$50 Paintjob...Is It Possible..

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Heres the link: Rickwrench, Alfa GTV, Falcon Squire, Corvair

Ok im fair excited although this is possibly not the best idea but had results and im confident it might work well! The supplies on the how-to were american, trying to find adequiate replacements here in Aussie, no luck so far, tell me what you guys think...

[TUF UTE]

in short...sean plans to cheaply sand and prime his car then paint brush it and expect awesomeness lol .....


please ppl back me up... NOOOOOO

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and to top that off, its going to look mad and dave will have to cover his eyes from the brigtness of the glossy paint...

[TUF UTE]

glossy roller paint job ..... Rolls on floor laughing holding sides :P

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you'll see! *waves fist* il show you! its a process lol, u dnt jst sand prime paint, u sand, prime, paint, lightly sand, paint lightly sand, paint etc etc getting finer and finer corse paper then buff her up think outside the box, if its so outrageous, why does it look good?

[Ozzie]

one fellas already made a "how to" in here. he did a better job though

[TUF UTE]

it doesnt look good lol... just use a gun sean lol

[VNSV38]

hahaha awesome plan!!
the corvair looks pretty bloody awesome!

[Zuicider]

mates dad used industrial enamal on his cruiser looks mint, but will it last longer than 5 years?

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Guns kill people dave! im no murderer man! its ok to roll them flat..but a gun.."sigh" ur playing god then..

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not sure bout lasting...will have to find out...besides comon onces its mint, enigine is in...its sellable but thats jst me, i hope to keep the car a long time..dave is officially proven wrong with the link to the other howto roller car lol

[TUF UTE]

am not ... im offering to help u respray it with a gun and keep the car here and your refusing cause u wish to pretend your car is your bedroom wall and roller brush it lol

[Bax]

I've seen a few cars done with rollers now. And I've seen some pretty awesome results considering the cost involved.

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haha nothing wrong wid bedroom walls lol...wel see how it goes..

agreed bax, i cant wait, il take pics of how i got, prep work begins..well today and im cleaning up and getting ready to wetsand wish me luck, latas guys

[centy]

enamel can give a good finish but it take great care.
Years ago i hada datsun that had one panel painted with a brush and it was very good.
When it was painted the panel ws cool and the paint warm.

[vnv8driver]

i can paint your car with about 10 supercheap cans, the export quality ones, YES ITS POSSIBLE- .......but no it wont last long at all.

[Cogez]

Paint comes from Whitworths marine supplies. It's called Brightside International Gloss...come in a whole bunch of nautical colours. Pretty cheap tho, and it's what the bloke used on the How To listed above somewhere. His VN looks incredible too.

Bit of a coincidence you put this up, coz me and savage1987 are planning on painting my car the same way over xmas....i'll let everyone know how it goes =P

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I dont think there are and WHITWORTHS marine shops in SA so im not sure how im going to get my hands on some...

EDIT: i found one! its in port adelaide, theres still hope!

[vnv8driver]

The paint roler way did look very nice, but i dont want to imagine the amount of sanding you would have to do in order to get that glossy finish. Marine paint is a good idea too it would have some sort of corrosion inhibiotr in it as well?

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Ok rang them up, got pricing;

Black 1L Brightside International Gloss - $43.95
White 4L Brightside International Gloss - $124.95

I think il be taking a trip down there to browse

[Andrew426]

I have seen on a US dodge sweptline forum a guy did his VW beetle and '69 charger this way (with rollers) but using a heavily thinned and tinted rust inhibitor product called Rustoleum. I have been considering doing it myself (a step up from supercheap paint) but dont really have anywhere enclosed to do it in.

The basic idea was to thin the paint enough so that it forms a thin, smooth film over the surface to be painted, that way it doesnt show any brush or roller marks.

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andrew426,
im currently talking to wilso who rolled his car and im learning a fair bit for what im going to do for my car, im going to do it in a carport which has only 2 sides blocked off, so im not sure either wat il do to cover the other sides, im also checking out for a garage someone nearby to do it in if i could so...there are complications. The howto for it is at this link if ur interested DIY Painting your car with rollers

[centy]

to coverthe other side go to a hardware shop and get some visqueen, its the plastic they use under cement and dirt cheap.
find a shop that sells taubmans industrial paint and check the range. some of them are real cheap.

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cheers fr the headsup centy

[50LTRv8]

I will be painting my VQ soon with this too. That VN in the how too is just incredible