72 GTSFB roller paint project link

Hi guys. Normally I'm on Torinocobra but have lurked here for a long time. I finally created an account here since I'm mostly a 72 guy and have been since 87.

I tried the Tremec (rustoleum) Charger paint deal.

I posted a detailed how to on torinocobra's tech forum.

I'm putting a link to it here.

Lots of pix and info.

I may just c/p the info so there is a direct post here. Not real good with the computer so will play with it.

http://www.torinocobra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=24284


Edited by 72 GTS 429 - 22-January-2012 at 12:11PM

Excellent article. Thanks!

I've found something better than (not cheaper) the roller painting idea. You know that Plastidip stuff they use to dip tool handles to make them easier to grip? You can spray that stuff on a car with a Wagner Power Painter. I'm totally serious. Check out DipYourCar.com It's flat, matte looking stuff. But it comes in plenty of colors and there are metallics and glossifiers you can add to make metallics and glossy colors. Here's an example:

Before, faded blue Sunfire



After, purple Sunfire





I'm very serious when I say this is how I will get my sedan "painted" because I want to start by coating it in the matte white and then I'll add the glossifier and see how nice it can look like that. Then I might experiment and see if I can make a silver blue glow, HAHAHA! Not spending three grand to do it will be nice. You can just PEEL IT OFF. You don't have to mask anything off really. Just paint the car and peel off the stuff you don't want painted. Like emblems, window trim, tires, lights, even your glass areas. Of course you might cover the windshield just because it'd take forever to peel it off and if it's too light you might have to get out a razor blade to scrape off the real thin stuff.

Search Plastidip car on YouTube and you'll find all sorts of how-to videos. Stuff is more expensive than roller painting but cheaper than real paint. The biggest investment is the Wagner gun (or any HVLP gun can work but you want to set it right).

Edited by occupant - 27-August-2012 at 9:45AM

Of course, but then you can't change color as often as you'd like, and it's messy and if you don't do it right the first time you can't just start over without scraping and sanding and all that.

It's not meant to be permanent and I wouldn't do it so, but it would be nice to be able to change color at will, you know? If I suddenly want to tape off a Starsky shaped stripe and do the rest of my white car in red, then run a thin black pinstripe around that stripe, I could literally turn my car into an S&H clone sedan inside of 24 hours. Then peel it off when I get sick of it and want my solid color again.

I'm buying some of the cans and using some test items to try out some color mixes. I have an old non-functional laptop, a grille for an air intake for the house air conditioner, and an old Nylint toy pickup truck. At least it's a Ford-ish looking thing.

I'm thinking 3 parts bright blue, 1 part gunmetal gray, then go over it with silver clear metallic, should get me Silver Blue Glow or something VERY close to it.

Looked at that again. Marvelous job. I painted an '88 Bronco II with the Rustoleum Black a couple of years ago. Took zero pains, never sanded between coats, didn't thin, used a regular paint roller. Paint looked 6 inches thick and huge orange peel. Let it sit a couple of weeks out in the sun (garaging at night for the first couple of nights) and it smoothed out quite a bit but still looked like what it was - a bad roller job. Thought to myself, at least it is not multicolor 2 tone blue, rust and primer anymore. After that couple of weeks, I decided to color sand it and buff to see what was really there. Much better, but NOWHERE NEAR as nice as yours. Your extra prep and attention to detail/steps made yours look incredibly good.