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Author:  sandy in BC [ Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:37 pm ]
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My 69 Dart was done this way ....twice a year for a decade. I used Safety Yellow....Tremclad.....foam roller...mineral spirits.

I like to duct tape over the rust holes first.


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Author:  Reed [ Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:23 pm ]
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Wow. That picture makes me miss Alaska. Good looking Dart. How did the rust holes hold up?

Author:  Rob Simmons [ Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:03 am ]
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sandy in BC wrote:
....twice a year for a decade.


Hey Sandy, why so often? If it only holds up well enough to last 6 months it loses its appeal for me. I thought this would be a good, cheap, quick, easy way to paint the GodsRods Duster race car and have the kids be involved in the painting, but maybe not.... :? :?:

Author:  blue195 [ Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:43 am ]
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Author:  sandy in BC [ Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:26 am ]
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It was painted twice a year because I needed to tape over rust holes twice a year. The paint does fade a little ....and its easier to reroll than to rub it out. I bet there was 3 gallons of paint on that car.



Better roller painted than multicoloured when it comes to the DoT!
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Author:  kesteb [ Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:05 pm ]
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I painted my steel rims over the summer with the semi-flat black. I used a brush and have brush lines, but I didn't use the mineral sprites to thin the paint. The paint is really to thick without the thinning. Years ago I used the red oxide heavy rust printer as the base priner on a car. It worked just fine when I sprayed regular auto paint over it.

Author:  mcnoople [ Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:02 am ]
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I tried his method over the weekend on a spare trunk lid I had lying around. I did way less than the required prep. It had cracked old enamel on it I lightly scuffed it and wiped it off with an old tee shirt. Applied the paint in a few coats with no sanding between them. I let it dry overnight saturday and sanded and polished it sunday afternoon. It looks amazingly good all things considered. I even tried the chip test and the only place it would chip is when the paint underneath would chip also. It looks like I've found the cheapo 1 panel at a time paint method for my v100.

Author:  Highway [ Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:47 am ]
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You know I'm going to try and paint my pick-em-up this way. I would like to go with a flat black for 2 reasons; 1) because of the dings in the body and 2) I not have to worry about the scratches so bad. I want to put a protectant over the paint. Wouldn't clear make the flat glossy, if so, what can I cover the flat black with?

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Author:  mcnoople [ Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:10 pm ]
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Roll on truck bed liner

Author:  1966 dart wagon [ Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:28 pm ]
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wow, thats amazing if i told my dad i wanted to paint a car with a roller he would laugh at me, hell i probably would to, very awesome find/post :lol: 8)

Author:  Highway [ Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:29 pm ]
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mcnoople wrote:
Roll on truck bed liner


Wouldn't that be a little too thick with the additive and all? I know some of the bed liner sprays use recycled rubber.

Author:  slantfin [ Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:24 am ]
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Highway wrote:
. Wouldn't clear make the flat glossy, if so, what can I cover the flat black with? Thanks

You can get satin clear coat, or satan, as we call it in the business. I was thinking about the satin over a flat black, also. I thought it would be fun to hit the clearcoat with a textured roller, to go for the carbon fiber look. :|

Author:  SlantSixDan [ Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:43 am ]
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slantfin wrote:
You can get satin clear coat, or satan, as we call it in the business.


:lol: :twisted: :evil:

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fun to hit the clearcoat with a textured roller, to go for the carbon fiber look


Or you could take that notion to an extreme and cover the whole car with truck bedliner material, like this guy did to his Audi A4. :shock:

(Actually not such a bad idea for a super-tough finish...)

Author:  vynn3 [ Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:35 am ]
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SlantSixDan wrote:
Or you could take that notion to an extreme and cover the whole car with truck bedliner material, like this guy did to his Audi A4. :shock:

(Actually not such a bad idea for a super-tough finish...)


But — DEAR GOD, THINK OF THE WIND RESISTANCE!!!!! :)

Author:  SlantSixDan [ Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:52 am ]
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Yeah, but couldn't it be sanded smooth...?

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