I don't know how or why I ended up reading a bunch of how to's about hand painting a car with Rustoleum, but it's pretty interesting and some folks are getting amazing results.

Anyone ever done it?

The only home car painting job I've ever taken part in involved a retired 79 Dodge Forest Service truck, a case of white off brand spray paint, half a day and several 12 packs of beer.

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04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I know a guy that's rolled a number of cars. He did it years ago. I'm sure techniques have improved. They weren't too bad but it was definitely noticeable that it wasn't sprayed.

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1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

My Grandfather hand painted a Fiat way back when I was a kid. It looked like it was sprayed. I don't know if he buffed it or any other details. He was not your average hack.

Let me google that for you

to do it properly will involve hours of painting, wetsanding, and polishing. But the end result is a very durable and long lasting paint job.

Thanks, but I found the how-to's on la google. I like the cheap part best. Never saw the upside of putting a 2K dollar paint job on a 500 dollar car.

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04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I painted this old thing - '59 cornbiner - back in '72 with an airless sprayer. About half a day sanding, priming, and masking, a half a day spraying. It was work but it turned out all right. Odd color, I'll admit. Earth tones were big at the time.

Might ought to do that with my old Bimmer.

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I like the color.

BTW, nice hair!

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I guess masking the back windows would have taken too long??

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I rolled a boat with poly urethane one time, paint had levelers in it, looked like it was shot with a gun.

I shot Rustoleum on a refrigerator and it turned out real nice.

Glorious. Color and all!

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I'm just guessing he was a better painter than seamster.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

From what I've read the skill is in the polishing - it seems like a good way to learn how to use a polishing machine. The problem I have with this method is the lack of clear coat. I don't think it will be so nice and shiny...

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1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Windows?! Them there were steel panels. It wasn't a full-on Travelall, it was the panel truck version of same. Originally a Sears service van. Had "Sears" painted over on the side along with "We Service What We Sell" which was not. Had to sand all that off - you could see "Sears" under the paint.

Oh man, I had the hair, huh?

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

This guy used foam blocks and paper. Super shiny. I don't know why you couldn't add clear coat.

My "rustoleum $50 roll-on paint job"

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04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I think that is factory metal in those openings. IHC made delivery vehicles like that.