Painting my bus, with Rustoleum?

[renobdarb]

[4Doora]

here's a link to the roll on method
http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html
I've heard fantastic results from spraying too

My dad sprayed our bus with spray bomb rustoleum paint (rustoleum 'ivory bisque' is the same, or damn near close, to VWs lotus white)
came out pretty great
I want to try spraying some thinned rustoleum with an hvlp gun on my bumpers.
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[Rocknrod]

I've had terrible luck trying to clearcoat spray paint... but thats just me!

Renodbarb: A clay bar will take the overspray off of the rubber and glass. A window scraping blade held 90 degrees to it will get it off if its got a few coats on it. Lastly, theres a liquid detailers use called "Black Chrome" that makes rubber really shine which you may want after cleaning it up.
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[vdubyah73]

My Bus painted with boat paint. it's a polyurethane with no additives. use the manufactures thinner. I used Interlux Brightside paint and sprayed with an HVLP. Paint/thinner ratios are a crap shoot, temp and humidity play a part. Doesn't take much thinner. maybe 5 or 10 %.

Bill
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73 bounty hunter, sold.
'77 transporter, junked had crotch rot.
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'93 Fleetwood Bounder 34'

[Alan Brase]

[njlunchbox]

That looks real good vdubyah73. Do you have any other photos? When was this done? I did mine with Rustoleum last spring and it came out good but I thought about using marine paint since I think it would protect the metal better and is a more durable paint. I live in a marine climate and want the best protection for my bus.

[rccbusfreak]

So far I have painted the engine compartment, the rear and half of the roof with a polyurethane base paint made by Coronado called Rust Scat. I have found when you shoot outside do it on a day of very low humidity. You will get the maximum gloss out of the paint. Yep, dirt, bugs and runs are free.
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[1977_L63H_P27]

I have checked with Sherwin-Williams, and they have an industrial epoxy that can be tinted to any color for about $40 a gallon. They can get it in a polyurethane as well. And now that I've seen the results on that Corvair..., I may be going in that direction. Peace!
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[Runamuck Bus]

thanks agreendaya, it was sarcasm. my bad attempt to humor a splitty on a bay forum, won't do that again!

[Foxx]

I just don't get it... there is affordable brands of real auto paint... why bother slapping some shit for wheelbarrows on there?
don't you give a crap about your shit?
are you that cheap that you can't do it right? prehaps vintage cars are not your bag?
you want to use stuff that even Rustoleum rep says you shouldn't do, and act like it's some kind of victory?
whatever dude.
why change your oil,.you can keep using the old oil. right?


http://www.paintforcars.com/acrylic_enamel_paint.html
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[agreendaya]

I sometimes think of my bus as a 'practice' vehicle. It's not in the greatest shape to begin with. At all. I'm trying to get an idea of what to do and what not to do. With a college student's budget, and a very limited amount of time, rustoleum was simply the most accessible and easiest option for me. I have asked several times on the paint forum what my options are given my lack of money and time, and didn't get much response. I realize now that perhaps I should've asked here. I simply was not aware of all the options. I've heard of and seen many people having good results with rustoleum, even just using rollers, so I figured it would work for now, and be good practice. My plan for the bus, at least at this point, is to have fun with it now, keep it running and such, then probably restore it back to original sometime after I'm done with school.
And I'm not sure what the obsession with feces is, but yes I do give a "crap" about my "shit."

[Foxx]

it's funny how many excuses people will use to justify doing the wrong thing.
you didn't get much response in the paint and body forum because most there are not looking for the cheap way out,.they are wanting to do it right.
spray paint is even more cheaper. why won't you do that?
is it about looks or being cheap? your willing to settle for a roller paint job but not willing to settle for a spray bomb paint job?
so you admit you do have standards but your bus is just not good enough to do it right?
why not just take it to Macco for a realy cheap paint job and save yourself that much more time ?

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[1977_L63H_P27]

[Foxx]

i'm not being a snob.
paint doesn't cost 10,000
i've done REAL auto paint jobs for under 200.
so the BS excuses don't wash.
3 kids?, i have 3 kids. so?
i'm not willing to settle for "aww fuck, this will work" BS
you want people to take bay window busses for being worth something insted of being the end of a joke, but you don't take your own busses seirously enough to break free of the punchline.
this thinking will only keep the "stinkfoot" name and ideals going for a long time and it will allways be
"who cares, it's just another bay window bus" .

this guys bus came from a field too
http://mysite.verizon.net/resp7ex0/vwbusphotoalbum/
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[gmag69]

I spray bombed my blue bus to get it through cause I was going to redo it. I decided to get my Westy to replace it and I'm using Auto paint to repaint the spots that need it. Yes I have used Rustoleum paint to paint cars in the past and it doesn't hold up well like auto paint. It'll start chalking after while and look like ass. If it is a temp job to get by fine. If it's permanent thing no way never again. I bought PPG Omni paint to paint mine with. I know it is the low end paint but it's auto paint at least. It cost about $225 for everything to do it. That is actually cheap. You could even get Kirker paint for less if you can a place that sells it. It doesn't last long but it'll gt ya by till you can use a better paint. My one car was painted with Kirker paint and it finally started to fade after 7 yrs of being on the car. I'm not dogging anyone just showing that there are other low cost options out there.

Geno
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[keifernet]

[vdubbie]

try midwestautopaint.com that were I got my paint 93.83 plus shipping for gallon paint thiner & hardner in vw colors good luck

[gmag69]

[fukengruvenoval]

Everyone has a story of success using Rustoleum or Tremclad paint and it turning out o.k. I knew a guy (a crazy SOB) that would thin the paint with gasoline 50/50 after warming the paint up first on a hot plate. He'd then spray the concoction and get good results because it was flash pretty quickly compared to thinning with mineral spirits or varsol.

In my opinion, there is so much work involved with painting a vehicle (countless hours of prep, priming, sanding, etc.) why would you risk the quality of the job on a decision between $30 in material and $300 in material? Any automotive system will be an improvement over the other paints you mention.

If you value your time (and to do it right, it will take time) you will understand that the cost of materials is insignificant in the grand picture.

If you're not picky on colour, consider doing all the prep work at home, then taking it to a Maaco shop so they can blow in the colour. They buy their paint in bulk and can often paint a car for less than $500. If and only if you prep properly (remove the windows, trim, etc.) you can get a good looking result. You could take back the spray equipment you purchased, go this route, and you may wind up with a nice looking product at the end with a minimal outlay of cash.

Good luck!
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[jmn176]

you can find nice auto paint single stage(no need for clear coat) for a good $ online. i did my freinds car out side no cover or booth, just want to be around 80f or so. i did all my engine tins in rattle cans they work good too. i found for the price i paid for rattle cans you can do a good spray in less time with real auto paint.