Cheap paint?

michaelhinkle1michaelhinkle1 Senior Wagonist
in Bodywork & Cosmetic Modifications
I know there is a few home project ways to paint your car without an air compressor and paint gun.

i've read a lot about the entire "rolling on paint" ordeal and it just doesn't seem to safe for me.

I was wondering if I could just use spray cans of rustoleom paint?

they use rustoleom on the paint rollers for the car, so why can't the spray cans be used?

i could spray the car about 6 light layers, buff it with some rubbing compound then wash and wax?


any ideas on how this might turn out?

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  • quartersquarters Council Member
    should work out fine, you'll have to thin it out quite a bit.
  • lalunettelalunette familEE
    michaelhinkle1 wrote:
    i've read a lot about the entire "rolling on paint" ordeal and it just doesn't seem to safe for me.

    Not sure what you mean by "not safe"??

    I did the roller thing 2 summers ago and I'm pleased with the results. The paint is called Armor Coat and is sold in quarts and gallons. I needed a single quart to paint the entire car. I think the whole cost outlay was about $12 with rollers and such.

    However, I'll be doing some rust repairs on my car this summer and, as recommended on other posts, I'll thin the paint a bit this time.
    michaelhinkle1 wrote:
    any ideas on how this might turn out?

    Well, unless you are willing to invest lots of time and effort in sanding between coats and applying multiple thin coats, the results won't be "showroom quality" but will look decent to any regular person on the street.

    Let us know what you decide to do.

    Cheers !!
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    michaelhinkle1 wrote:
    I was wondering if I could just use spray cans of rustoleom paint?


    any ideas on how this might turn out?

    spray can jobs will always look like a spray can job no matter what... i would research a bit more on paint rolling. there are some goood articles on Honda-Tech.


    or, send you car to maaco. if you do all the prep work yourself and such i think they are like 400-600 bucks.
  • michaelhinkle1michaelhinkle1 Senior Wagonist
    wagodizzle wrote:
    michaelhinkle1 wrote:
    I was wondering if I could just use spray cans of rustoleom paint?


    any ideas on how this might turn out?

    spray can jobs will always look like a spray can job no matter what... i would research a bit more on paint rolling. there are some goood articles on Honda-Tech.


    or, send you car to maaco. if you do all the prep work yourself and such i think they are like 400-600 bucks.

    what kind of prep work? like sanding primer? or just sanding?

    ive read A LOT about rolling on paint, but i don't have anywhere to do it. i have a carport but it'd be too dusty.
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    yeah, like sanding, bondo... etc.
  • michaelhinkle1michaelhinkle1 Senior Wagonist
    the cars basically preped man, i mean other then then bumpers and everything which i have no idea how to prep.

    im going to match them with the color of the car so they dont have that plastic look. like ZC's wagon and njcivicwagon's wagon.

    what kind of prep would that need?
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    um, just sanding and priming with a hardener... idk... im no paint guru
  • White&NerdyWhite&Nerdy Senior Wagonist
    Rustoleum FTW:

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    I painted the hood and most of the driver's side of this car. Previously the door was silver and the hood was badly faded red, so I gave them a couple of coats of black primer as well to help the color change. It's certainly not the prettiest or professional looking, but I was surprised how bad it doesn't look, really. It's a 50/50 paint job - looks good from 50 feet away while going 50mph. :lol:
  • ragenasianragenasian Moderator
    I still think if you are on a tight budget the roll on is not a bad thing. I did my VW bug in a dusty garage in the summer with all the windows open. Yeah some crap got stuck in the paint but after the wet sand and the buff it came out to a very nice shine and I had a very nice reflection in the paint. I would just stay away from black.
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    White&Nerdy wrote:
    It's a 50/50 paint job - looks good from 50 feet away while going 50mph. :lol:

    We have a saying here for girls that are like that.

    "Nice from far, far from nice"
  • alupso1alupso1 Wagonist
    I did the Rustoleum paint job almost a year ago and it still looks pretty good. I just did a quick sanding on the original paint and then thinned the Rustoleum about 50/50 with mineral spirits. I bought a $10 spray gun at Harbor Freight and sprayed about two coats of satin black. I didn't want to worry about a shine or gloss because I'd rather it got dirty and didn't have to wash it.

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  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    looks like you did a good job alupso!
  • NJCIVICWAGON1NJCIVICWAGON1 Council Member
    That looks really good! Nice Satin black.
  • alupso1alupso1 Wagonist
    Thanks, it needs to be repainted with all the scratches and shopping cart dings it get's from daily driving. I think someone keyed it at one point but I didn't think much of it since I was planning on repainting it anyway.
  • michaelhinkle1michaelhinkle1 Senior Wagonist
    alupso1 wrote:
    Thanks, it needs to be repainted with all the scratches and shopping cart dings it get's from daily driving. I think someone keyed it at one point but I didn't think much of it since I was planning on repainting it anyway.

    i feel you on that one.

    it looks really good imo. ive thought about doing what you did and satin black is what i had in mind or a dark blue color. thanks man!
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    super deep glossy dark blue with painted door handles and lower bumpers with satin black mouldings and bumper trim would be the sex :mrgreen:
  • michaelhinkle1michaelhinkle1 Senior Wagonist
    wagodizzle wrote:
    super deep glossy dark blue with painted door handles and lower bumpers with satin black mouldings and bumper trim would be the sex :mrgreen:

    wheres somewhere local i can get a cheap spray gun? example (walmart, lowes, etc)

    can someone find me one so i can screw shipping?
  • alupso1alupso1 Wagonist
    wheres somewhere local i can get a cheap spray gun? example (walmart, lowes, etc)

    can someone find me one so i can screw shipping?

    I got mine from Harbor Freight

    Here is a listing of the Harbor Freights in NC

    http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/r ... res.taf#NC

    When I did mine I believe I bought this gun and since it was so cheap it didn't matter that I had to throw it away after I was done painting since it was only $20

    http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=91009
  • michaelhinkle1michaelhinkle1 Senior Wagonist
    do you know exactly how much thinner you mixed with the paint? i dont wanna mix short and have orange peel. :roll:
  • alupso1alupso1 Wagonist
    michaelhinkle1 wrote:
    do you know exactly how much thinner you mixed with the paint? i dont wanna mix short and have orange peel. :roll:

    I did mine about 25-50% mix and didn't have any issues with orange peel. I'd say as long as you cleaned the surface really well you shouldn't have any issue with the paint.
  • michaelhinkle1michaelhinkle1 Senior Wagonist
    any tips on what to clean it with?
  • alupso1alupso1 Wagonist
    michaelhinkle1 wrote:
    any tips on what to clean it with?

    I just used the same mineral spirits to clean the car that I mixed the paint with.
  • michaelhinkle1michaelhinkle1 Senior Wagonist
    alupso1 wrote:
    michaelhinkle1 wrote:
    any tips on what to clean it with?

    I just used the same mineral spirits to clean the car that I mixed the paint with.

    thanks for the help man
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