Painted my car today - with a roller
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Painted my car today - with a roller
with the onset of winter i needed to get a coat of paint onto my cheapo toy, after see what can be achieved from people on here and other forums i thought i'd give it a go.
the car is never gonna be concours it was bought as an mot failure and will be hopefully used as a budget track car next year.
the finish isnt perfect but the car is protected for the winter & everything to do the job cost less than £50
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1st coat dry on wing & door, still wet on quarter
2nd coat wet
the colour is satin black, considering i had mates quoting £400 to just spray the car solid black with no garuantees as i was doing the prep, i'm well happy with how this turned out.
what do you guys think?
the car is never gonna be concours it was bought as an mot failure and will be hopefully used as a budget track car next year.
the finish isnt perfect but the car is protected for the winter & everything to do the job cost less than £50
before-
1st coat dry on wing & door, still wet on quarter
2nd coat wet
the colour is satin black, considering i had mates quoting £400 to just spray the car solid black with no garuantees as i was doing the prep, i'm well happy with how this turned out.
what do you guys think?
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in all fairness to your mate ive just finished my mk 4 and i must have that in paint and primer so he wasnt ripping you as long as he could do the job..
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thanks for the comments
i agree £400 is a bargain but i only paid £100 for the car and ive done quite a few body repairs to the car, being just a keen amatuer there are some imperfections which is why i went for satin.
the job is good for the winter, i have enough materials left to do another car so in the summer i could flat it and spray on a coat of the same paint (another learning curve)!
i agree £400 is a bargain but i only paid £100 for the car and ive done quite a few body repairs to the car, being just a keen amatuer there are some imperfections which is why i went for satin.
the job is good for the winter, i have enough materials left to do another car so in the summer i could flat it and spray on a coat of the same paint (another learning curve)!
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its an si, i welded steel panels in place of the windows (i like vans!!!)
ive put a 2.0 in, ive got bigger brakes but not fitted yet and i still need to sort the suspension out.
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Looool this is sick man the paint looks nice considered u painted it with a roller! Love it man this is DIY to the max, its what having a fast ford is all about!!
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i was dreading what i was going to see when i clicked this thread but that doesn't look bad at all, i think scrapmans on a windup as he seems to be hijacking alot of threads on here (in fairness though it kinda IS funny to see peoples reactions)
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thanks for the comments guys, its not perfect but the car is protected over the winter, im going to spray another couple of coats on in the summer.
go for it mate, it took me about 10 hours to strip, mask, sand, panel wipe, 2 coats & rebuild spread over 3 days.
the paint is called rustoleum, i got it from combicolour who import it from the states where hand painting cars is alot more common.
http://www.rustoleum.co.uk/colourselect/1/19
http://rolledon.forummotion.com/forum.htm
if you use the gloss paint you can colour sand & polish it. i found a site where a guy painted his dodge charger orange, he did 6 coats, wet sanding between coats then a final polish. the finish was amazing, better than you could spray a single stage colour.
the paint is called rustoleum, i got it from combicolour who import it from the states where hand painting cars is alot more common.
http://www.rustoleum.co.uk/colourselect/1/19
http://rolledon.forummotion.com/forum.htm
if you use the gloss paint you can colour sand & polish it. i found a site where a guy painted his dodge charger orange, he did 6 coats, wet sanding between coats then a final polish. the finish was amazing, better than you could spray a single stage colour.
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To be honest mate its not gonna win any concourse shows, but it not a concours car is it, for the track you have done a really good job, maybe a bit of flatting and some rattle laquer and the finish could be even better. Get some stickers slapped onto it and its job done i think. Its also got the euro rat look about it which has been really popular this year. Keep it up mate
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seriously mate fair play to you a good finish for that kind of money and more than good enough for something your going to be kaning around getting stone chipped to death up the arse of rep cars.
im doing a V6 cosworth into my sapphire was thinking about a quick paint job until next year you have just solved my problem for me what kind of roller did you use was it foam or wool type cheers steve.
im doing a V6 cosworth into my sapphire was thinking about a quick paint job until next year you have just solved my problem for me what kind of roller did you use was it foam or wool type cheers steve.
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Like a few before me seen the title and was thinkin what a mess but it seems that you ve pulled it off well done lookin at the pics it seems ok from the 1st pics it seems you ve done a bit of prepin what paper did you use b4 primin and what paper did you use b4 you role painted it and last what paint did you use on this job
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4" gloss rollers - got 10 sleeves, a tray & handle for £8 in wickes, only used 2 sleeves though (1 per coat)
used a 2" brush to get the paint into all the hard to reach areas then rollered over the top to level it out.
there was lots of primer on the car as i had repaired a lot of dents, rust & damaged panels. i rubbed the whole car down with 400 grit wet & dry and panel wiped before painting. you will need to thin the paint down a bit first, white spirit was recommend for the paint i used.
the paint used is called rustoleum, there is a link to the site above. it is best paint i have ever used. i did a test by painting a larger can u few days before i did the car, brushed it onto the can straight out of the recycling bin - no prep, took about 10 hours to be completely dry. crushed the can to see if it would flake or crack but no, it even hard work to scratch it off. the can has been left out in the weather for 3 weeks and the colour is like the day it was painted. im well impressed with it.
used a 2" brush to get the paint into all the hard to reach areas then rollered over the top to level it out.
there was lots of primer on the car as i had repaired a lot of dents, rust & damaged panels. i rubbed the whole car down with 400 grit wet & dry and panel wiped before painting. you will need to thin the paint down a bit first, white spirit was recommend for the paint i used.
the paint used is called rustoleum, there is a link to the site above. it is best paint i have ever used. i did a test by painting a larger can u few days before i did the car, brushed it onto the can straight out of the recycling bin - no prep, took about 10 hours to be completely dry. crushed the can to see if it would flake or crack but no, it even hard work to scratch it off. the can has been left out in the weather for 3 weeks and the colour is like the day it was painted. im well impressed with it.