'72 Convertible Conversion, no going back now
Dr. Detroit
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Absolutely amazing......
You are an extremely resourceful dude. Reminds me of my Twenties and early thirties before I burned out.....
Love the Rustoleum job.....it is been a long time since I have seen anyone paint a car with it.....
I painted an old F-600 Ford Dump Truck with it once.....came out great!!!
Jebby
You are an extremely resourceful dude. Reminds me of my Twenties and early thirties before I burned out.....
Love the Rustoleum job.....it is been a long time since I have seen anyone paint a car with it.....
I painted an old F-600 Ford Dump Truck with it once.....came out great!!!
Jebby
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Drifting
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Yes 'I've done that too, came out fine, but the overspray was nasty. Plus it's just as much work as using a single stage acrylic, plus the acrylic dries faster. Roller painting is labor intensive, but just about foolproof.
Anyway, was able to use the window weatherstrip channel from a '74 Dodge Dart, and rubber from a Lexus ES on my hardtop which came out great and only cost me $10. Got the carpet, storage doors, and rear speakers installed, and I'm essentially done.
Anyway, was able to use the window weatherstrip channel from a '74 Dodge Dart, and rubber from a Lexus ES on my hardtop which came out great and only cost me $10. Got the carpet, storage doors, and rear speakers installed, and I'm essentially done.
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Drifting
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I would not be concerned too much about vin number. Really, how often do you get pulled over? Now days they are to busy to do much more than write the ticket and say nice car! Just don't drink and drive and you should be fine. IMO - Beautiful, amazing job you did, could be a new career if looking.
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Drifting
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I would not be concerned too much about vin number. Really, how often do you get pulled over? Now days they are to busy to do much more than write the ticket and say nice car! Just don't drink and drive and you should be fine. IMO - Beautiful, amazing job you did, could be a new career if looking.
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Drifting
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Drifting
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They are the fine foam rollers with the rounded ends you can buy at Home Depot. A package of 3 is about $4. I was able to use one roller for 6 coats, till it tore in one spot, so swapped out and did the other 6 coats with another roller. After 2 or three coats, the rollers tend to get a little softer and do a better job laying on paint smoothly. After each coat, I squeeze out the excess paint with a paper towel, then put about 4 oz, of mineral spirits in a small shallow pan and soak it up with the roller, then wring out in paper towel. 3 times will do it.
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Thanks for the details
They are the fine foam rollers with the rounded ends you can buy at Home Depot. A package of 3 is about $4. I was able to use one roller for 6 coats, till it tore in one spot, so swapped out and did the other 6 coats with another roller. After 2 or three coats, the rollers tend to get a little softer and do a better job laying on paint smoothly. After each coat, I squeeze out the excess paint with a paper towel, then put about 4 oz, of mineral spirits in a small shallow pan and soak it up with the roller, then wring out in paper towel. 3 times will do it.
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Drifting
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The first thing I tried it on was a '79 Kawasaki KZ550 about 20 years ago which I painted red. Good luck, you'll have the coolest mower on the block, don't forget the racing stripes.
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google roll and tip. it is this method of painting's name. I have sprayed rustoleum with decent results. used acetone thinner and generic polyurethane catalyst. dries a LOT slower than real auto paint. at 32 bucks a quart I would recommend using real auto paint, though. I was painting a 34 foot sportfish. still looks good a decade later except where it got into an argument with a dock piling.
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Drifting
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One tip, if you're gonna roll rustoleum, try and pick a color that also comes in a rustoleum rattle can. That's how I painted the side vents, rear deck vents, and hood vents. Had enough yellow left over, that I painted a Honda CT70 with it. Sprayed it with about 6 coats and then color sanded and rubbed it out the same way, came out great.
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One tip, if you're gonna roll rustoleum, try and pick a color that also comes in a rustoleum rattle can. That's how I painted the side vents, rear deck vents, and hood vents. Had enough yellow left over, that I painted a Honda CT70 with it. Sprayed it with about 6 coats and then color sanded and rubbed it out the same way, came out great.
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Drifting
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Well it's time to put my C3 back out on the side of the house, at least until we get all the Xmas decorations down and put up. So I took a few last pics before putting the car cover on.