Have tried all kinds of search but can't find one I know I saw about using either spray cans or roller. I am I crazy?

I have these two threads bookmarked, one here, one on a MoPar board:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=64795
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showfl...c=1%3Cbr%20/%3E

No, You're not crazy.

Here's a few I found about unorthodox car painting. As usual prep, color sanding, and buffing will be the key.

http://horsepowersports.com/paint-your-car...-for-under-100/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Paint-Your...With-Rustoleum/
http://www.wikihow.com/Paint-with-a-Compressed-Air-Sprayer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHGGc6DkL90...feature=related
http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=268867

Not crazy, just different. Tell us how it goes.

Woody.

This is a good thread with possiblities. Get creative and don't be afraid of trying new things. I have seen several cars painted in 2 car garages and have always been impressed. The owners always say the painting was the easy part.......Prep, a whole nuther story!

hope this helps,

Jim

Root Werks DIY paint

Its all about the prep.

Theres a guy that does $20-$30k hot rod paint jobs in Spokane that does it in a barn with no paint booth. It takes about 2 years to get on the worklist.
Never seen the barn. But I've seen the paint jobs. Both black and about a zillion layers deep.

http://horsepowersports.com/paint-your-car...-for-under-100/
Seen the corvair, it's actually nice.

Here is ricks site. I work with his brother
http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.ht...ollarpaint.html

don't roll...see my thread

got a link to share?

Rich

Rich, its in his sig.


Im painting mine for ~ 400 in materials, but I have a LOT of bodywork that most people dont. Labor is past 100 hours now.

Link in my sig as well.

I didn't see any links, then I remembered that I had disabled signature display quite awhile ago, before Andy implemented scrollable sigs.

Preval cans rock!

Couple more pics, hardly any over-spray. I spent about $250 on paint, reducer, hardener, preval cans and BONDO!

And of course the finished product (Been driving daily since......December?)

WANT.....

When you are ready to sell...think of me.

rich

I was inspired to roll by the mopar thread of the orange charger. Whether you spray or roll, prep is the key...as well as all the afterwork of blocking, sanding out orange peel.

Don't use Rustoleum or marine paint. Just get a cheap compressor and gun to match and spray automotive paint with hardener.

Dust gets sanded out. Just don;t drop sweat or hair while you are spraying and yo'll be cool.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=90174

What went wrong with the roller paint job?
Did you flat sand it between coats?

Rich

Worth the effort and time. The marine paint i used never really hardened and sanding dulled it; could not be polished out well.

Have to use auto paint. This was my first paint job on a car; previous experience was building models and painting bicycles.

I read about some spray techniques at carcraft.com and went for it. i think it cam out awesome for a $200 cost of materials.

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So it may have been a combination of the paint you used and the amount of thinner that you used....that is why it never really dried for you.

The roller job does have its advantages....

Rich

Thinned the paint but didn;t use hardener since the threads advised no. It would cause drying while rolling to spread the paint. You will still have to spray the jambs somehow.

No smell or overspray but just wasn't worth. I used the preval cans on the valances and those little sprayers are great. You can do a whole car but takes a lot of refills. Was so much easier to spray with a gun.

Like they say, spraying was the easiest part. Prepping, setting up the garage and ventilation, blocking and sanding...these are the hardest parts.

Take your time and setup a "booth" by dropping some plastic sheeting, get a fan and respirator, water the floor down and go for it. You can always sand it down and try again.