Alternative to the Rustoleum $50 paint method

[5.0ina66]

I've seen the Rustoleum thing for a while now and almost did it until I stumbled across a website that sells Kirker Acrylic Urethane black for $39 a gallon. To hell with alkyd enamel Rustoleum if I can get the real deal for that! My buddy's shop where I'm working on the car has a compressor and a spray gun so we're in business.

 

[DJCarbine]

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I think the main reason the rustoleum method is popular is because you can use a roller or cheap HVLP gun/compressor, instead of a HVLP gun and compressor thats rated to spray high quality paints

 

[5.0ina66]

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I think the main reason the rustoleum method is popular is because you can use a roller or cheap HVLP gun/compressor, instead of a HVLP gun and compressor thats rated to spray high quality paints

You bet I'll post pics! Haven't decided what color, or how far to go because I'm borderline on scrapping the idea of an interim paint job, going whole hog and painting it HoK Brandywine over a dark base.

As for the gun and compressor, they're both 20 year old POSes so we shall see.

 

[CanyonCarver515]

Yes, that's interesting.

And about the Rustoleum, nothing wrong with using an inexpensive spray gun. I picked one up at the swap meet for $12 and am very happy with its performance.

Most of the paint job lies in the prep as we know...

 

[chromedog]

nothing wrong with kirker paints...just one hint, if you want to use a urethane hardner (unless you wish to wipe the paint off with gasoline, lacquer thinner, or just about any other solevent, you want hardner) go buy a pint of GOOD hardner (dupont centauri, or something comperable) the better hardner will give you an awesome shine, and the gloss wont die back as most of the cheaper urethanes are known to do... i painted an intake years ago with western enamel, using sherwin williams hardner. it still has as nice of a gloss today as it did the day i painted it. only down side is you are getting away from the $50.00 paint job...and as far as using that 20 year old spray gun, if you buy a true hvlp gun, and have it set right when you use it, you are going to use far less paint in the long run.

 

[DissFigured]

I think the bottom line is.... If you are saving to get your car painted "right" go ahead and try any one of these cheap methods while you save. Maybe you will be thrilled w/ the results and have the money you saved for somehing else.

I think this method came about for me at the perfect moment. I have a baby due in 2 weeks and just about the time I found out what it was going to cost me to have the baby was the same time I found this method of painting. Thus the money I saved pays the medical bills, and I get a bad ass paint job. Everyone wins.