Wow, great work guys. I see this project in my future.
The $50 paint job!!!
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Box Rocket
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Paint is holding up well very pin stripe ressistant so far!!! Color hides the dirt amazingly well!!!
Nice photoshop.
Can anyone comment about how these rustoleum paint jobs wear? I've read that the paint cracks or gets chalky soon. I also just read a post on Mud that says the rustoleum wont stick to primer. I'm getting very tempted... They're going to start putting up our new shop tomorrow... Maaco gave me a $4000 bid to do it wrong... I just want white, which should be pretty easy...
But... I've got little two kids, a full time job, and no car-painting experience.
So how long does it take per coat and wet sand? And if I do it, how long will my hard work last?
But... I've got little two kids, a full time job, and no car-painting experience.
So how long does it take per coat and wet sand? And if I do it, how long will my hard work last?
I found a body shop that said they'd mask off my 80 and paint it "dune beige" for $250 if I do all the prep work - sanding, etc myself. Can't beat that! I was all primed to do the Rustoleum thing, but that was going to cost me about $100, plus the time involved, plus the fact that Rustoleum probably won't wear as hard as auto paint.
Something to think about.
Something to think about.
TEXASLAWMAN
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LOL I photochopped out my dog and his food bowl you can still see where his leash is tied to the slider HEHE... Paints still holding up good got a scratch on the hood where a bugie cord and high winds rubbed down to the metal but the factory paint would have worn too!!! It went all the way into the metal ouchie...
TEXASLAWMAN
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TEXASLAWMAN
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I really like that color on the 80 series.
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I'm going to do this to Chia, my wheeler. I'm thinking the desert dune color... that or Yellow like the one I saw on Chappequiddick island.... Anyone else done this lately?
I was shopping for the paint at Home Depot and bought some spray to test the color. I wanted something close to my existing British Racing Green. However, the Rustoleum greens are too light. I am not sure what to use now. The dark green has been growing on me.
My dad has been painting cars since he was a kid and the rustoleum protective enamel is the same paint they used in the 70s.
I have written up a couple articles about doing cheap paint jobs and I am very impressed by the roll-on job that was laid out here. The key there was the sanding over and over again.
Thought I would post up my links to the articles I have written about this. In my experience the rustoleum will hold up as well as any paint from the 70s. It will take waxing and such to keep it in top condition.
The reason the newer paint jobs hold up without waxing is they are a color coat (which is actually dull) and then several coats of clear, which is the shiny. Back in the day, you were actually waxing PAINT, now you are polishing the clear coat.
Cheap Paint - The $80 Paint Job - RUST-O-LEUM for our Jeep - March 2005 Off-Road.com - - Jeep at Off-Road.com
Bondota - North Carolina 4x4 Forum
The second link will take you to NC4x4 (you may have to register to see some of the pictures, not sure) I put in quite a bit about using bondo to fill in BIG holes if you are building a "beater"
If you want to read more about doing bodywork the RIGHT way (not bondo) check out pops rebuild of his 46 willys. Lots of stuff in there for folks wanting to restore an older classic.
http://sites.google.com/site/1946willysrebuild/
I have written up a couple articles about doing cheap paint jobs and I am very impressed by the roll-on job that was laid out here. The key there was the sanding over and over again.
Thought I would post up my links to the articles I have written about this. In my experience the rustoleum will hold up as well as any paint from the 70s. It will take waxing and such to keep it in top condition.
The reason the newer paint jobs hold up without waxing is they are a color coat (which is actually dull) and then several coats of clear, which is the shiny. Back in the day, you were actually waxing PAINT, now you are polishing the clear coat.
Cheap Paint - The $80 Paint Job - RUST-O-LEUM for our Jeep - March 2005 Off-Road.com - - Jeep at Off-Road.com
Bondota - North Carolina 4x4 Forum
The second link will take you to NC4x4 (you may have to register to see some of the pictures, not sure) I put in quite a bit about using bondo to fill in BIG holes if you are building a "beater"
If you want to read more about doing bodywork the RIGHT way (not bondo) check out pops rebuild of his 46 willys. Lots of stuff in there for folks wanting to restore an older classic.
http://sites.google.com/site/1946willysrebuild/
If you have a Tractor Supply store they may have something you would like. My paint job above is using "tractor paint." I think that is like Ford/New Holland white or something.
You could try mixing colors until you get what you want, but mixing the same in the future is not likely (to match) But if you keep some on hand for little fixes, it keeps for a while. (Just make sure no hardner in there, thin it out a bit, etc)
We have pulled paint off the shelf several years later as needed.
I don't mean to come across as skeptical, but is this true? What about hardeners/catalyst?
I know Ace can color tint their version of rustoleum (Rust Stop), which is a basic acrylic enamel at $25 a gallon, so I'd really like for this to be true!!!!
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Its true 
Read through the links in the first post. That will give you a good feel.
Read through the links in the first post. That will give you a good feel.As a point of comparison, can someone give me a rough idea of what a gallon of fleet-grade automotive AE costs?
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Bump. Any updates on paint wear after 5 years?
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Whoa - Almost 6 years... Where did the time go?
Much delayed comments, but from what I have seen and done the prep-work pays 3/4 of the dividends on the paint job. Takes a lot of elbow grease, but it will pay off far better than spending extra money on fancier paint.
Thanks for posting thsese photos. I was on the verge of deciding on matching my paint to original tan or going to a new color. Since I am painting with Rustoleum I can now guarantee that I wll be changing color! (If it will be different, might as well pick what I want!)
Thanks for posting thsese photos. I was on the verge of deciding on matching my paint to original tan or going to a new color. Since I am painting with Rustoleum I can now guarantee that I wll be changing color! (If it will be different, might as well pick what I want!)
