Call me crazy if you want but i decided to test this method of painting my sig truck. I had to replace my front fenders because thery were rusted pretty bad so i decided to paint the entire truck. So far i'm really impressed with the outcome. I have 2 coats on the truck so far and i plan on doing another 4 or 5. What do yall think?
I'd be kinda scared to do someone elses right now. I want to make sure i get good practise on mine and get the process down first. I really need to replace my bedside in the pic above.
As to longevity, I usually get a couple to three decent years on my handrails and stuff in the sun down here. That is with Rusto Industrial. Truck looks good. Gonna clear coat it now?
Yeah, as long as you get the industrial and follow the directions to a "T", its is a lot better stuff than most would think. I use it the most in my shop, followed second by satin black in another brand. The spray bombs match up perfectly, too. Great for touch up.
Painted my pass side front fender on my 93 with normal Rustoleum glossy red in April 2010 before I sold it. When I saw the truck again in Nov 2010 the fender was still fine & it matched good from a distance.
Yes it will be getting a clear coat. What's nice about this paint Is if I eg a scratch in it all I have to do is run to a local harware store and grab a rattle can of rusto black and fix it. Haha.
I tried that once and fuked it up pretty bad. I did it with flat though and EVERY line showed. On top of that I was pretty drunk and didn't take my time. Basically there were a lot of horrible ideas going on that day.
For a few more bucks you could do a different type of Rustoleum paint job.
Dang I need to look a lil harder on what kind of paint is out there before I finish my body work on my truck... By the way both of those trucks look good
psdguy08 and catrebel how did you all apply the paint? I remember someone posting this link a while back where it was rolled on and looked pretty impressive.
psdguy08 and catrebel how did you all apply the paint? I remember someone posting this link a while back where it was rolled on and looked pretty impressive.
Just a steady hand & a rattle can. The first coating I tried I didn't prep it correctly & it came off on the first trip to the car wash. I stripped it back down & sanded it good then sprayed again & had much better results.
Check out the link in my earlier post. That guy did the cars that are pictured in that thread with the high density foam roller and you can't tell it wasn't sprayed...unreal.
My boss did his 80's camaro in white using the roller method. You guys wouldnt believe how nice it turned out. Think he has 100 bucks in the paint job.
I did the whole front clip of my old '84 suburban with rattle cans, from primer to finish. Several layers of each, take your time, and it turns out pretty good. I even wet sanded the last few layers real lightly to get rid of the overspray. No clear coat though.
I drove that truck for 4-5 years after that, and it still matched and looked as good when I sold it as it did when I painted it. Unless you got within a few inches of it or looked inside (where I just globbed it on), you couldn't tell it was done with a rattle can.
I don't have a sprayer. And all the videos I watched it was rolled on so that's why I did it that way.
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