Hello, Here's a shot of my roadster that I painted (with a brush) last week because of this thread. I would like it to be slightly more glossy. But, it turned out better than I though it would.
I used a paint called "Ironclad" from Benjamin Moore, and a Purdy brush. They make the best brushes. -Mitch
Had one in 1950. It was still there on the bench when I excaped farm life to go work for my Uncle Sam in 1955. Chinese Hair. Cost $15 then, more than the paint did, to paint the car.
I never would have guessed there was this many brush painted cars out there. I do remember when I was a little kid my mom painting her bicycle yellow with a brush..it actually looked pretty good from 5 foot.
5' on mine was the magic number. It would have been just fine had I tanken a bit more time and wet sanded / buffed it the last time.
OK...I checked into this stuff a little ,seems it only comes in black and white?Of course we could mix it to make grays,but they don't make it in any colors?
Now you've got me thinking about doing a black brush job on my Corvair pickup. Is there a way to control how flat it is? I'd like to end up with a satin black rather flat black.
Had a '47 International panel truck in hi school that I bought from my uncle. He had brush painted it, and it sat outside by his barn for years. When I got it I didn't even notice it was brushed until I started trying to rub it out. It really was a very nice paint job, brush or not.
I spray and brush painted the roof white on my Acadian a few years ago with Tremclad paint. I added some craft store glitter to try and create a metalflake finish. The green flake is not that noticeable. The paint has started to peel off in spots recently. I plan on re-doing it this spring, with more green and silver flake put on the white paint. The whole thing will only cost about 20 bucks.
Kelly, I am with brother Norwell, *** kickin roadster. And very nice photo work with the sweet backdrops. I took a photo cl*** once in Ca. at the junior college, back drops are so major to the shot, couldn't tell it by my lame *** pix. Love this thread, brush painted my model A pickup in 1955 with my grandpa using floor and porch paint, what a pleasant memory to dredge up. ~sololobo~
Just saw this thread, Chris. I may have sent you these when I was working on the '29 last year. This is semi gloss black Rustoleum over the PO's lame enamel, which we just scuffed up with pot scrubbers. Just MO, but the brush marks showing is the point of the whole thing. I'm just sayin'. . . . Do you miss your old coupe?? GA
In order to have minimal brush marks you must be able to brush back into your work while it's still wet. In order to paint a large surface the paint must be thinned or have it's drying time retarded with Penetrol, and this in turn allows for more airborne particles to land while the paint dries. If the particles aren't sanded out of the final coat are they very noticable, and what about on a satin finish?
Thanks, I guess its like anything, I felt I did it to fast and didn't pay enough attention to the background and all I see are my flaws, not the roadster. I'm looking for a cool building to put it in front of. Thank you very much for the compliment, your keeping good company!
I buy it at a marine hardware place here in seattle. It comes in MANY colors. I have used only throw away brushes with very good results. Also I didnt use any primer, right over bare metal. Just DA with 80 grit wipe clean and go. They also have a mono poxy that is two part,also brushable. Try any marine hardware they should carry it. Its used on wood boats alot. FED
I like Easypoxy if I'm going to brush paint. It's easy, pretty forgiving and durable if applied right. Comes in several of colors. Found a tutorial that describes the technique pretty well. http://www.egyptian.net/~raymacke/paint.htm also a color chart http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=1329 Terry
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