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Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:44 am

Anyone else have any more pics? I am in th eprocess of using Rustoleum and can use all of the input I can get...

Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:19 pm

I did my '62 Split with it a few years ago. Much better than the starting point, that's for sure. I rolled it on, never lost any of the gloss even here in beautiful Central New York.

Before:

After:

I didn't do anything special, did no bodywork of any kind, didn't thin the paint at all. I washed the Bus and dried it, and went to work with the roller. Did the grey the first day, the white the next.

Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:58 pm

looks good man... I just did the interior of my doors on my 73 and they came out like glass. I havent even wetsanded yet...

Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:40 pm

Quote: didn't thin the paint at all

how many coats did you wind up doing and what are the benefits of not thinning besides needing less coats? I am going to start prepping this weekend and would like some extra tips. Thanks

Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:59 pm

earthnsurf wrote:

" how many coats did you wind up doing and what are the benefits of not thinning besides needing less coats? I am going to start prepping this weekend and would like some extra tips. Thanks"

It saves paint, dries quicker and makes the whole process quicker, but not having to wait a long while for each coat to fully dry. I mixed my paint to the point that is was about as thick as milk and sprayed it. Don't worry about making the first coat cover alot of the under paint / metal.

It fully dries to the point that you can put on a coat, wetsand, anorther coat and wet sand, all in a day... Here are some pics of the interior of my doors. I did not buff yet either... You can see in pic # 1 the reflection of my cell phone light. It came out like glass. Pics # 3 and 4 show the door with only (1) coat of thinned paint, fully dried and hardened. I will buff after about 4 coats...

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Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:07 pm

Looking good, I hope mine comes out looking like that. I am stuck rolling it on, but I hear it works out ok in the long run.

Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:13 pm

I think you would get better results if you were to roll it... It would just take longer to do it that way...

Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:31 am

56ovalbug wrote: barefootwestie wrote: I've seen so many times references to trimclad and Rustoleum. Is this the same Rustoleum that folks are referring to:

I think it's all the same company:

http://www.rustoleum.com/can_home.asp?SBL=5

I mixed green, yellow and red to get REALLY close to the original sage green.

Do you remember the mix that you ended up with to get that sage green color? It looks good!

Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:36 am

I gotta reply here to the MOT and more big GOV> WE DONDT NEED WANT IT Nigel, :!:

Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:37 am

By the way , great painting everybody, looks great and done on the cheap :lol:

Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:39 am

The best leveling additive for basic off the shelve paint if you are going to brush or roll is a product called Penetrol, my friend painted his truck with a brush and it came out stunning. Very level and very shiny he used one shot lettering enamel for sign painting.

Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:09 pm

Here's my brother's car after we sprayed it with "dark blue" Tremclad last night. Unfortunately it's not drying very quickly. I'll post some assembled pics in a week or 2 when it finally dries. :roll:

Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:11 am

type11969 wrote: 56ovalbug wrote: barefootwestie wrote: I've seen so many times references to trimclad and Rustoleum. Is this the same Rustoleum that folks are referring to:

I think it's all the same company:

http://www.rustoleum.com/can_home.asp?SBL=5

I mixed green, yellow and red to get REALLY close to the original sage green.

Do you remember the mix that you ended up with to get that sage green color? It looks good!

X2...

Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:36 am

here is my completed passenger side door. I rolled on red rustoleum. I havent even buffed it yet and it is nice and shiny!

the plexi-glass above the cup holder is in the event that a soda etc might spill during driving. that way, you can just wipe it off the the plexiglass instead of the fabric

Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:48 am

We used Rustoleum Topsail Blue. Need to finish the drivers side and do the windows, still a work in progress, but so far, so good.

Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:35 am

Rolled or sprayed? Either way, looks great!

Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:22 pm

Wow thats funny Regalasr.... Thats exactly like my bus, mine is Royal Blue.I sprayed my rustoleum on. Here are a couple pics...its been almost a year now since I did it, and its still good.

and this one just for fun

Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:25 pm

regalasr wrote: We used Rustoleum Topsail Blue. Need to finish the drivers side and do the windows, still a work in progress, but so far, so good.

i like the matching blue roll cage thats rad!!! ....oh wait it's just tape... a roll cage would have been sweeter :wink:

Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:33 pm

VDubTech wrote:

I rolled mine on...it was 98 degrees both days. It dried lightning fast.

Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:36 pm

I must say that these roll on jobs look better then some single stage paint jobs that I have seen. My buddy just got his 91 Jeep painted at a franchise paint place, and we both agree that my roll on paint on the passenger door looks better then his. My door hasn't even been buffed yet either...

He paid $1200.00 with body work. I paid about $45.00 so far.