Rustoleum paint job

[Detroit Dan]

400 in between coats, 1500 last before buffing

 

[makindue]

I worked with a welder who used it on his welding rig. He told me he had spent about 5K on his truck, paint and chrome stacks, etc. He was being pulled into the bush way up north by a cat. The ruts were so deep his truck fell on it's side and the cat operator didn't notice and pulled him for about a 1/4 mile. He now uses Tremclad (Rustoleum)

How many years have you worked in welding? I must agree with you. You know well about it. :thumbsup:

 

[NVW]

13 years as a profession, 30+ years on the farm.

 

[Detroit Dan]

Well, havent been back for a while. My 97 got totalled and I bought it back, put a new bed on it which was blue. I scuffed it with 180, laid down two coats of thinned black rustoleum, and thats as far as Igot with it. It needs wetsanding and a couple more coats, but I've just been driving it and probably have to take it thru another winter that way. Doesn't look too good with mismatched doors, but it's good enough for a plowtruck.
My 82 project went into storage for several months after fixing some mechanical stuff, just got it back and started messing with the body. I had to fill a bunch of holes, the doors I replaced had west coast mirrors with seven holes on each side. Filled them all with some really tough fiberglass bondo stuff, then skimmed with regular bondo. Pretty good outcome, for me anyway. So far I've got two coats on it, covers really well. Before the pic it had grey primer doors, black bed and black and red fender. Looks all black now at least. I scrubbed down the wheels, the rear is factory white and the front has just one coat of black on it. The plan is to have gloss black wheels, chrome center caps and chrome lugnut covers. Just got my nutcovers in, try to get a picture of that front wheel soon.

 

[btfarm]

Looks good from over here Dan!

 

[Detroit Dan]

this is what I'm doing for wheels. I may switch them around with the other 1 ton, it's got stainless simulators and Chevy centercaps. But for now I like it on this truck.
Last picture is of the roof as it looks right now. Paints baked off, then primer, and in some places bare metal with surface rust. This is what my hood used to look like! All thats required is scuff the loose rust off with a sanding sponge, wipe it off with a rag and spread the paint right over it. Absolute minimal prep.

 

[Detroit Dan]

slopped a little paint on the roof today. also coat number two on the drivers side. The next to last picture is of the roof with one coat, it looks like it's half done because of the reflection of the sky in it. From up close and at the right angle you can see through the one thin coat, but I couldn't get it on the camera.

 

[Acesneights1]

So...you painted your truck with rustoleum using a roller.....:redneck:
:hihi:

 

[iamdave0887]

That looks great! My blazer was with spraybomb Krylon Rust Tough flat black cans. I've got a junk door here that i can practice on. Can that just be rolled on without worry of it running on the vertical surfaces? If so, I know what i'm doing after winter.

 

[Detroit Dan]

if it runs you've got too much paint on the roller. The 4 inch fine foam rollers are available everywhere. I run it through the paint in the pan, then put it up on the ramp part of the pan and squeeze out just a bit, but not really ringing it out. As long as it's not dripping off the roller it's not going to run. and if it starts running, roll over it and spread it around. It's very forgiving, you can work the paint around to get the roller lines mostly out of it. have to remember they are thin coats, I'm always putting it on heavy because I want coverage, but you are actually supposed to be able to see thru the first couple coats. It's really just a trial and error thing, you will develop a feel for it. Lot of times you get millions of little bubbles, and if you try to roll them out they're stubborn; but just wait a few seconds and go over it again and they smooth out, but usually it dries slow enough they go away on their own. If you have some patience and time, you can finish a car in a weekend. I never finish anything cause I have no patience, but I have managed to turn two multicolored trucks all one color. couple more coats and wetsanding, buff it and it oughta be a respectable looking paintjob.

 

[turbonator]

we paint all of our trucks this way as well..... why waste 2000-6000 dollars on a paint job on a work truck? and the best thing touch ups are a snap.... it costs total maybe $75.00 including paint( napa security orange), rollers, tape, paper etc... its nice to paint a vehicle and not spend 2 months cleaning overspray off of everything....

 

[Davediesel3]

rustoleum success


heres my sons truck (my old one) we painted (sprayed on) completely with rustoleum, primer and all. we think it turned out great. never really buffed it out. pics are before anything was done(wet sand, buff anything) the black on the bottom is the liquid bed liner rolled on.

 

[JMJNet]

This is interesting. I have been reading about it on the net.

My Suburban needs painting.

 

[pronghorntractorworks]

hmmm... I think I have found a paint job for my 83