The $50 paint job!!!

[TEXASLAWMAN]

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]

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

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

Oh here is a pic before the body work.

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

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]

looks familiar

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

bk

 

[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?

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

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]

Way to go Texaslawman, It looks good!

 

[ashooter]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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...

 

[40Flipper]

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?

 

[5280Hawk]

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?

Check the links in the previous posts - the recommended rollers are the 4 or 6 inch foam rollers - designed for ultra smooth surfaces.

2 coats then wetsand with 600
then 2 coats 800, then 2 coats 1000.
1 -2 more coats wetsand with 1500-2000 grit, then Polish with rubbing compound and wax. The results some guys have had are amazing.

the mixture is key it has to be really thin - like the consistency of milk.

I've read about it on the Net for hours - just haven't done it....yet.

 

[40Flipper]

Went to ACE Hardware today to check out the Rustoleum colors.

The store brand ACE's "Rust Stop" is apparently the same formula as rustoleum. Surprisingly they had deep base and light base tintable cans that can be color matched and mixed.

I'm picking up my new 40 tomorrow. I think I might get a chip of the mustard yellow Toyota color and have the paint mixed to match.

Anyone ever use the ACE stuff? Exact matching would be very cool instead of the limited choices.

Gonna paint it over the winter. Take my time and do it right with prep etc.

 

[whistlercruiser]

what a great thread. thanks guys! and acadia your truck looks great. got the same kind, just curious which paint did you use?

 

[Acadia]

used rustoleum regal red, thinned with acetone. the paint is a gloss enamel but after you thin it and spray it on it takes on more of a semi gloss finish.