Cheap paint done wrong

Stefan wrote:

NOHOME wrote: The only reason I can think of for doing a roller job is if the over-spray is intolerable to surrounding stuff ( like the neighbor's car). Fine, use the Rustoleum paint if you must, but if there is any way you can spray it, life is easier.

You can spray the Rustoleum paint too. Just thin it further, but overspray, especially in a garage is a miserable thing to deal with, personally.

I painted my S10 with Tremclad (similar/same as Rustoleum) in white and it turned out so good nobody believed me when I told them what I did. I used a Wagner electric gun and overspray was insignificant. It held up very well for the couple of years I had it after that.

Zomby Woof wrote:

Stefan wrote:

NOHOME wrote: The only reason I can think of for doing a roller job is if the over-spray is intolerable to surrounding stuff ( like the neighbor's car). Fine, use the Rustoleum paint if you must, but if there is any way you can spray it, life is easier.

You can spray the Rustoleum paint too. Just thin it further, but overspray, especially in a garage is a miserable thing to deal with, personally.

I painted my S10 with Tremclad (similar/same as Rustoleum) in white and it turned out so good nobody believed me when I told them what I did. I used a Wagner electric gun and overspray was insignificant. It held up very well for the couple of years I had it after that.

Did you dilute or straight from the pot?

Ashyukun wrote: In reply to Keith Tanner: This is relevant to my interests as the Challenge Riv is going to need to be painted. Which paint exactly do you recommend? They've got a lot of different ones...

I usually use PPG Omni Gold, but the stripes on the Targa Miata are Martin Senour. I was able to get a really good finish on it without much effort.

Let's see, notes say I used Martin Senour Gold 5.0 Urethane. I'd shoot it again for sure.

As I mentioned earlier, one big difference between using proper automotive paint and something else may show up later in the car's life. If someone else wants to paint the car again in the future, they'll probably have an easier time if it's the good stuff. I don't know how top-coating Tremclad would work out. If the car only has to survive two years before it goes to the junkyard, that's different. But as Tom said, the cost of the paint is a minimal part of the total.

This is my Crusty Chevy, after three years of sitting out in the sun, including Canadian winters.

Tremclad White (Canadian equivalent of Rustoluem), tinted by Home Depot to match the factory blue, three coats rolled, un-thinned. Scuffed briefly between coats, but no colour-sanding or polishing. It's only just starting to fade a bit and go chalky.

I washed it twice last year. I haven't washed it yet this year.

In reply to Stefan:

Thank you for doing your web pages on your roller-paint experiment. It's a potential solution to an insoluble problem I've been having with my '79 3 series coupe. I appreciate the inspiration.

In reply to fanfoy:

Diluted with lacquer thinners. It won't spray straight up, it's way too thick.