a gallon of this tomm in Dune tan its supposed to be tougher and ressist maor than the Proffesional but its also $47 a gallon. Trucks In the body shop getting the dents out should be done Fri or Sat then the painting begins.

5280Hawk · 10-03-07, 07:41 AM

Hey law man,

here's what i did. I went to home Depot and placed an Order at the service desk. They had to call Rustoleum (their customer service # is on their website) and order a case of the sand. Minimum order is a case, and a case is two gallons. Probably more than i need, but so is life.

Right now, Im stuck re-modeling my Bathroom every free Minute. Soon as that's done, Im going to start my final body work then paint.

TEXASLAWMAN · 10-03-07, 03:52 PM

My help spilled half of my 1 quart white and I still had enough to coat the roof with at least 6 coats maybe 7 so 1 gallon should be plenty for the rest. I tried that at my home depot and Lowes they couldnt figure it out. LOL I finaly told them look Im the one roller painting my truck and I think yall are the morons. But I think its going to work for the best because Im getting the industrial strength rustoleum one grade up from the professional In 1 gallon dune tan. After reading up the industrial dries in same time frame just made for painting heavy equipment and such. I tried to post the link last night but I just noticed its not up there.

Truck will be back at the latest Sat. so should have 1st coats on by Sun.

PabloCruise · 10-03-07, 05:54 PM

I like this thread - think I am going to do this with the Pig.

Has anyone found a Rustoleum match for Pumpkin Orange?

TEXASLAWMAN · 10-03-07, 06:53 PM

These were done in Rustoleum orange roll on method.

5280Hawk · 10-04-07, 08:14 AM

Wow acadia,

Your truck looks really Good. Nice work and Congrats!

Acadia · 10-04-07, 08:54 AM

5280Hawk

thanks!

Captain23 · 10-04-07, 09:43 AM

can someone explain wet sand?

Xanatost · 10-04-07, 10:04 AM

http://www.mobileworks.com/wet_sanding.html

This should give you a good idea. Its not that hard and just take your time.

JLH911 · 10-04-07, 10:44 PM

Anyone know of a good place for touch-up paints for FJ60's?

I thought of my local Parts Chain store, but I'm not sure if they'd have touch-up paint for an 87?

TEXASLAWMAN · 10-05-07, 08:18 AM

Well here is the 5th and proably final coat for the roof. Abd shes back from the body shop looking good. Now only one problem I like the color of the primer they put on there. The shop told me they would do the whole truck in primer for me for $100 any draw backs to using primer as the main paint????

TEXASLAWMAN · 10-05-07, 08:19 AM

He she is with the tan hood and the primer lol.

TEXASLAWMAN · 10-05-07, 08:43 AM

Oh here is a pic before the body work.

TEXASLAWMAN · 10-06-07, 07:24 PM

TEXASLAWMAN · 10-07-07, 08:42 PM

TEXASLAWMAN · 10-08-07, 10:11 PM

All that is left is a good 1500 grit wet sand a polish, and put the emblems and roof rack back on!!!! Oh yea and paint the wheels white!!!

bkfj40 · 10-09-07, 07:52 AM

looks familiar

I pained mine dune beige after a hail storm....gotta love the tan - and I really like the white top!

bk

ashooter · 10-09-07, 08:04 AM

That looks really nice!

The ONLY thing that concerns me a little is how resistant Rustoleum would be to things like bugs hitting it at 75 mph, gasoline overflowing at the gas station, etc. Anybody have any reports of long-term satisfaction (or not) with this method?

TEXASLAWMAN · 10-09-07, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ashooter

That looks really nice!

The ONLY thing that concerns me a little is how resistant Rustoleum would be to things like bugs hitting it at 75 mph, gasoline overflowing at the gas station, etc. Anybody have any reports of long-term satisfaction (or not) with this method?

I used the Industrial heavy equipment rustoleum Its supposed to be impact and chemical resistant! Time will tell the great thing is I bought a gallon and only used maybe a lil over a quart and it goes on fast and easy If I ever need to touch up!

5280Hawk · 10-09-07, 08:46 AM

Way to go Texaslawman, It looks good!

ashooter · 10-09-07, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TEXASLAWMAN

I used the Industrial heavy equipment rustoleum Its supposed to be impact and chemical resistant! Time will tell the great thing is I bought a gallon and only used maybe a lil over a quart and it goes on fast and easy If I ever need to touch up!

TEXASLAWMAN - Any guesstimate how many hours you have in that job, just in the painting and wet-sanding?

I don't have a lot of spare time, so I was thinking about patching the OEM rack/rib holes and painting the roof first, then doing the rest of the truck one piece at a time, rather than trying to do the whole thing in one whack. Seems like wet-sanding and then putting one coat on the WHOLE truck would be a 3-4 hour job, at least... Does that sound about right, or does it go faster than that?

TEXASLAWMAN · 10-09-07, 02:57 PM

Well I only rolled on the white. I got 5 coats on sanded and all in two days its really pretty easy the time comes from the wait inbetween coats to dry. The tan I sprayed on using a hvlp gun. To roll on I mixed 50/50 with mineral spirits to spray on it was 80 paint 20 mineral spirits. I would have rolled it on but my friend offered up the sprayer. I will say this the roll on is smoother and has more gloss than the spray. The spray is more of a satin finish, neither have been wet sanded with 1500 or polished yet. To better answer your question about time It took me about 30 min each morning to wet sand and put on another coat then I drove it to work this was just for the roof though so the whole truck I would say 1 hour every second coat with wet sand. 30 min every coat in between.

miletwo · 10-10-07, 03:41 PM

So what color did you end up using and how did you acquire it? I have a couple of cans of Rusto "Sand" but it looks too peachy and I'm scared to put it on and hate it. I'd love to find something more in a tan color that's not soo lite like Almond or something.

nice job!

5280Hawk · 10-11-07, 02:26 PM

Quote:

So what color did you end up using and how did you acquire it? I have a couple of cans of Rusto "Sand" but it looks too peachy and I'm scared to put it on and hate it. I'd love to find something more in a tan color that's not soo lite like Almond or something.

Thats what the consensus seems to be.

When i start painting Im planning on buying a Rustoleum "grey" to mix with the "sand". Im going to experiment with that and hopefully come up with something that is closer to the original color than the sand.

WesternMaryland · 10-11-07, 03:15 PM

A few thoughts for you - in my area a store called Tractor Supply Company sells tractor paint - I believe it is basically the same as Rustoleum enamel. I painted an RV with it a few years ago - there were a lot more color options, and was around $20 a gallon. I added some enamel hardener (also at TSC) and a little paint thinner to spray it, but it would work thinned and rolled as well.

Just a few more color options for you...

jsaltlick · 10-11-07, 08:06 PM

What nap roller should be used for application of rustoleum? Smooth or a semi-rough? I've heard that you should put 2 coats on, wet sand, then repeat. Yes? No?

10-02-07, 11:25 PM	#31
TEXASLAWMAN EXPLORING AT 10MPG Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: TEXAS TLCA# 18090 Posts: 269	Well cant find the Sand color around here and Home depot and Lowes cant figure out how to order it so Im going to Grainger and getting a gallon of this tomm in Dune tan its supposed to be tougher and ressist maor than the Proffesional but its also $47 a gallon. Trucks In the body shop getting the dents out should be done Fri or Sat then the painting begins. __________________ Lone Star Land Cruisers TOYOTA TRAIL RIDERS 1995 FZJ80 J's, L's,315 Toyo MT, ARB Front,4.88's, 12k winch.E lockers, aircraft landing lights, tinstar built drawer system, Expedition RTT, Rushing built Sliders, and a bunch of dents http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=131341433

10-03-07, 07:41 AM	#32
5280Hawk IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 958	Hey law man, here's what i did. I went to home Depot and placed an Order at the service desk. They had to call Rustoleum (their customer service # is on their website) and order a case of the sand. Minimum order is a case, and a case is two gallons. Probably more than i need, but so is life. Right now, Im stuck re-modeling my Bathroom every free Minute. Soon as that's done, Im going to start my final body work then paint. __________________ - 1983 FJ60 - 229K 2.5" Man-a-fre HD leaf springs, HFS shocks 4runner Calipers, 4.11 thirds 33x10.50MT's Wilderness Roof Rack CORN TACO - DD - 2005 Tacoma Double cab with Ethanol full flex converter ARB Front bumper w. warn winch and PIAA lights 3" Toy Tec Lift Rock-tec rear bumper

10-03-07, 03:52 PM	#33
TEXASLAWMAN EXPLORING AT 10MPG Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: TEXAS TLCA# 18090 Posts: 269	My help spilled half of my 1 quart white and I still had enough to coat the roof with at least 6 coats maybe 7 so 1 gallon should be plenty for the rest. I tried that at my home depot and Lowes they couldnt figure it out. LOL I finaly told them look Im the one roller painting my truck and I think yall are the morons. But I think its going to work for the best because Im getting the industrial strength rustoleum one grade up from the professional In 1 gallon dune tan. After reading up the industrial dries in same time frame just made for painting heavy equipment and such. I tried to post the link last night but I just noticed its not up there. Truck will be back at the latest Sat. so should have 1st coats on by Sun. __________________ Lone Star Land Cruisers TOYOTA TRAIL RIDERS 1995 FZJ80 J's, L's,315 Toyo MT, ARB Front,4.88's, 12k winch.E lockers, aircraft landing lights, tinstar built drawer system, Expedition RTT, Rushing built Sliders, and a bunch of dents http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=131341433

10-03-07, 05:54 PM	#34
PabloCruise IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern Colorado TLCA# 10713 Posts: 4,557	I like this thread - think I am going to do this with the Pig. Has anyone found a Rustoleum match for Pumpkin Orange? __________________ TJS -- 1978 FJ-40 1974 FJ-55 w/ 3FE CO/WY - Horsetooth 4 Wheelers Cruiser Club <<CLICK HERE>> for my Tech Threads

10-03-07, 06:53 PM	#35
TEXASLAWMAN EXPLORING AT 10MPG Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: TEXAS TLCA# 18090 Posts: 269	These were done in Rustoleum orange roll on method. __________________ Lone Star Land Cruisers TOYOTA TRAIL RIDERS 1995 FZJ80 J's, L's,315 Toyo MT, ARB Front,4.88's, 12k winch.E lockers, aircraft landing lights, tinstar built drawer system, Expedition RTT, Rushing built Sliders, and a bunch of dents http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=131341433

10-04-07, 08:14 AM	#36
5280Hawk IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 958	Wow acadia, Your truck looks really Good. Nice work and Congrats! __________________ - 1983 FJ60 - 229K 2.5" Man-a-fre HD leaf springs, HFS shocks 4runner Calipers, 4.11 thirds 33x10.50MT's Wilderness Roof Rack CORN TACO - DD - 2005 Tacoma Double cab with Ethanol full flex converter ARB Front bumper w. warn winch and PIAA lights 3" Toy Tec Lift Rock-tec rear bumper

10-04-07, 08:54 AM	#37
Acadia IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 173	5280Hawk thanks! __________________ 84' FJ60, 33's and a $25 DIY paint job 00' 4runner, OME lift

10-04-07, 09:43 AM	#38
Captain23 IH8MUD Regular Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oregon Coast Posts: 248	can someone explain wet sand? __________________ PORTLANDERS + NW CRUISERS:: $@#!! L A N D C R U I S E R S P E C I A L T I E S !!! H O R R I B L E W O R K , W O R S E A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y!!! L A N D C R U I S E R N O R T H W E S T R O C K S!!!!

10-04-07, 10:04 AM	#39
Xanatost IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 58	http://www.mobileworks.com/wet_sanding.html This should give you a good idea. Its not that hard and just take your time.

10-04-07, 10:44 PM	#40
JLH911 IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: So. Cal TLCA# 18753 Posts: 488	Touch Up Paint For FJ60 Anyone know of a good place for touch-up paints for FJ60's? I thought of my local Parts Chain store, but I'm not sure if they'd have touch-up paint for an 87?

10-05-07, 08:18 AM	#41
TEXASLAWMAN EXPLORING AT 10MPG Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: TEXAS TLCA# 18090 Posts: 269	Well here is the 5th and proably final coat for the roof. Abd shes back from the body shop looking good. Now only one problem I like the color of the primer they put on there. The shop told me they would do the whole truck in primer for me for $100 any draw backs to using primer as the main paint???? __________________ Lone Star Land Cruisers TOYOTA TRAIL RIDERS 1995 FZJ80 J's, L's,315 Toyo MT, ARB Front,4.88's, 12k winch.E lockers, aircraft landing lights, tinstar built drawer system, Expedition RTT, Rushing built Sliders, and a bunch of dents http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=131341433

10-05-07, 08:19 AM	#42
TEXASLAWMAN EXPLORING AT 10MPG Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: TEXAS TLCA# 18090 Posts: 269	He she is with the tan hood and the primer lol. __________________ Lone Star Land Cruisers TOYOTA TRAIL RIDERS 1995 FZJ80 J's, L's,315 Toyo MT, ARB Front,4.88's, 12k winch.E lockers, aircraft landing lights, tinstar built drawer system, Expedition RTT, Rushing built Sliders, and a bunch of dents http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=131341433

10-05-07, 08:43 AM	#43
TEXASLAWMAN EXPLORING AT 10MPG Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: TEXAS TLCA# 18090 Posts: 269	Oh here is a pic before the body work. __________________ Lone Star Land Cruisers TOYOTA TRAIL RIDERS 1995 FZJ80 J's, L's,315 Toyo MT, ARB Front,4.88's, 12k winch.E lockers, aircraft landing lights, tinstar built drawer system, Expedition RTT, Rushing built Sliders, and a bunch of dents http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=131341433

10-06-07, 07:24 PM	#44
TEXASLAWMAN EXPLORING AT 10MPG Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: TEXAS TLCA# 18090 Posts: 269	__________________ Lone Star Land Cruisers TOYOTA TRAIL RIDERS 1995 FZJ80 J's, L's,315 Toyo MT, ARB Front,4.88's, 12k winch.E lockers, aircraft landing lights, tinstar built drawer system, Expedition RTT, Rushing built Sliders, and a bunch of dents http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=131341433

10-07-07, 08:42 PM	#45
TEXASLAWMAN EXPLORING AT 10MPG Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: TEXAS TLCA# 18090 Posts: 269	__________________ Lone Star Land Cruisers TOYOTA TRAIL RIDERS 1995 FZJ80 J's, L's,315 Toyo MT, ARB Front,4.88's, 12k winch.E lockers, aircraft landing lights, tinstar built drawer system, Expedition RTT, Rushing built Sliders, and a bunch of dents http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=131341433

10-08-07, 10:11 PM	#46
TEXASLAWMAN EXPLORING AT 10MPG Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: TEXAS TLCA# 18090 Posts: 269	All that is left is a good 1500 grit wet sand a polish, and put the emblems and roof rack back on!!!! Oh yea and paint the wheels white!!! __________________ Lone Star Land Cruisers TOYOTA TRAIL RIDERS 1995 FZJ80 J's, L's,315 Toyo MT, ARB Front,4.88's, 12k winch.E lockers, aircraft landing lights, tinstar built drawer system, Expedition RTT, Rushing built Sliders, and a bunch of dents http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=131341433

10-09-07, 07:52 AM	#47
bkfj40 some 6, no 4, and more 6 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: shenandoah valley, va TLCA# 7909 Posts: 1,083	looks familiar I pained mine dune beige after a hail storm....gotta love the tan - and I really like the white top! bk __________________ 76fj40 77fj55 85fj60 00uzj100 90Hilux Crew Cab Diesel 07 5.7L Tundra DC "I spend most of my money on beer, land cruisers, and women...the rest I just waste" - Curran

10-09-07, 08:04 AM	#48
ashooter IH8MUD Regular Join Date: May 2006 Location: TEXAS Posts: 372	That looks really nice! The ONLY thing that concerns me a little is how resistant Rustoleum would be to things like bugs hitting it at 75 mph, gasoline overflowing at the gas station, etc. Anybody have any reports of long-term satisfaction (or not) with this method? __________________ '92 FJ80, 3F-E Grrrrrrrrrrrrr, stock center diff lock, 265/75/16 Revos on 16x7 steelies, OME 861/862... dubbed "Old Suzy" by my 3-year old.

10-09-07, 08:46 AM	#50
5280Hawk IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 958	Way to go Texaslawman, It looks good! __________________ - 1983 FJ60 - 229K 2.5" Man-a-fre HD leaf springs, HFS shocks 4runner Calipers, 4.11 thirds 33x10.50MT's Wilderness Roof Rack CORN TACO - DD - 2005 Tacoma Double cab with Ethanol full flex converter ARB Front bumper w. warn winch and PIAA lights 3" Toy Tec Lift Rock-tec rear bumper

10-09-07, 02:57 PM	#52
TEXASLAWMAN EXPLORING AT 10MPG Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: TEXAS TLCA# 18090 Posts: 269	Well I only rolled on the white. I got 5 coats on sanded and all in two days its really pretty easy the time comes from the wait inbetween coats to dry. The tan I sprayed on using a hvlp gun. To roll on I mixed 50/50 with mineral spirits to spray on it was 80 paint 20 mineral spirits. I would have rolled it on but my friend offered up the sprayer. I will say this the roll on is smoother and has more gloss than the spray. The spray is more of a satin finish, neither have been wet sanded with 1500 or polished yet. To better answer your question about time It took me about 30 min each morning to wet sand and put on another coat then I drove it to work this was just for the roof though so the whole truck I would say 1 hour every second coat with wet sand. 30 min every coat in between. __________________ Lone Star Land Cruisers TOYOTA TRAIL RIDERS 1995 FZJ80 J's, L's,315 Toyo MT, ARB Front,4.88's, 12k winch.E lockers, aircraft landing lights, tinstar built drawer system, Expedition RTT, Rushing built Sliders, and a bunch of dents http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=131341433 Last edited by TEXASLAWMAN; 10-09-07 at 03:38 PM.

10-10-07, 03:41 PM	#53
miletwo IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Gresham, Oregon Posts: 351	So what color did you end up using and how did you acquire it? I have a couple of cans of Rusto "Sand" but it looks too peachy and I'm scared to put it on and hate it. I'd love to find something more in a tan color that's not soo lite like Almond or something. nice job! __________________ '99 4Runner '75 FJ55 2 boys 1 wife 1 mortgage too much work

10-11-07, 03:15 PM	#55
WesternMaryland IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 42	A few thoughts for you - in my area a store called Tractor Supply Company sells tractor paint - I believe it is basically the same as Rustoleum enamel. I painted an RV with it a few years ago - there were a lot more color options, and was around $20 a gallon. I added some enamel hardener (also at TSC) and a little paint thinner to spray it, but it would work thinned and rolled as well. Just a few more color options for you...

10-11-07, 08:06 PM	#56
jsaltlick Got a nice one for ya.... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Millis Beach TLCA# 17094 Posts: 1,470	What nap roller should be used for application of rustoleum? Smooth or a semi-rough? I've heard that you should put 2 coats on, wet sand, then repeat. Yes? No? __________________ 1983 VJ47 Crew Cab 1981 BJ40 (for sale) Finally I can get what I've always wanted....a used Toyota.