Oh no not another paint brush Model A roadster!!!!!!

Just finished sanding everything. Trying to decide if I should start buffing today or wait for another morning. It's getting pretty hot out there.

 

I did a primer job on my 33 chev 2-door back in 1964. Used my Mom's vacuum cleaner with the sprayer attachment. Didn't thin the paint: who knew? I was 15. Came out like California stucco. hahaha. It was all the same color though and lasted for years. Pat[/QUOTE] During the same year I was spraying my 1933 Chevy Master 4-door using a brush on small parts and a Sears 1/2 horse sprayer on the body and fenders. Had to paint one section at a time so the compressor could catch up. Traded it in about 95 for an old Chevy panel truck.

 

Pretty hot here too. that's why I'm inside playing.
Great job so far and nice write-up. I believe this is going to change the minds of a few members and hopefully inspire some who can't afford to go high dollar to paint their own.

 

Doors, grill shell and hood sides all done. On to the body.

 

Interesting. Looks great. What are you buffing it with? Foam pad? Compound also. Probably buffs easy right? Thanks, Lippy

 

Hey mike can I live in your shop? It looks cozy lol. That is super cool have seen roller jobs done but never a brush job.

 

The results speak for themselves.
Great work.


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My grandfather, back in the early 70s, did a paint job a Jeep using an old Sears sprayer and propane from a truck mounted tank as a propellent. Propane was free as he worked at a refinery. Paint looked great until he sold it in the late 80s. Not brush painted but definately redneck engineered.

 

At work today so no buffing. Because there is soo much interest in the steps I used I decided to do a quick recap.

Prep body as normal. Remember your paint will only look as good as your prep.

I used filler primer and did the final sand with 320 grit wet. I used this grit because I had a sleve left over from a project.

I used Dunn Edwards oil base paint. Had it custom mixed.

Applied paint with two different sized brushes. The brushes were recomended by the sales person at Dunn Edwards. they were for oil base paint.

Applied about 5 coats of paint waiting at leadt 24 hrs between coats.

Wet sand paint with 600 then 1500 and finish with 2000 grit wet. The sanding goes fast because the paint is fairly soft.

Buff with cutting compound. Follow up with a finer compound and finish with a foam pad. The buffing is also easy because of the paint not having a catalyst.

That's pretty much it. I can see imperfections in the paint from the brush and some dirt. There is no comparison between this paint job and a conventional job. It really does have some age and soul to it. I like it a lot.

 

Lou-king good. I think you just might have started a new trend.. at least with the patina'd or primered car guys who are looking to upgrade without going into debt. I'm also thinking of sprayed Rustoleum on my next build. Gary

 

Well.... Any progress on this one lately?

 

I saw your sedan at LARS (I think it was last year). That car is killer. So far, it looks like this roadster will be right on par as far as bitchin goes. No way in hell it'll be 20 footer!

 

Kudos for having the guts to see it thru. I think it is a great idea. The military vehicle guys are presently into using latex house paint and airless sprayers, but the vehicles are large and they want a flat finish. But it saves money. An additional benefit of brush painting, beyond the period look, is no overspray and completely feasible to do one panel at a time in your garage without messing up anything else.

 

Friend of mine used some old auto paint on a trailer for a generator and a big truck bed and brushed it. For a dirty, crap job both came out pretty decent.

 

Looks great, EB. Thanks for sharing. I'm sold...for all the benefits mentioned, and an end result that's more along the lines of early paint jobs. Has "soul", as you say. Not so damn slick and unreal, like on a show car...yet very presentable. Fitting for a car that actually gets driven. Just has a good feel to it. Paint jobs can be expensive, and it's harder to have fun if it costs too much. This helps a lot. I love it.

 

I'm totally impressed with your work, I never would have thought that a brush paint job could look so good, well done. The color you chose looks awesome.

 

I haven't been able to work on the roadster much lately. We are moving and all attention has been focused on that. I did start assembling the front suspension yesterday. I want the car to be at least a roller by the time we move in mid August. I will be going from a 1500 sqft shop to a two car garage. Not for long though, I will be building another better shop in the next year.

Mike

 

I would have never believed that a brush job could look so good. You have convinced me that this is the way I should go with my build, thanks for the inspiration. By the way, I spotted that Coca-Cola grill in your back yard...that is pretty awesome!

 

Well put!
For these very reasons I've subscribed

 

thanks for posting this.....I am really looking into doing an old school roller or brush paint job on my next build........Did you hit it with a clear coat? If so did you brush the clearcoat on as well? I read thread from front to back maybe I missed it. Anyway it looks great I cant wait to see the finished re assembled car.

 

No clear coat. It really didn't need it.

Mike

 

Looking really, really nice. I remember my grandfather having a 59 ford wagon he used as his 'fishing car.' It was originally an aqua and white coler. He always referred to the aqua as 'sour owl shit green' and hated the color. He got a good deal on a couple gallons of oil based barn red at the local hardware store. He brush painted all the aqua colored parts of the car and it turned out pretty damned good! He drove it for years!

 

Thanks. Maybe you will see this car at the next LARS. That's my hope.
Mike

 

This is the kind of low-buck-but-looks-great thread I love. Can't believe I missed it the first couple of times around, though. Subscribed.

 

Mortgage? That leaves $4950 to go on the engine!

 

Well..........

Where are we at these days?

 

all cars were painted with brushes until DuPont and the general perfected spray painting--or is that just an old wives tale---saw my dad and my uncle paint aT touring car with brushes and black lacquer and it looked great

 

It's been VERY busy around here. Bought another house, rented our old house, drawing plans for a new shop, slight remodel of new house and still working and raising two kids. The roadster has taken a back seat. The good news is I should be able to work on it in a new bigger and better shop in the next few months. Thanks for the interest.

Mike

 

This is awesome, I look forward to seeing more!

 

ive used rustoleum but never thought about brush paint. looks awesome man! paint is getting crazy with price now so i see alot of people going this route in the future.