Rustoleum Progress
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From: Oklahoma City, OK
RE: Rustoleum Progress
17 coats, did you color sand in between all those coats? How many hours of work did it take to get it to that stage? It doesn't look to bad in the pictures, but it sounds like a lot work and time. I've painted a few cars and it seems like you could have had a kick a$$ paint job, (yes more money, but less time) if you would have used automotive paint instead. IMO
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ya in retrospect i probably should have used auto paint but oh well...live and learn i guess. it turned out good and i have lots of free time anyways. but i did wetsand between every coat and it probably took about 2-hrs a coat if i worked fast.
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Hey, for a measly $130 you cannot friggin' beat that, simple as that, a great and inexpensive way to paint your ride especially if you are short on money, and it looks really good, I'm impressed.
I have everything set up to go with the Rustoleum roll painting technique myself, I'm waiting for the weather to get a bit warmer, but I'm gonna tackle the very same thing.
Kudos to you, it paid off, I like the finished product, especially for $130, amazing.
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I have everything set up to go with the Rustoleum roll painting technique myself, I'm waiting for the weather to get a bit warmer, but I'm gonna tackle the very same thing.
Kudos to you, it paid off, I like the finished product, especially for $130, amazing.
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Just a note, but I am finishing the paint with a Meguir's glazing compound. It is less abrasive than the polishing compound and gives the paint the smoothest surface you have ever seen. I use an orbital polisher and a synthetic sheep wool bonnet to go over the paint.
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ORIGINAL: connor90
ok guys...here they are. i still need to do some more polishing but that can wait for another day. overall i am very impressed with my results. i have gotten countless compliments from my neighbors. my uncle even came over today (he is alsoa mustang guy) and said its 100x better than what you would get at macco or some other $500 paint job and it cost me about $130 total for supplies including polisher and compounds. i am very satisfied and hope everyone else has as much if not more success than me.im actually waiting on some emblems and the grille to arrive so i still have some more stuff left.
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ok guys...here they are. i still need to do some more polishing but that can wait for another day. overall i am very impressed with my results. i have gotten countless compliments from my neighbors. my uncle even came over today (he is alsoa mustang guy) and said its 100x better than what you would get at macco or some other $500 paint job and it cost me about $130 total for supplies including polisher and compounds. i am very satisfied and hope everyone else has as much if not more success than me.im actually waiting on some emblems and the grille to arrive so i still have some more stuff left.
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RE: Rustoleum Progress
Conor, great work it will be intresting to see if it as hardwareing as the orginal mopar post claims, maybe as you were going from grey to red it took longer that the orginal guy how may have been going from one colour to the same colour
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maybe i am still somewhat new at this, but i have to be sure i am reading this right. You actually painted your car with a roller?? I see the pictures, and it looks good, but i can't see painting the car with a roller. I would like to see close ups if you could get some. I find this really odd.
