Who has done the Rust-oleum paint job?

[bl@ckvr4]

My daily driver is gonna be receiving the famous $50 Rust-oleum paint job. Anyone that has performed the paint job, please chime in on your results as well as how well the paint held up.

From the research that I did, seems like this paint is very durable and can last as long as any professional job, provided it was done correctly.

Also, for anyone that has done the paint job, did you add any flex solutions to the bumpers to keep the paint from cracking? I can't seem to find any info on this.

edit: I will be spraying the paint. Not rolling it on.

[i_ride_fieroGT]

A copuple people off my fiero forum (me being one of them). Some i'v seen turn out really good others (like mine) Turned out really bad (did mine while drunk with some friends) I'v seen a few fiueros with it at shows and due to what the body's are made out of it turned out really nice if done right. I saw one that i would swear was a show quality job but done with a rattel can (this dude was really good though and did it as a challenge) Its almost all in
1 your prep work
2. how steady your hands are.

again i did mine while drunk and you cant beat my masking jobs while drunk but my paintjobs are fair game. I have since than gotten the car profensionaly painted. and switches out all the pannels i screwed up.

[bl@ckvr4]

I am going to be spraying the paint. Not rolling it. Guess I should have added that to my first post.

Anyway, what did you use for flex? I know you were wasted and everything, but I'm just curious. lol.

[i_ride_fieroGT]

Originally Posted by bl@ckvr4

I am going to be spraying the paint. Not rolling it. Guess I should have added that to my first post.

Anyway, what did you use for flex? I know you were wasted and everything, but I'm just curious. lol.

Lol i sprayed it to... Again i was drunk so no flex was added and it flaked over a couple months heres the convo


my buddy (pretty intoxicated) .... Yo your cars ugly
Me (totaly gone)..... i know right what we gona do about it
buddy......... i got some spraypaint out in the garage
me....... lets do it


I sobered up half way through the car before we got to the expensive parts so it was half white half black. Ill see if i can dig up some threads for you on my fiero forum. thoes guys are pretty knolageable on thoes kinda paintjobs.

[scottsworld717]

i did it to this crx and someone on this site know owns it lol

[supraghost]

i did a couple cars. i sprayed it with a hvlp gun. it sucks. it dries so slow. and it literally never dries completely because there are no hardeners in it.

it also absorbs other colors (the exhaust on the white civic gave the paint a slightly brown tint over time.


but it is cheap. and it is durable. and its super easy to touch up.

[DC2.2GSR]

i know you want it to be cheap and durable, but you're already going through the process of spraying it so why not just buy some cheap single stage paint? $100 will probably get you a gallon of paint and it's real automotive paint.

for the life of me i can't understand the fascination with this rustoleum paint job thing. it's such a waste of time.

[scottsworld717]

after doing it once i will never do it again cuz yes it is a waste of time i just wanted to try it and see how it came out and like said above the paint is always soft just savethe money and get real paint

[Willdue]

if you have an air compressor and a decent gun, just buy real paint. If you know what your doing, you dont even need a gallon to spray

[Nick Merrone]

Originally Posted by scottsworld717

i did it to this crx and someone on this site know owns it lol

Alexs car!

[SovXietday]

I actually used it on the INTERIOR of my hatch. The cage is painted with a brush, the rest was sprayed with a cheapo gun from Lowes. Nothing really fascinating about it, it looks decent from a distance and in pictures but honestly there's nothing nice about it. However, being the interior, I beat the hell out of it and its' held up half decent all things considered. It's not a show car so it doesn't bother me.

However, for the exterior, even for a DD, nah. Wouldn't waste the money or the time.

[Rooster]

pictures of what the dd looks ike now?

[DPancoast]

http://www.autobody101.com/forums/

[supraghost]

Originally Posted by DC2.2GSR

i know you want it to be cheap and durable, but you're already going through the process of spraying it so why not just buy some cheap single stage paint? $100 will probably get you a gallon of paint and it's real automotive paint.

for the life of me i can't understand the fascination with this rustoleum paint job thing. it's such a waste of time.

exactly. save yourself hours and hourse of work

[omg]

dude rattle can it who cares just take your time and put like 6 coats on i rattle canned my eg coupe and no one ever knew besides the kids i told even the kid that bought it said oh wow new paint lol its really really realllly reallyyyyy easy just know that how much effort you put in thats how its gonna look

[Excel_Collision]

Originally Posted by DPancoast

http://www.autobody101.com/forums/

good link. it pays to actually research things and put some effort into a project, no matter what kind of project it is.

Originally Posted by omg

dude rattle can it who cares just take your time and put like 6 coats on i rattle canned my eg coupe and no one ever knew besides the kids i told even the kid that bought it said oh wow new paint lol its really really realllly reallyyyyy easy just know that how much effort you put in thats how its gonna look

i actually lol'ed. that's ridiculous.

[omg]

if your in the area ill help you because im gonna need help soon too lemme know