Painting my 69' GMC this weekend -Rustolium style

[POPO1984]

Looks good man. Nice dog too

[gmc1971harwich]

i just did the same thing with my bed on my 71 what should the paint be buffed out with afterwards? am i supposed to wait a week or two before doing that.

[VA72C10]

Looking good!

[rstewart09]

Not real good pictures but mine was painted with a roller and rustolium 2 years ago. It has sat in the garage most of the time since then as it still has a few things to finish on it and life gets in the way sometimes. In these pictures it hadn't been wet sanded and buffed yet. It has as good a shine as any single stage paint I see. I have had many people see this truck and swear I am lying to them when I tell them how it was painted. Its not perfect or show quality but I could take it to any cruise in and not be ashamed of it and no one would guess how it was painted. It is a lot of work but the price is right. I used 2 quarts of royal blue and a quart of white. You need to thin the paint well and put it on thin by working the barely wet roller over an area till its smooth. If applied right there is very little orange peel and that leads to less sanding between every 2 coats. This is more work than spraying but if you don't have a compressor and gun and no where to spray then this can be done in the drive way cheap with good results.

[Slowleadmccey]

[QUOTE=rstewart09;4330932]Not real good pictures but mine was painted with a roller and rustolium 2 years ago. It has sat in the garage most of the time since then as it still has a few things to finish on it and life gets in the way sometimes. In these pictures it hadn't been wet sanded and buffed yet. It has as good a shine as any single stage paint I see. I have had many people see this truck and swear I am lying to them when I tell them how it was painted. Its not perfect or show quality but I could take it to any cruise in and not be ashamed of it and no one would guess how it was painted. It is a lot of work but the price is right. I used 2 quarts of royal blue and a quart of white. You need to thin the paint well and put it on thin by working the barely wet roller over an area till its smooth. If applied right there is very little orange peel and that leads to less sanding between every 2 coats. This is more work than spraying but if you don't have a compressor and gun and no where to spray then this can be done in the drive way cheap with good results.


What color is that blue? I've been trying to nail down a color.

[nasqar]

You are a man after my own wallet!!! The paint looks above average knowing it has some orange peel BUT you will get rid of it!!

I am going to do my truck with Rustoleum and I went out and purchased some equipment to spray it. The compressor was almost $100 and the gun $30 at Menards. This would double the price for "better" paint. Until recently I would never have been able to afford this extra stuff. I have tried for a year to get anyone to help me here in Indiana and I couldnt get anyone to give me a moment of their time. I havent asked anyone on this site but I honestly didnt think to either. That would be wonderful if someone would do that.

I am going to spray my truck but I applaud anyone that does anything to improve their own ride. It is to easy to sit around and feel sorry for ourselves because of how our trucks look. Improving the qualities of our trucks within any means we have is what this hobby is all about. Rock on Silverado! Good Luck and I love the pics so far.........

[rstewart09]

I have never admitted on here or other forums I read that I did the $50 paint job as its know a lot of places on the web. The reason why is it always leads to an argument. I researched this for a long time on many different forums before I tried it and the main difference I see in people who have succeeded and those who failed is patience. You really have to be willing to take your time and put in the effort to make this work. If you get a lot of orange peel you need to thin it more. It worked the best for me when at first I would get hundreds of bubbles but continue to run the roller over the area lightly till they where gone. It will take 6 to 8 coats to get good coverage because you put it on so thin. It is not the same as a good professional paint job but is no where near the same in price. I would do it again and 90% of the general public wont know the difference if you don't tell them.