"Rust-Oleum" Paint Job Day 1

After reading about this technique from the Moparts forum, I decided to finally give it a try.

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Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• budget
• paint
• job
• rustoleum
• roller

[trogedon]

He needed to show using Presol or thinners to clean off the tank before sanding and again after sanding before painting. Otherwise a good vid.

[actionace]

Yes, you should make sure the piece is clean. I usually wipe down with paint thinner and a tack rag.

[chewymaster54]

Thanks alot dude ver informative im roll on painting my 82' rx7 WOOTNESS!

[actionace]

Glad I could help out. Paint jobs are very expensive but if you've got the initiative to do it yourself.. why not?

[n4mwd]

Rust-oleum is an economical alternative, but sadly, gasoline will strip it so be careful filling up at the pump. FWIW, the best auto paints I have seen are 2 part epoxy paints. They're expensive and hard to apply, but when done right, even battery acid wont hurt the finish.

[shrekomus]

Thanks for the vid.

It was really informative.

Shrek

[billyBinNC]

change your mix ratio to 55 or 60% mineral spirits to 35 to 40% rustoleum and you wont have near as much orange peel. i would only go 60% mineral spirits on summer days though 55% the rest of the year. 50/50 mix is just to thick. i'll upload some pics of my project when i get it completed

[geoffdundee]

a good tip is to slide your paint tray inside a plastic bag to save cleaning the tray when your done..bag slides off and goes into bin....any excess paint can be poured into an airtight jar before sliding bag off the tray.

[ericlinebaugh]

This is an awesome technique however when painting in tighter spots would I use a brush and if so what kind of brush and will the brush strokes show through or wil lthey disappear via the wet sanding process? Thanks.

[Krede1977]

Very helpful.... thanks for upping this mate.. great job!.

[Taino187]

great vid :) i read about this on the mopar forums when it was posted there and its good to see it being put to use on motorcycles as well :) i need to paint one my older cars this summer too, hopefully ill get to it finally. Keep up the good work and nice tutorial type videos it was well put together :) nice work.

[xedice]

Nice video!