$50 paint job?!?!?!

[greentrees]

Using rust-oleum diluted in mineral spirits and a paint roller! can there really be any redeemable qualities in this?! Would any of you dare to do it to one of your car? Just YouTube it. Doesn't look half bad to be honest.

This guy spent about $180 but did a bit more pre and post work I'm actually impressed

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/ieb51/i_painted_my_car_with_a_roller_pics_ama/

I might just do a flat black on mines in the meanwhile.

[psdenno]

Lots of references to the process on the "net" and in other car forums. The general thoughts seem to be that you can achieve an acceptable result, far cheaper than spraying, labor intensive, there is a learning curve, results and level of satisfaction may vary.

Let us know how it turns out if you give it a try.

Dennis

[Walter Moore]

Read these threads first:

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?23193-so-i-started-to-roller-paint...&highlight=roller+paint

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?23103-roller-painting&highlight=roller+paint

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?20410-VERY-INTERESTING-THREAD-ABOUT-PAINTING-WITH-A-ROLLER.-Hybridz&highlight=roller+paint

I tried this but it didn't work for me. I ended up just using undiluted tractor paint with a brush and wet sanding then buffing with rubbing compound followed by polishing compound.

First off, the paint ended up costing more like $75, but the paint thinner, sand paper, and buffing compounds needed added substantially to the cost. Second, it took literally weeks of backbreaking work. Third the final result is not going to impress anyone, unless you tell them that it was done with a brush, and only then because they strain their eyes looking for the brush marks that were sanded away long ago.

The real problem is that the paint thinner pools, and leaves layers that are slightly different colors. When you wet sand through the layers you get blotches from the different shades of paint. The areas that were covered heavily with the brush don't have as much of that problem, but it is still there.

At best you end up with a good 10 foot paint job. It looks good from 10 feet away, but the closer you get, the more obvious the problems become. My car looks pretty good in direct sunlight, because the lime green color is blinding and you can't see the defects. But on a cloudy day, or under artificial lighting it looks like a topographical map. (Which is accurate.)

Sometimes people mistake it for 40 year old factory paint that has been badly cared for. Is that what you want?

About the only good thing is that rock chips are easy to fix, get get a brush, sand paper, and rubbing compound and blend it in.