Posted By: Faust
Ultimate Budget Paint Job - Metallics? - 06/15/13 01:20 PM
I remember the long thread on Budget Paint Jobs, but don't remember any metallic colors. Is there a silver metallic paint that can be used?
Ultimate Budget Paint Job - Metallics?
Posted By: 440newport
Re: Ultimate Budget Paint Job - Metallics? - 06/15/13 04:53 PM
I don't think you can roll anything metallic, you'll see the roller lines and it'll look terrible.
I did the roller paint job though on a 81 Oldsmobile I had that I think turned out great.
I did the roller paint job though on a 81 Oldsmobile I had that I think turned out great.
Posted By: Crazy68Dart
Re: Ultimate Budget Paint Job - Metallics? - 06/15/13 08:18 PM
Not a chance on metallic. Guys have trouble spraying metallic let alone rolling it. Can you say tiger stripes? 
Posted By: T2R9
Re: Ultimate Budget Paint Job - Metallics? - 06/15/13 08:46 PM
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I remember the long thread on Budget Paint Jobs, but don't remember any metallic colors. Is there a silver metallic paint that can be used?
Whats the budget? I did this Duster in my garage for about $650 total in material using Nason Acrylic Urethane. Not counting the stripes.
Posted By: Faust
Re: Ultimate Budget Paint Job - Metallics? - 06/16/13 01:52 AM
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I don't think you can roll anything metallic, you'll see the roller lines and it'll look terrible.
I sort of guessed that, but wanted to check. Thanks, you guys.
Posted By: Faust
Re: Ultimate Budget Paint Job - Metallics? - 06/16/13 01:56 AM
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Whats the budget?
Maybe you missed it. About two years ago there was a long thread on "budget paint jobs", the "budget" was $100.00.
My post is about a '67 Coronet Ihave kicking around, I want it to look better while it sits in the yard. That is why I wanted silver, which I expect are all "metallics".
Posted By: Jjs72D
Re: Ultimate Budget Paint Job - Metallics? - 06/16/13 04:17 AM
Metallics are tricky.
I was told that you cannot color sand the single stage metallic because it disrupts the flakes in the paint. There are 2 ways to get a good metallic paint job:
1) Be a good painter with single stage so you don't have to sand and buff it afterwards.
2) Spray it in base coat/clear coat, then sand and buff the clear.
I was told that you cannot color sand the single stage metallic because it disrupts the flakes in the paint. There are 2 ways to get a good metallic paint job:
1) Be a good painter with single stage so you don't have to sand and buff it afterwards.
2) Spray it in base coat/clear coat, then sand and buff the clear.
Posted By: 70Cuda383
Re: Ultimate Budget Paint Job - Metallics? - 06/16/13 01:47 PM
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That is why I wanted silver, which I expect are all "metallics".
Silver paint without metallic in it...is just grey
Posted By: Faust
Re: Ultimate Budget Paint Job - Metallics? - 06/16/13 03:53 PM
Looking around the web, I see that Rustoleun makes silver paint that has been rolled on. Pictures aren't very clear, lots of poor lighting. There are reports that coverage is poor, one guy reports nine coats. I wonder how much he thinned it.
Posted By: RodStRace
Re: Ultimate Budget Paint Job - Metallics? - 06/16/13 04:38 PM
I don't know what your circumstances are, but the cheap paint thread premise is that you trade a lot of effort and time for money. The cost is low, but it take a lot of time to prep, requires a lot more labor to lay on the paint, more time to work the surface between layers and the final result is not as long-lasting.
If you can spend a bit more, you could purchase a cheap siphon or HLVP gun, borrow or rent a compressor and shoot the same cheap paint for a metallic.
For double or triple, you can purchase a gun and some better paint and get better results that last longer.
http://www.autopaint18.com/html/paint_kits.html
If you can spend a bit more, you could purchase a cheap siphon or HLVP gun, borrow or rent a compressor and shoot the same cheap paint for a metallic.
For double or triple, you can purchase a gun and some better paint and get better results that last longer.
http://www.autopaint18.com/html/paint_kits.html