Painting my 69' GMC this weekend -Rustolium style

[silverado383]

Well I have committed to painting my truck this weekend using rustolium. I have been reading a bunch of posts on this site about it, read the Hot Rod magazine article, been watching YouTube videos on it and I have decided to give it a shot. I purchases this truck about 2 months ago. The truck has a brand new GM crate motor (350), a newer 4 speed trans, axles, transfer case, 6” pro comp lift and 35” tires. The truck is premiered and stripped and pretty much ready to go, as of now I’m leaning towards a red or orange color. the truck is pretty straight and there is little to no rust which should save time. i want to get the body sealed up before winter hits us hard.
(sorry the pictures arent that great i took them with my phone, i will use a digital cammera this weekend)

Any advice you guys can give before I dive into it tonight would be great, I will keep you posted on the progress and I will post pictures of the before and after……………. Wish me luck, It will be a busy weekend

[silverado383]

here are some pics of the motor after i spent about 4 hours cleaning it up

[lakeroadster]

Good luck, looking forward to the progress pictures. What color are you using?

[Sillyoldman]

Cant wait to see it. Are you able to use a well heated area?

[silverado383]

right now i'm leaning towards ORANGE, RED........maybe BLUE

i havent really commited to a color yet.

i will be painting it in a 3 car insulated garage and i have some pretty big space heaters lined out if need be, plus i just checked the weather and it will be mid to high 70's tomorow when i start painting.

i plan on touching up some primer spots and wet sanding tonight and i will probably get it tapped off as well then i will hit it hard first thing in the morning

[robzilla]

keep us up dated with pics, and progress reports. this is something i'm thinking about also

[lakeroadster]

Red or Orange.... can't go wrong with either. Sunrise Red is sweet!

[silverado383]

I actually plan on using a roller...........i'm just as shocked as most of you i'm sure. i plan on doing a 70/30 mix 70% paint 30% mineral spirits.......maybe even a 60/40 or 50/50.
lay down one or tow coats.... wet sand wet sand wet sand wet sand.......... another coat or two.........wet sand wet sand wet sand wet sand........ maybe a few more coats and then.... wet sand wet sand wet sand..........
here are some quick links that i have seen (probably not the best referance)
you can also GOOGLE Images of Rustolium paint jobs and there are a buch of pictures that come up of the before and after

not going to lie............i'm pretty nervous

YouTube - rustoleum painted camaro

YouTube - Rustoleum Roller Paint Job Coat...

YouTube - 4 Minutes: Cheap Way To Paint...

YouTube - A to Z $50 Rustoleum Regal Red...

YouTube - Follow-Up RUST-OLEUM Based...

[Youngbuck7072]

slow, light, even coats, but you probably already knew that. are you using a gun, or the rattle can? if your using rattle cans, try to get your hands on some "fat caps". you can get a pack of 25 here:http://www.33third.com/SectionPages/...96482d9e&sel=0

there is also videos on youtube of people using them, most of them are in graffiti vids though....

[1LoC10]

Is that last guy with the blue car Everyone loves Raymond? lol

[tubbedII]

If you're doing the roller style, make sure you tape off the engine bay well along the cowl and fenders. From the pics, it looks real clean and I've heard how much you thin the rustoleum to roll it possibly could drip down onto the black.

Can't wait to see the progress! Good luck!

[Pop's C-10]

Can't wait to see how it comes out

[RPBurris]

"On a side note looking at the side view of your truck the wheel placement looks really similar to mine. The front wheels back a bit in the wheel and well and the rear ones off a bit too. Was the trucks body swapped onto a later frame or is it stock? Just curious, might help me find out about my frame."

Christiansok

I have read on previous threads the offset of the wheels like this is due to lift kits. Is your truck lifted?

I have been thinking about a cheap paint job and cant wait to see how this turns out.

[Shane]

seriously? the guy with the ford dually mixed up some bondo and literally STUCK a patch over a rusty spot???

bondo body filler as an adhesive ... that's definitely a new one.

[bigguy69]

Originally Posted by Shane

seriously? the guy with the ford dually mixed up some bondo and literally STUCK a patch over a rusty spot???

bondo body filler as an adhesive ... that's definitely a new one.

i was thinkin the same thing

[jd4300fel]

i painted mine with rustoleum i sprayed it instead of rolling

[swamp rat]

I have read about this and seen the Utube too, it has allways sparked my interest as i just cant afford a real paint job and just want to make my truck look better. Looking foward to the pics.

[americanmusc1e]

Originally Posted by jd4300fel

i painted mine with rustoleum i sprayed it instead of rolling

x2

I just posted this, but................mine was painted with rustoleum 4 years ago......these are pictures when it was less than a year old........it could still be brought back to original condition with turtlewax now...........except for where it was not prepped good enough and I've got rust showing through............soon mine will get repainted with rustoleum again........but I would like to find a clear to spray over it....

from this thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=420230

Originally Posted by americanmusc1e

mines painted with rusoleum too.......it looks pretty good but you have to wax (somtimes compound) the red every couple of months to keep it looking good...... Mine was sprayed with a $50 Cambel Hausfeld spray gun from walmart...primed with rustoleum spray auto primer...then painted safety red and gloss white (professional series....thinned to the consistensy of whole milk with acetone)...........one word of advice......don't use a spray gun from harbor freight...unless you like orange peel

[id_unavailable]

I love the idea because its different.
If I was a paint distributor / manufacture I would figure out a way to make painting at home easy without a compressor and gun.
Has anyone used waterborne auto paints here. If they are anything like water based poly for floors I think they could be used with an applicator pad with good results. Lots of coats with thin coverage.

[71 super]

My question is this, what happens when you can afford a real paint job and you have to take that stuff off? I completely understand the low buck idea especially if you want to sell, but if the truck is something you want to keep, why not leave it alone and save back a little money til you can do it with the right stuff? I know it is going to rust some more but how much more? Before I get bashed for saying this, I have been stock piling parts back for my 4x4 for the last 3 years and I teach, so the budget is limited as well.

[VA72C10]

Originally Posted by 71 super

My question is this, what happens when you can afford a real paint job and you have to take that stuff off? I completely understand the low buck idea especially if you want to sell, but if the truck is something you want to keep, why not leave it alone and save back a little money til you can do it with the right stuff? I know it is going to rust some more but how much more? Before I get bashed for saying this, I have been stock piling parts back for my 4x4 for the last 3 years and I teach, so the budget is limited as well.

I am considering doing a rat rod for a "trash" truck build. If I do that I do know someone with a decent spray gun and compressor w/ filter setup, and I have leftover primer materials from my blazer build so I'll go ahead and spray it.

However, some don't have money and/or access to the gun/compressor. If I didn't I'd have no problem with my vehicle I was using as a Daily driver/work truck having a rustoleum job. It's better than being in primer and rusting. And the results look like a great 10 footer paint job if done right...just as good as many of the garage sprayed trucks I see out there for sale....

[Tommy454]

Plan on painting my 63 tomorrow with Rustoleum #777 Satin Black. It says to reduce 15% for spray gun.

[jasonroman]

stupid question, but what is 15%?
i mean how do i figure out what percentage of reducer to use?
also, ive read acetone and thinner... for reducers....which to use?
thanks

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by jasonroman

stupid question, but what is 15%?
i mean how do i figure out what percentage of reducer to use?
also, ive read acetone and thinner... for reducers....which to use?
thanks

8.5 parts paint to 1.5 parts reducer would be my guess.

[C. M. Wolf]

Hummm...

A friend of mine asked me if I would paint his ElCamino once... I told him "Sure, I'll only charge you $200 for a single color shoot, over the costs of the materials, too". He coughed his coffee down at the price and told me he was thinking more along the lines of getting the whole job,(including materials), done for about $50 instead, and could I do it that for this price.
I said, "Sure but for $50 bucks I use Krylon Rattle Cans in whatever colors they offer... with a two day guarrantee, ...and I can do a Delux Paint Job for $25 bucks more using Rustoleum instead of the Krylon... with a two week guarrantee!

He simply put his coffee down and quitely walked out with everyone laughing. I think to this day his ElCamino is still rusting in the sun.

...

I've heard and seen pictures of people using Rustoleum on vehicles, one guy even did a darned fine job of it after color sanding after each coat and spraying 6 coats... out in his driveway,(using a sraygun, not rattlecans). A year later he did report how expensive all that car wax was just to keep a shine on the paint job. But it did look good from what I could see.

Here's one guy I found online that used this paint...
http://www.rickwrench.com/index79mas...llarpaint.html (ok, it did turn out kinda nice and he has even followed it up with updates through the years...

It sure could be done with Rustoleum, but I still think a good "Nason Urethane Single Stage" paint will do far better justice with half the time, trouble, work and give you far better results and a far longer lasting paint job... without costing you all that much more money!

Don't get me wrong here, Rustoleum is darned good paint... if your painting "Lawn Furnture".



IMHO

Michael