Under $50 Rust-Oleum Paint Job

Dude! You make it look so easy. I have tried and failed to spray paint with an hlvp gun so many times and it never works. Paint never comes out. Maybe I’m not thinking enough? People just say 10%, but that’s not helpful. What type of consistency do you need!?!?

I spray water just fine but the paint - never comes out

How much did you reduce it per pint?

That’s pretty cool. I didnt know this was possible. I bought a 2,000$ beater - how much would you charge to paint it the same way? Or, do you recommend me going and buying a compressor, gun, and tools and DIY’ing it.

sure did half-ass this video didn't you?

what is code color?

I've painted 2 cars with Rustoleum and they came out fine. I would have used all of the paint and added some hardener, as the oil based paint stays soft for quite a long time. Maybe it won't matter so much on a vehicle that is off road regularly, but with the extra coats and hardener you can wet sand and buff it for a decent shine. But it has no UV protection so you'll need to wax it occasionally.

So we watched & you don't even show the finished job LAME ASS

So all that and no finished product? WTF man????

Over lap is 50%”?
Brother, your over lap on the Hood was close to 90%. But that’s good.

NICE

Flat desert sand

Must be Magic tractor paint!

No hardener?

Nice job.

I had never painted a car or body parts in 30 years and at least 25 cars I've owned. This past week I painted my teenage son's Impreza in an open carport on gravel and dirt ground. I figured out what works for my area (western Colorado). I did 5 and 7 light to medium-wet coats on a whole car, over 4 sessions without fail. Apply and let dry for 15 (minimum) to 20 (maximum) minutes between coats and it works fine for the paints I used. You should spray two small test areas with all environmental/time factors the same before the actual project. For example, if you have an area to spray that takes 10 minutes to paint it, wait and warm-up/shake your next can(s) for 5 minutes and start the next coat. That's a total of 15 minutes. I know up to 20 minutes is also good. But 40 minutes was too long because that induced chemical reactions and severe wrinkling. I painted in the same order/pattern each time I sprayed a section. I had zero runs, spray errors, or reaction defects. The original paint condition was below average. No body rust, but 50% of clear coat was gone and hunter green was faded and rock chips galore.

Below is the weather, process and paint I used.

1. Up to 3-mph occasional breeze is okay, anything faster or constant is to be avoided. Clear skies, for light, preferred. 20% to 40% humidity. Temperature between 50F and 72F while spraying. Warmed spray cans in hot water in a bucket. Shake them as much as possible.

Paints used on sides, nose and rear (3 sections):
-- Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch Gloss Navy Blue 2X Paint + Primer: 1 medium-wet coat.
-- Rust-Oleum Stops Rust Enamel Gloss Navy Blue: 2 medium-wet coats.
-- Rust-Oleum Stops Rust Enamel Crystal Clear coat: 2 light coats + 2 medium-wet coats. I think a 5th coat could be applied with no problems.

Paints used on hood, roof and hatchback (1 section):
-- Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch Gloss Black 2X Paint + Primer: 2 coats.
-- Rust-Oleum Universal Hammered Black: 3 coats (4th coat optional). ***Color dries gloss dark grey with blackish specs, not solid black.

2. Sanded car with 100 and 150 grit dry paper by hand, with a scrubby dish sponge as the pad to fold the paper around. First, I sanded high defect/damaged spots...double their original size. Then I sanded vertically and again horizontally (cross hatched) the whole car.

3. From this point forward you must walk carefully to protect from dirt contamination...do not drag or scuff the ground. Wet the surrounding area to help keep dust out of air. Douse car with hot water and wipe down with rags. Let air dry 30 minutes. Check that all areas are smooth/scuffed well...touch up as needed. Wash with hot water+dish soap and rags/sponge. Rinse well. Dry with microfiber. Air dry 15 minutes. Tape up as necessary. 10 to 15 minutes before paint spraying use a microfiber cloth and lighter fluid or mineral spirits (same thing) to wipe down the section to be painted. Immediately before painting wipe all surface with a tack cloth. As you're spraying move slowly and don't scuff the ground.

4. Even in the open air you will want to use a painting respirator, but at minimum cover nose and mouth with thick damp cloth or N95/N100 face mask. Clear, tight fitting safety eye glasses work best...the larger goggles reflect light and make wet paint difficult to see clearly. I had to go without eye cover and just squinted my eyes when the paint spray was thick, because goggles distorted the light.

5. It will take these paint formulas 3+ hours to dry to firm finger touch so leave it alone for 5 hours. I let it dry 24 hours in the carport and then put it in the Sunlight for 2 more days before driving. At 25 to 30 days I'll polish and wax it.

If you want to see pics drop me your email and I'll send you a couple.

Just subscribed. I will always pay an extra 50 or 80 bucks or whatever for single stage w hardener, but u hit your goal and painted it Dirt cheap

Nice job! That’s a cheap paint job. I happened to go through Nashville on my way to Pennsylvania from Texas last April. That’s a nice area there. A little off the beaten path too.

I’m in love with this color

Question: I am thinking of painting my '48 Chevy w/flat black Rustoleum. I am thinking of using Acetone as reducer but including some hardener so the surface will stand up to rubbing to wash etc. What do you think?? Ratio?? My compressor can't support HVLP so I'm going have to use a siphon gun. Thoughts??
Ken in central oh.

I can see you don't mess around with a lot of useless stuff. Mix paint/thinner right is the paint gun, no hardener, two coats (plus a little here and there), one quart (assume a little left to paint door jambs, etc, with a brush). Until I saw your video I thought I was the only one painting this way. The thing a lot of people miss is after a week or two nobody will notice the difference between your paint job and the fancy ones.

Looks good man 👍

How has it held up ??

The local body shop wants to charge me about 1500 to paint my 4Runner. I’m looking for that Desert storm color. This video was super helpful.

Reminds me of maaco

are you trying on purpose to sound like the Marty from the movie the campaign? lol

Nice job thank you for sharing

No shit can you buy paint and tape and in the next aile a fucking gun. Makes me glad to be English. In all my life I've never seen a gun in real life, wether in a shop or in someone's house or anywhere. America is a mad place and I'm glad I only need worry about paint runs and not being blasted away by some fucking mad man

I need to drop mine off with you- Im right in Texarkana at the moment lol

Just subscribed!

So satisfying!

Terrible

Takes me back to painting Cab's..

Well hows it look a year later?
Thanks

I'm curious as to how this paint job is holding up right now?

Not bad but it would've been good to see it unmasked and driven to get an idea of how it really turned out. Good though👍

I wonder how it would turn out spraying it outside with a cheap paint gun and small compressor. 🤔 I have access to a paint booth at work but I really want to do everything at home so I don't have to worry about getting it done by a specific time. If I do it at work, then I have from Friday evening to Sunday night to get everything prepped, sprayed, back together and clean up afterwards. I can do it, but I really want to take my time. That way if I find something that I missed, I can repair it and not worry about time. I think I'm gonna paint it one panel at a time since I don't have a garage or big compressor. Remove all the trim, prep the panel and trim for that panel, then paint the body gloss white and the trim gloss black. If I do one panel each weekend, it will take about 3 months to complete. And it'll look strange driving it around until it's done. But I think the finished product will be nice.

How is it holding up one year later?

Stop eating junk food you will have all kinds of health problems

Great job on the video, damn if this background music isnt detracting and annoying. Had to mute the video and turn subs on

wow!

Does this have enough hardner in it not to need any? I wanted to do this, but want it to last. Thanks

You forgot the 2nd coat on the radiator

Back in the day, you could have Earl Scheib do it for fifty bucks.

Nice job I painted my son's 72 c10 with satin black I used acetone to reduce the paint and let me tell you came out really nice

How could i dull the paint so it flat,,,its hard to find fresh camo desert tan paint,,everyone i buy online ends up being old stock and lots of old clumps at bototm of can

how long did it take for the pain to dry ? dont u need a hardener or catalyst ?

Oil based paint requires patience and takes a long time to dry but once fully cured it is super strong. The more coats, the better the finish. 2 coats will give you semi gloss, 10 coats and sanding between every few coats will give you a near mirror shine.

Great work 👍🏻

guy painted over the grille; emblems, door handles and locks??

FYI urethane single stage kit is just 50 more. Takes the same surface prep and is more glassy and probably better UV

Came out looking good. I am doing some project myself. I have a 2000 silverado that was 4 different colors and just wanted her to look a little more respectful. I just plan on driving in the winter to keep salt off my new truck. I prepped yesterday. Taking to car wash this morning getting breakfast and shooting her when i get back. It will be on my channel.