Pics of the "Rustoleum Rocket", roll on paint finished!

SSeater brought up a good point. Every trace of that lawn chair paint will have to be removed before it can ever be painted properly again with a real automotive finish.
As a painter of over 35 yrs I feel sick just thinking of how much work is ahead of someone, somewhere, someday.
That $100 paint job will add $1000s to the cost of the future real automotive paint job.

Sorry hope I don't hurt some feelings, but I speak the truth.

But Hey, It looks good for what it is.

SSeater as far a paint durability goes, lots of the rolled on guys are showing serious durability under the elements. Check out this guy- his cars have no cover whatsoever and the paint has held up after 4+ years:

http://rolledon.forummotion.com/t470-durability-of-rust-oleum-on-cars

Any car paint is going to take a beating after 10+ years of sitting outside with no preventative care. Plus, I will be using Topside, which has UV protection.

My reason for wanting to do the roll on job is two fold: 1. I have zero equipment for spraying and have only my garage in a small neighborhood to do it in. 2. I hate following the status quo, I'd rather do something different, if for no other reason than to just prove it can be done with reasonable success.

I wonder if it's possible to mix a hardener into the paint, so it doesn't get soft like that?

No it cannot be hardened.
Whatever you guys do, do not use Rustoleum. It is a soft industrial enamel designed for outdoor equipment, machinery, metal fencing, toys, ect. Not an automotive finish. And as I mentioned earlier, it cannot be painted over with anything proper.
Just because it is possible and cheap doesn't make it a good idea.

Respect the cars. Be smart as to what you do to them. These fox cars are rapidly approaching "if not already reached" collector status. I know this guy was clever with his cheap do it yourself paint job but someday very soon that decision is gonna come back to bite him.

My 2 cents. Hope I didn't ruffle too many feathers.
Be smart guys!

I'm pretty sure from what I have read, yes some guys are using hardener with roll on paint jobs. I don't know all of what is involved there, I wasn't planning on going that route. My tentative plan is Topside, thinner, and Penetrol.

Believe me, you're not ruffling my feathers. I knew not everyone would be on board. I just invite any skeptics to browse rolledon.forummotion.com. Look at some of the more legit projects. 68 Mustangs, Fairlanes, Porsches, Triumphs, Corvettes. These guys are pulling it off, and WELL. Just take a look, let me know what you think. It's hard to argue with some of these results. I know it seems insane at first, but this is convincing.

I won't understand why some people are so adamant against it. Here is an opportunity to evolve the hobby and force a paradigm shift away from the professional spray on paint jobs that frankly, most people can't afford. The roll on guys are pioneers as far as I'm concerned, and you never know, maybe the paint industry will take note and release paint products that are actually intended for rolling onto a car.

I'm not missing the big picture, oh I get it. I'm NOT saying rolling a finish is a bad idea. Use whatever method is in your budget and/or works for you. I'm saying that using Rustoleum is. Nothing wrong with using Rustoleum on an old swing set, lawn furniture, old tractor, tricycle, rought iron fencing, handrails at the Zoo, Civic, 240SX, ect, ect.

I just don't agree with using it on a nice automobile especially a Mustang thats all.

Bottom line, The Rustoleum finish is not up to the task and will fail on an automobile. Its an old school petroleum based product that was invented 50yrs ago. Hell you can cut it with gasoline for God sake. Be careful when pumping gas because it will damage your paint. LOL

Typically when refinishing a vehicle, stripping the old finish is not required unless it has been painted multiple times, or there are other issues requiring stripping.
Using Rustoleum will definitely require stripping as you cannot paint an automotive finish over it. "Or at least I wouldn't".


I'm not here to argue with my fingers , so lets agree to disagree. I have typed my opinion so I'm done. Take it or leave it I don't care.

As the old saying goes: They're your cars, do as you please.
See ya around the board.
Later Dudes

Something I just learned- OEMs painted cars with alkyd enamels into the 1960s. RustOleum is an alkyd enamel. So technically, RustOleum, or at least the category of paint that RustOleum falls into, was once considered an automotive paint.

NikwoaC said:

Something I just learned- OEMs painted cars with alkyd enamels into the 1960s. RustOleum is an alkyd enamel. So technically, RustOleum, or at least the category of paint that RustOleum falls into, was once considered an automotive paint.

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Correct! 50 years ago. lol