A. its a 71 ford f250. who gives a shit. B. why waste time painting it a all if its for a 16 year old kid, hes gonna dent or scratch it anyways. C. look at A and B.
I actually like Spray Paint on a beater or parts hauler. Just do your prep right and be patient. Do the bed first, overlap you coats of paint. I'll usually start in a certain area, like the lower driverside 1/4, and work my way up and over, it gives you good coverage because your not trying to do the whole thing at once, which is what leads to what I call "Calico" paint jobs you usually see. Wide spray nozzles is the way to go however, and I would not reccomend the typical $1 stuff to be used on the outside. When your done, take 2 or 3 cans of the $1 gloss black (Not flat, it'll turn gray) and spray the inside of the wheel wells, frame, rear end, etc. for some nice contrast. If hes young, and is just using the truck as a driver and parts hauler, then I would do it.
Borrow/buy an air compressor and gun and shoot it yourself with the 16 year old. If you screw it up, reshoot it. Check the local auto paint stores for mismatched paint-you may get lucky. Kragen, Pep Boys sell cheap, stock colors of auto paint. If you have Earl or Maaco shoot it, do all the prep/masking yourself, buy the paint and bring it to them. Santana High in santee used to have a vocational, adult school body/paint class. If you know anyone in the Military, Miramar NAS has (at least had) a hobby shop with a spray booth. have the extra paint placed in spray bombs for touch up if you choose. Most auto paint stores can take care of it.
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1 check this out, some great ideas
The suggestion of Prep it and get someone to shoot it, AKA Macco or our Buddy Earl Schiebs would be the least expensive. You could do all the masking you wanted to ahead of time. I had a macco do my 39 Chevy when I was low on cash. Clear Coat, Base Coat. I rubbed it out myself. Looked great actually. As was pointed out the cost of Bombs would offset any gains, vs having someone shoot it. The other thing, will cost a little more, is how I painted my 32. Since I had zero garage space, and no paint booth available, I used a TP Tools Paint Turbine System. I literally shot the car outside. Every piece. Basf Limco Synthetic enamel. Would shoot early in the morning on sundays. I had no wind and the temps were just right. No bugs in the air either. Let the final parts cure in the sun. Colorsanded and buffed the car, looks like a more expensive paint job.
OK, so IF you are going to paint the whole car, then the rattle can is a bad idea. However, if you are painting body parts (like fenders), that doesn't make sense. Anyone got any tips on how to make that work better?
I'd roller it before I'd rattle can it. I'd say get a gallon of Valspar enamel from TSC ($38.00). I think you'd end up with around $200 in the whole job.
These guys are right. A 1971 has HUGE panels to cover, it will be streaky. Roll on paint would give a better finish in the end. But honestly, for just a little more, a "1-Day Paint" job for $200-$300 is you best bet in this instance.
One Gallon of rustoleum primer from home depot. $20 One Gallon of black rustoleum from home depot. $25 Pint of Clear $30 from a paint store. All sprayed with a home depot gun in a garage And an evening of wet sanding and buffing
shew somebodys gonna have some sore fingers ha. ya might think about buyin some cheap tractor/equipment paint and sprayin it with a gun. won't take as long and probably cost about the same and will probably look better. good luck and post some pics when you're done
Hot Rod Magazine did an article on painting with house paints and it comes out great looking (well what I can tell from the magazine photos) also since most spray bomb jobs come out a tad shotty why dont you try the weathered patina look by layering colors and sanding through the layers and maybe letter up the door with a name or something. can we get a pic of the truck?
There was a 34 (I think) chevy coupe at the 1973 nationals that was painted with 24 cans of yellow krylon. At least thats what the owner claimed. Really looked good.
I painted my ford courier with 34 cans of high gloss black. Here's my biggest piece of advice. Ventilation!! I closed the garage to keep the dust and bugs out and 4 hours later couldnt tape straight or spray very well and by the time it was done my head was going :Waawaawaawaawaa: had one hell of a humdinger headache the next day! LOL ant the pic on my avatar is my 55 desoto. It was painted with a spray gun outside in the sun and still looks great.
If u can spray a car with rattlecans and not get zebra lines up the A then why doesnt everybody do it. Even with the fanned spraycans. Sprayguns have fans up to like 8 or ten inches. Or more, I think. Save the krylon for the small stuff!
The zebra lines are usually from painting side to side and up, and not diagonally. Like I said, I'll start in the corner of the bed, fender, door, etc. and work my way up and over. Also, if your painting black over a grey primer, or red over black, its hard to get the thin spray paint to cover over the previous color.
I agree with the philosophy of, if it's the kids truck find someone to tutor and have him do it. Great experience and If he put the work in, he will treat the truck better. I am not a painter, but from what I see, it looks like 90% is the sanding and buffing, not the perfect technique spraying.
Nine year old thread,lol. I doubt that rattle can paint job is still on that truck ,or maybe it is ,under 10 more rattle can paint jobs.
Borrow a compressor, buy a $15.00 Harbor Freight spray gun, and get some Valspar Tractor Paint $35.00 and thinner $20.00, and do it for $70.00. Get a time machine and set it to 9 years ago!
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