Who has used Latex paint on their car?

I use Laquer condoms because I'm Old Skool'

 

LMAO I need to see the pics so I can belive it!

 

since I have had to remove this **** from a car before, I must say I dont see the humor....let's just say it don't sand too good, it don't strip too good, and blasting seems to take a hell of alot longer than absolutley freakin neccecary.

 

I built a nice 35 Ford pickup from the bare frame. I had 2 small sons and no wife. I was working a full time job and keeping 5 renthouses repaired and rented out. I did not have time to devote 200 hours to getting each fender and panel "correct' as you call it so I used Rustoleum porch and deck enamel. I knew it would chalk to a nice flat color that would not show the less than perfect bodywork. Also, it would look 'old' when it chalked. Now I have a nice truck that looks like it was built many years ago. I like it, its not 'a piece of ****' and saving money was not the reason I did it like that..
I wish I could be as perfect as hemifarris

 

Is a car with an intentional rusty finish any better than a car painted with house paint? I know there's guys on here that sanded off the paint on their car just because they want to drive a rusty ****box. Or how about the rattlecan guys? Their paint ****s too. I don't care anyway, because it's not my ****ing car.

I think Dan's car turned out alright. You can see pictures on our club's webpage. I got a link in my thingy below.

Anyways, I have to go get the ****** torsos out of my trunk, they're starting to stink something fierce in this heat....

 

You asked for pics of a latex job:




I got a very undrivable '61 Comet a few days before a 4th of July - family reunion @ 5 years ago. It was three colors of primer and faded black and the front right suspension was rotted away from battery acid . My lady rightfully told me it was UGGLY and needed a better appearance to keep it at the house. Since the reunion was on the 4th of July, we came up with the idea of painting it Red,White& Blue with some TruValue Hdwe. latex - figgerin I'd blow it off with the power washer after the party. She got interested and gave me some stencils from another July 4th project.

My family always has been into cars, it was a big hit and became the theme center for the party. A few days later I got out the power washer and found out that latex sticks to primer and oxidized paint real good!. For a few years it has kept the paint since I wasn't planning on working on with many other projects ahead of it.

I found most people love it in a novelty kinda' way and I used it for a seasonal lawn ornament until last year when I started to get it in mechanical order. This last Christmas was the first I didn't have it on the lawn in a while and many asked me if it would be back. The paint actually held up well except for the red pigment part. Now that I've been driving it a bit, it it wears the colors proudly. As it gets closer to being a roadable rod, I need to start the on the body but the faux-flag paint job is now a starting point for the next step:




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It ain't about the paint'
Powerband

 

HAHA! I love the christmas lawn decos in the car with Santa, cl***ic

 

dont know if its latex but my niebor back home painted his truck every year with a foam brush and a gallon of paint!

 

Why ?

 

This threads starting to scare me

 

WTF? Latex?

 

I think it is a fine idea. I painted a trailer once with housepaint and a brush, it looked very nice for about four years when it finally started to fade and peel off in the high friction spots. For reference, read the post Gas Stove-bolt started about painting my car. I couldn't copy and paste the link for some reason but just do a search for posts started by Gas Stove-bolt about my '48 Olds. Same subject, different kind of paint.

 

For the same color selection, surface finish, shine and 10 times the durability....

Spray-on bed liner!

Latex paint isn't traditional...well...for your garage maybe, but nobody in their right mind would paint their car with it.
It isn't even slightly traditional...it's more NEW-stale-gia than anything.

Leopard print "Mac-Tac" vinyl is where its at...

 

I didnt want a high gloss finish, I went for the satin instead. I never said I was going traditional. I love how easy it is for all the Keyboard Jockies out there to talk ****. My car is by no means a piece of ****. I still have to do a little rust repair, interior, and real paint, then it will be done. I had to go cheap on the paint so can save up for a huge gold chain, and trailer.

 

lol. What, you save the sheepskins for the uhpolstery?

I guess it would make sense if you planned to do a lot of screwing around in there. Sort of like latex paint on the outside...


Oh well. You can buy cans of oil base enamel and roller that on, instead, for about $27 a gallon. Not cheap, but they do have a tintable base in that paint, you can do it gloss or flat, and it can be thinned and sprayed too. I'd save the latex for more recreational uses -

 

I did it... with the roller in the parking lot of our complex right in front of the HOA's watchdog because I was tired of getting notices of non-op just because I parked the car in the same spot every day after coming home from work. That being pulled over by the local Sheriffs to check the "roadability" of the car because it was a thousand colors.

It worked for two years, kept me from getting pulled over and notices but when it came time to strip it down it was a pain. Due the the very make up of the paint it gummed up most of the stripping discs I had and took a gallon of JASCO stripper to get it down to what was left of the original lacquer. Oh yes, and there was quite a bit of surface rust under the paint as I stripped it off.

If your funds are limited and you'll be doing a hardware store job...it worked for the time being but if you have the opportunity to buy an oil based enamel, let me humbly suggest that so when you do need to strip it (if you need to strip it) it will go easier on you.

 

I'll paint any car any color with any paint for only $19.95 No ups, No extras...

Scheib on you crazy diamond!!

This whole thread is so very Shakespearian - Much Ado About Nothing...

 

Whats a keyboard jockey?

Is that a person who has absolutely no useful experience on the subject but still spits out all kinds of useless advice just because he's hidden by the Internet?

Your a 24 year old A/V Warehouse Manager arguing with people who do this for a living and who offer hard earned knowledge to anyone totally free of charge!!!!!

Then you drop the "Gold Chain" bombshell and toss in the old "Trailers ****" jab...although you don't even know 90-95% of the people who responded to your thread?

Thats a low blow to some good people for the little thats been said to you...ESPECIALLY when you consider the sillyness of the subject.

 

This is walmarts best Latex, brushed on. Dean

 

Hackerbill- You are correct, I dont know 90-95% of the people who responded to my post. I do know that 90-95% of the responses were garbage. I refrain from posting on this site for that very reason. I go on this site to find knowledge and learn what is correct, but find myself having to sift through ******** responses. I have a sense of humor, hence the jokes in my first post, so I dont take it very personal. My ***le was "Who has used latex paint on their car?" not "Lets see how many useless post I can get!!" If you dont like my topic, or me dont post responses, and I'll never know the difference.

I appreciate the know-how people bring to this site, thats is why I ask questions here. Maybe instead of calling me a young-know-nothing you can share your body work experience, and help out a lot more than putting me down. If you want to fling dirt, lets start throwing, but keep in mind I can touch up my paint with a brush and it will blend right into the old stuff!

 

latex no,house paint yes, just talked to a old skewl guy at local cruise he said in the 40's and 50's he painted lots of hot rod with a brush and oil based house paint so this thread anit far off just newwer materials

 

The only problem with this picture is, the oil base he used had LEAD in it and wasn't bad. I don't how todays paint would stand up.

J

 

I know it is more preferable to paint with automotive paint and a gun, everyone does, but finances sometimes prevent the best. In the spirit of "old skewl" I bet lots of kids in the 40's and 50's painted their cars with what they could get so I am sure there can't be an argument there either. This was already mentioned I think. Cabbie, you and I just need to remember to keep our skins thick and remember we do what we do for ourselves, nobody can critisize that and in fact, probably most people who posted in this thread haven't (critisized). For the few that did, so what? The internet makes it easier for us all to be a little more brazen than we otherwise would. I think it is a cool idea, I did it too, others have too, some didn't, others wouldn't and won't. So that's the story. Lets all stay amicable so when we get to MoKan we can all sit down and have a beer together........

 

How can you qualify ANY response here as garbage when you consider the subject? 90-95% of the people who responded were just having a laugh over a post they didn't really take seriously...including me. Then you toss the "Keyboard Jockey" ******** because some people scoff at using Latex house paint?
you need to relax a little, man...

But more importantly...DON'T refrain from posting for any reason.
Just grow a thicker skin!
YES, In this post you piss me off. Next post we might be buddies. Thats how the internet works! (or doesn't!)

Thanks for your concern...but I'll post on whatever subject I want too.

On the other hand...if you don't want to read my potential response, I believe we have an ignore ****on somewhere...you can put me on that if you like.
I have nobody on mine, so I'm not sure how it works.

As for not liking you...I don't even KNOW you!
I should dislike you because of Latex paint!?!? Gimme a break!
Gonna take more than that to write you off...but your working on it, I have to admit!!! LoL

If thats true you need to accept the 'kick to the backside' just as readily as the 'pat on the back'.
Not everything you do is gonna win awards...and that goes for everyone including ME. It's called learning, and its a constant thing.

I'm a "Keyboard Jockey"as you call it...but I didn't call you a "young-know-nothing"!!!!
I called you a "24 year old A/V Warehouse Manager".

Thats correct isn't it? I took it from YOUR profile.
I don't see how that upsets you.
YOUR the one calling names here...I didn't put you down at all.

I DO think your inexperienced in the subject of painting cars and that your advice needs to be taken with a grain of salt...but my original post on this thread was more in fun than a put down. Whatever....

As for trying to help...I can only stand on my previous posts over these several years. Good or bad...there they are. I HOPE I've helped more than hindered...

As for flinging dirt...to be honest I don't WANT to go that route. Ya wanna?
I'll play if you really want too!!!

Here...I'll get you started...
You should rejoin as "Crabbie"...LoL (JOKING!!!! )

 

You know, call it what you will but the car is painted. It looks pretty damn good for what it is, and compared to where he started I would much rather drive it covered in house paint.

He's my best friend so sure you may think I'm biased, and that's fine. My truck is painted with a similar material, only made by rustoleum. I painted it on with a brush because I thought it would fit the truck just fine. It's just what I wanted, for now I don't have to worry about it. Two years later it still looks good, and will look just fine for one more year until I am ready to paint it. I only have 30 bucks into paint, and a couple hours.

On the other hand I and all my friends (including Cabbie) have hundreds of hours into the paint and body work (with proper prep, and proper paint) on my wifes cadillac.

I guess all I'm really trying to say is to each their own. Take a look for yourself. As I said in an earlier reply it looks like fill prime, it's a little rough. He doesn't have to deal with faded peeling paint for the time being, and he'll have just as much fun in the car as I do with my truck, or my wife with her Cadillac.

Bodywork is such an over argued topic here anyways, every proffesional body man I have asked gives me a different story on what the correct method is. So if you're reading this for paint advice instead of answering his question do a search on bodywork instead. Read all of the posts then ask the person at paint shop what he thinks and make your own decision. Or if you don't have the money come up with your own solution like he did... he was just seeing if anyone else decided to take the same route he did.

 

First patina (rust) and now this....wow cool man....I think i'm take the bucket seats out of the coupe and put in two toilets. ..yeah, that's really cool man.

 

Huh, why?
Do they have Tractor Supply Stores in CA?
If you want a cheap way to paint your rod,
then just use a $20 gallon of TS enamel paint.
It heavy duty and pretty nice for the price
It's made by Valspar (the same company that makes House of ****lor).
I've painted driver rods, tractors & accesories with it and it is great.
Gloss Red stays glossy for a very long time.
(red usually fades very quickly in inexpensive paints)

Hmmm.....I doubt they would have the same paint due to the EPA in CA.
Hell, the water I drink in Texas probably wouldn't meet CA EPA standards.

BTW:
"I had to go cheap on the paint so can save up for a huge gold chain, and trailer." That was ****in' cl***ic!!! Don't sweat it. From time to time, you will have to sort through the responses from kids that know everything about "Traditional hotrodding". After all, you must remember, they were there!

John

 

I could give you bodywork advice, but if you can't spray real automotive paint on, I doubt you have the tools to do the proper prep work. Good luck with the house paint.
When you're ready to weld, grind, sand, putty, sand, prime, sand, paint, paint, paint, clear, clear, color sand, buff, let me know. I HAVE fixed wrecked cars, pulled frames, painted and wet sanded. Its entirely too much work to cover with f*$%ing house paint.

 

I am using Krylon Satin finish paint. Seams to be working out ok for me.



That is all.

 

I think you've misinterpreted the term "old school". The idea isn't to paint your car like an old school!!
Or, perhaps you're confused by the new water-borne paints, not the same thing!