Anybody Do a Paint Roller Paint Job?

[FeistyFesti]

I've been watching and reading a lot on doing the Rustoleum paint roller paint jobs and getting very motivated and excited to do this soon. Theres a lot of great videos on Youtube showing you exactly how to do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qPJTTRWttQ&feature=related

[Grey Vw]

Just spray the Rustoleum. A lot less work and it will probably look better. Which reminds me I have to polish my Rustoleumed Jetta today.

[zoom zoom]

Harbor freight has a paint gun on sale from 25$ to 12.99 with a coupon its 9.99

It says it sprays most oil based paints, but i dont know anything about it, or what that really means. I just hope i can use it to primer/paint/clearcoat my car when the time comes.

I know it has to be better than buying 1000 cans of spray paint, or doing 3 hours of sanding between coats.

[Safety Guy]

Nate (Skeeter's Keeper) did his car in blue rolled on Rustoleum and it turned out pretty well.

Here ya go, from our "articles" at the bottom of the main page:

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4102

That thread should tell you what you need to know.

Karl

[georgeb]

I've painted numerous cars with a $10 Wagner Power Painter. The Rustoleum was thinned with mineral spirits. Apply several thin coats. Apply next coat when tacky.

[NicholasJackson]

I could be wrong, but wasnt hulkstiva a roller job?

That turned out ok.

[lanemeyer14]

I did hulk with the roll on method. Check the link in my sig for progress pics from start to finish. Turned out really well but it's definitely a good bit of work. Fun though!
Edit: Nicholas beat me to it ^^

[ericsmith32]

Used a roller on the Aspire. I didn't wet sand or anything outrageous. Only used one can I figure only spent $20. I could of wet sand and would of been one heck of a paint job. Why didn't I you ask.. 2 weeks after I painted it some idiot at work opened a door into it. Everyone is amazed how good it looks with what little work I put into it.

[jtugfestiva]

ive done the roller method also...dont do it it will take too long to sand and make it look decent..i went on amazon and got me a 30 dollar spray gun and borrowed my friends compressor.. WAY better and less orange peel..

[FeistyFesti]

Looks pretty good Eric, I'm sure it'd look really good with some wet sanding and polish.

Jtug, it does seem like it'd take at least 3 days of painting and sanding, so I might do what you did. My friend has a nice compressor I could use. But then again, it seems like it might be fun doing the roller technique. I may just do the hood at first to get a feel for it and work out any probs then I'll do the whole car. Looks like a lot of fun and hard work at the same time but the results will be worth it, especially when you get to tell people you did it yourself.

[Kraig]

I primed and painted the roof of a Neon and it looked darn good! No one noticed it was painted with a roller. If you thin it to a milk like consistency it even comes out nice and shiny with no sanding or buffing!! (at least it did for me!!)

[jtugfestiva]

if spraying the paint use acetone not the mineral spirits everyone uses when they roll it..The paint wont be as shiny and take too long for it to dry..Laquer thinner is also pretty good. Check out my festy on the 50 dollar paint job on the search button. it came out nicer with the gun. trust me. Rolling red was a pain due to the paint being shiny only in some areas. and there were a lot of roll marks..

[Safety Guy]

FeistyFesti wrote:

"I may just do the hood at first to get a feel for it and work out any probs then I'll do the whole car."

Sounds like a good idea to me. Try the roller method on one or two body panels and see what you think. Maybe try two or three different methods to compare. Then make your decision based upon the quality of results and how much effort you are willing to put forth.

Karl

[georgeb]

rustoleum is enamel. Make sure that the thinner is compatible. Lacquer thinner is NOT! Don't know about acetone.

[ericsmith32]

I used mineral spirits. The only real problem I had was the roller soaking up too much paint. Should of taken the time to squeeze it out every panel.