You guys remember that thread on painting our classics with either Tremclad or Rustoleum?

Galactusz · 02-02-2007, 08:44 PM

I couldn't find it, so guess I'll start a new one again.

I used Rustoleum and those painting techniques using a roller, and went ahead and painted a friend's hood, and wow, I even amazed myself.

You know, I didn't even take a before picture, I just painted the sucker, and then it occurred to me to take a few pictures...duh.

For all its worth:

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middiepride · 02-02-2007, 09:44 PM

i saved that entire thread on how to do it and now i know it was definitely worth it. how hard was application and the work?

Cogtx · 02-02-2007, 09:45 PM

Looks good!!! For a cheap alternative this might be the way to go for those of us who are financially embarrassed..

Give use some more details on the techinque or a link...

68SCode4speed · 02-02-2007, 10:14 PM

Galactusz - It was some guy on the Mopar board was the one who posted the pics of his Charger that he painted with the orange Tremclad. Unreal how well it turned out.

Your hood looks pretty darn good - did you get any orange peel??

Galactusz · 02-03-2007, 01:09 AM

Yeah, here's the Mopar link:

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/...0&fpart=1&vc=1

No, no peeling whatsoever.

plainsmen · 02-03-2007, 05:22 AM

Dude did you just paint right over the old paint? Or did you take it down to bare metal?

atomsk680 · 02-03-2007, 05:33 AM

i saved that thread, cant wait to try it out

plainsmen · 02-03-2007, 05:39 AM

Oh man... if this works it will be awsome! I used to paint apartments and houses for a living... I can roll with the best of them..

I need a link on "do it yourself" auto paint prep....

plainsmen · 02-03-2007, 03:10 PM

Has anyone else tried this?

Did you use the Rust-oleum or the Brights Marine paint?

Galactusz · 02-03-2007, 06:52 PM

I used Rustoleum because Tremclad is not available in the States.

The most amazing thing is that the paint will not bubble if you correctly go through the motions, but you have to be really patient, you dilute the rustoleum with acetone (mineral spirits if painting with Tremclad), make the paint very thin (almost watery), the object if to wet sand, clean, paint, dry, and repeat procedure again, wet sand, clean, paint, dry, and on, I did it about four times, but even more would be optimun, you have to apply the paint very thinly on the surface with the rollers, and just keep doing that. Once all coats have been completed and dry, then you buffer/wax, and the sucker turns into a smooth mirror.

If you rush it, apply the paint too thickly, don't let it dry, and don't keep wet sanding, the paint WILL bubble up on you.

The great thing though, if it does bubble up, you just go back, wet sand again, and start over, simple as that.

I did not prep the metal, I just went ahead and painted it, oh, the original paint of the hood is blue.

However, I do recomend smoothing the surface, what I did was just experimenting, but it would be a good idea to prep the metal.

I recommend you use different metal sand paper with different grits, start with 400 and gradually work your way up to 1000 or even 2000.

These are the materials I used:

Don't get the industrial paint, regular Rusteolum is best:

Some of the pictures I got from the Mopar thread, I purchased many of the same things:

If painting with Rustoleum, thin with acetone:

If painting with Tremclad, thin with mineral spirits:

Metal sandpaper, 400-2000 grit:

4-inch roller:

Rollers in package:

Foam brush for small areas and corners:

For buffing and polish:

I hear Tremclad (available in Canada) paint is even better than Rustoleum because it dries much faster, but if you are patient, Rustoleum is fine:

Here's an article of the step by step paintning technique using a roller:

http://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/bb/bb70556.htm

Here's the guy who started it all, his gallery of pictures:

http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...paint/?start=0

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