$50 Paint Job

Does house of color have a flat black??

 

why would they, it's for real paint jobs.

 

Yea that's what I was kinda trying to say, in a subtle smartass way.

 

I did it. but i sprayed it out of a home depot gun. It does take a while to fully dry, and it doesnt hold up to well on running boards. Ive heard you can add a velspar hardener.

 

Sometimes it's hard to see, but I get it....

 

The original author posted update on his blog. 3 years out he was really happy with it.

I know it's affordable, but it is very labor intensive. I may give it a go. Still thinking on it.

 

they sell basecoat black + flattening agent and seem damned proud to do so!

http://www.houseofkolor.com/news/demo1.jsp

 

I used satin finish enamel
sprayed with a siphon feed gun took my time
I want to do the roof in red and add some stripes or scallops

 

I've never had a car or truck I disliked enough to do that to.

 

How about 22 cans of red and black rattle can satin on a 55 stude. Actually looks nice from 10 feet. Will try to post some shots in the morning. One day it will get a real paint job.

 

If you read the complete story of the painter of the Corvair, you will see how well it has held up after 3 years. It is has proven the negative nancy boy's wrong.

 

I have used Rustoleum with and without the Valspar hardener, I don't think the hardener does shit for Rustolium.

Rustolium "activated" with Valspar hardener will NEVER "kick" (get hard like real activated paint) in an open cup, (over a period of several weeks at least), and many MONTHS in a closed can.

I know this for sure. I have sprayed Rustolium that had been "activated" many weeks prior.


I don't think Rustoleum has the right chemical stuff to kick with this hardener.

I say using Valspar hardener with Rustolium is a waste of $15.00 for every gallon used.... I bought a few $15 pints of that stuff before I figured this out...

I do NOT discount the practicality of a "rolled on" paint job for a home painter, but frankly, if I was going to go through the time and labor of sand, paint, sand, paint.... I would use a better paint. I would use a paint that can be activated, and a paint that actually covers well. Rustolium doesn't cover that great compared to other paint. I use an industrial Imron that covers 3 times as well, and that is no exaggeration.

Brushed on Imron? (or most any "real" activated paint) and you could get a car in one or two rolled coats.

 

I used acetone to thin the rustoleum it was dry 24 hours later
but I have brushed rustoleum on and had it still be soft 24 hours later

 

Looks like the original article from 4 years ago is missing now from Ryan's blog, so I couldn't read it. The Corvair looks nice and shiny in the photo. I see a lot of others with a flat finish. Why anyone would work their ass off for a flat finish is way beyond me...