I stole this thread off Moparts. Slant Sixers have the reputation of being cheap, so I thought many here would be interested. I know I'm going to try it on my '68 Signet.
Scroll down 9 posts to '69chargeryeehaw', that's where the good info starts.

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/sho ... er=2331682

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Slant Cecil

That is a pretty amazing paint story !!! Wow I need to try this on my car!!
If someone on this board trys it please give us an update on how it worked !!!

Rick

WOW!!! This guy just blew my mind! This is a great way to paint a daily driver and not spend a lot of money!

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Flyin' Brian

74 Duster, 225, rear-mounted blow through turbo at 12psi boost, street/strip car
"Sixy Beast"

Wow!!! His Charger Looks Good!!!! That technique is cheap and delivers amazing results!!!! As long as you have the patience!!!!

Cory

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-'72 Valiant Sedan, Stock (For Now)

Note to self: Use some sick days this summer and paint car.

Just don't go back to work with the new paint job and matching paint still on your skin...............

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Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

Sounds like what I need to do, on my 66 Valiant "low buck" drag car, to make it look presentable

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 225 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170

I've used john deere implement paint before and normal house enamel sprayed through a gun, but that tops them both. Word of advice don't use house enamel without some prep work bugs will peel the paint when they hit.

I am tempted to do a car this way. I think I will wait to see if others have good results with this method, though. Thanks for the post, Cecil!

Lou

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Home of Slant6-powered fun machines since 1988

So am I understanding correctly that he just thinnned the Tremclad? SOunds liek a neat technique, but what colors does Tremclad come in?

Here's a link to the brush-on colors:

http://www.rustoleum.com/Product.asp?fr ... L=1&dds=16

Yeah, I was following this thread with great interest. Now if I can just find a way to do rust-repair and body work for $50 (or even $500)...

VM

Ok, so where can i get tremclad?

Edit: Right, so if i took the 30 seconds to read a little further I'd know the answer. To the Hardware store!

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The old white brick

Yeah this would be great for my car...



Please dont laugh...

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1974 Plymouth Gold Duster

Only applying the paint is easier with the method used in the link.
Body repair and prep is still required and is 90% of the work.
Prep is also 90% of what takes to make a paint job look good.
Besides ease of application, the low cost is another reason to try this. Those that have bought automotive paint know how expensive materials are, the $ spent on just the taxes can buy a "Tremclad Special".

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Slant Cecil

This Rocks!

I now know how the '65 is gonna get painted!

This kinda thing is right up my alley. I'm sick of elitists who say "if you want to play, you've got to pay!" etc. I'm always lookin' for new ways to show 'em where they can stick it.

I try to live by what I call the 90/10 principle. You can have something 90% as good as the rest for 10% of the cost, if you use your head instead of just following the rest of the sheep.

This fits my philosophy perfectly

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Brian (Valianator)

'65 Valiant V100 170/T-flite
'82 D150 225/4-speed
'65 Dart 225 4 door
'68 Dart 225 4-door with Valiant front clip (future project)