Roller Paint Job Diary

hay bubba can ya steal err i mean borrow a pic of that wagon from the ford six site that was done with the roller ?? and by the way in the hot rod article when they were done they were more positive than negative in general but still considered it a five foot paint job i thought hmmmm,,,,a five foot job with a roller ?? thats pretty dang good in my opinion provided that the prep work was done faily decent

 

You mean these pics?

 

right on man ,,,,those are nice :2_thumbs_up_-_anima roll an flow synthetic enamel,,,,,gotta love it

 

Pictures help convince the wife that it does a great job without mortgaging your soul!

 

amen to that,,,,, the funny thing is at face value it seems rather hill billy ish to consider painting a car with a roller but what i,ve seen so far is rather interesting and all the buzz it,s stirred up,,,the only draw back is obviously un doable with metallics and limited color selections how ever if i,m not mistaken the tremclad is synthetic enamel and i wonder if you could just go to the auto paint store and have the synthetic enamel mixed to what color you desired,,,solid colors of course

 

Yeah, you can use their tint base and they'll mix it your way. You're right though, no metallics and no Mother of Pearl, either.

 

i remember many years ago a nieghbor of mine was paintin his old dodge pickup in the backyard,,,,sittin on a stool ,,,a case of porto rican purple spray bombs and a case of beer,,,,if pictures are worth a thousand words that was hill billy deluxe,,,,just imagine the nieghbors watchin ya roll the ol wagon in the driveway caes of beer optional but i,d recommend it

 

Yeah, you kind of feel like Noah, building a floating zoo in your backyard. I'll get over it when they oggle it!

 

Just picked up the July issue of Hot Rod Magazine. Excellent step-by-step, lots of pictures, no rants.

They give a list of suppliers and an actual cost list. Then they compare it to a bodyshop job. Even do a Pro and Con comparison.

Hot Rod's website rarely include the photos and in this case, they really are helpful.:banghead3:

 

Hot Rod Mag's website has a 10 part Bodywork series of Tech Articles that are full of step-by-step photos and pictures and sources for supplies, parts (especially GM).

http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/body/

One GM Parts Mfr.: http://www.opgi.com/indexhome.asp

Then there's one reputable website for Fords (50's, 60's 70's) which doesn't have any Mustang parts! Kind of surprised me, but they really are focussed on full-sized Fords and Comets. Even my Fairmont isn't included (its too new!)

http://www.dearbornclassics.com/

US citizens can get a free catalog, Canucks have to cough up $15.00 US plus postage.

 

geez Norm...when your done you can come out here and paint my 79 Zephyr wagoon
...even tho that Rambler wagon looks ...snot bag ...i still aint painting my car witha roller
but my upmost respect for ya if ya do

 

Rev,

I didn't know you had a 79 Zephyr! Just as cool as my Cougar I'm sure!

 

We're expecting another 10 mm of St. Peter's sweat tonite and tomorrow. I got the frame up for my Painting Canopy today, so the action is about to start!

 

well now,,,, if i member correctly my old neighbor didn,t finish his old truck with them porto rican spray bombs but if i aint mistaken he DID finish the beer maybe thats why the truck had a certain funk to it,,,,so i,m assuming once you start rollin you aint gonna stop and you are gonna post pics right ????