Re: paint job on a budget!?
[Re: DaytonaTurbo]
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01/27/06 07:20 PM
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Blackwidow69
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I am a little surprised that so many of you guys have not read about this before here on Moparts. Primerduster has been talking about it for at least a few years. And I rolled on rustoleum last fall and posted the results. But I have to say the info here is much more detailed and I guess we were only talking about using the flat black paint to make our cars look like primered rides. I got to say 69charger is doing a great job passing the info and staying out of any arguments so kudos for that. I will just say keep trying on getting the thinner to paint mixture down. It really does help to get it quite thin but like 69charger I cannot give you a specific ratio. My trunk lid probably has like 10 coats of paint on it from experimentation and I did just use the grey spray primer in the areas that I took down to metal for smoothing out purposes. My car does look mean and at the Mopar show here in Maryland last fall everyone did think it was sprayed on epoxy primer. Their faces were priceless when I told them it was rolled. Anyway nothing really new to add since 69charger has done a good job so just count me in as a satisfied $50 paint job guy. Todd
1969 Ply Roadrunner, 383 4-speed on street tires.
3,830 lbs race weight.
Best 1/4: 13.1 @ 106.83
440 & overdrive 4 speed going in.
2005 Power Wagon 35X12.5 KM2's
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Re: paint job on a budget!?
[Re: 73cudaproject]
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01/27/06 07:45 PM
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reflections7
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I called a paint supply store and asked about roll-on primer. I was told any epoxy primer, 2K primer, etc. can be rolled on. He did not mention what reducer to use. Any advice? My current application is just on a beater type truck but I want fairly good results. The metal is currently bare and I want to prime before I use body filler. The link provided earlier indicates the primer needs to be a direct to metal type.
I didnt get good results unless I used primer made to roll.
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Re: paint job on a budget!?
[Re: reflections7]
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01/28/06 02:40 PM
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BobR
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I called a paint supply store and asked about roll-on primer. I was told any epoxy primer, 2K primer, etc. can be rolled on. He did not mention what reducer to use. Any advice? My current application is just on a beater type truck but I want fairly good results. The metal is currently bare and I want to prime before I use body filler. The link provided earlier indicates the primer needs to be a direct to metal type.
I didnt get good results unless I used primer made to roll.
I tried rolling DP90. Doesn't work-dries too fast. -Bob
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Re: paint job on a budget!?
[Re: MNobody]
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01/28/06 08:03 PM
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69superbee383
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Well i did two coats Firday night and then this afternoon wet sanded with 400 and after that applied another coat. Things looked good at first but the paint dried in a finish similar to the crinkle finish on an air cleaner...me thinks me did something wrong. It did seem to have potential though and I am going to keep playing with it.
77 Macho Power Wagon LWB factory 440
70 Coronet 440 N code 3 speed
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Re: paint job on a budget!?
[Re: MNobody]
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01/28/06 11:54 PM
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MikeyT
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Hey what was your guy's mixing ratio?
Mike
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Re: paint job on a budget!?
[Re: 493_DART]
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01/30/06 10:02 AM
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69chargeryeehaa
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so how do you apply the paint in hard to reach areas? such as drip rails on the roof edge--the vent slots in front of the widshield, etc.. ?
for the vent slots for example i would use the foam brush and run it in between the slots, then use the roller over it, when done u can't even tell it was not sprayed. and same thing for the drip rail, use the foam brush first, then use the rounded end of the roller pushing it into the drip rail and then turning it and using the straight cut end to perfect it.
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Re: paint job on a budget!?
[Re: Exit1965]
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01/30/06 12:30 PM
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So you guys are using mineral sprits? When I sprayed rustolem last summer, I thought it said to thin it with asatone (sp?)... Is it different if you roll it vs. spraying? Or is mineral sprits better for this process? Or am I just RAR II
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