Who has used Latex paint on their car?

What does your post have to do with latex? Is Rustoleum porch and deck enamel a new type of Latex?By the way, you're not the only guy on here with family,business and not much spare time.I am very lucky at this point in my life that I'm able to paint my own cars. I've worked hard all my life,been through a divorce, 2 heart attacks and many hard times just like you,but I would never paint a car with latex If you've got 5 rentals you could probably afford to have someone at least prime it for you...Post a picture of your truck ,when you have time...Take care, Mike.....By the way, aren't you the same guy on another thread telling some guy that they never built a '59 Impala wagon that he owns ?

 

i knew a feller that painted his 50 some odd truck with house paint and it lasted as long as i lived in the general area... from ten feet i didnt even know it was house paint and he even paint brushed it on..as far as i know he never even second coated the sucker since the first painting...

 

I'm thinking John Deere green with a John Deere yellow roof and Bel Air accents on my 54. All from the glorious world of Tractor Supply. I can write it off as farm expense on my taxes. My do the engine as Allis orange...

 

Just bought some red automotive paint for $135/quart!!! There's no way it should be that much more expensive than other paints. If no one bought it anymore the price would certainly drop.

 

The previous owner (you know who you are) painted this with Latex house paint 5 years before I bought it. I've owned it for 4 years. Never needs washing, holding up good and it covers the factory taupe puke pink color. It might be a base for desert camo someday.

 

oh god damnit, I was trying to forget this thread existed.

 

I know that this is an old thread, but I just happened stumble across it while cuisin' the forum and found it sorta' interesting. I do not want to start the debate again, but did wonder if anyone ever painted a car with latex (aka "house") paint doing it the "correct"(?) way.

Now, before the resident purists/perfectionests/professionals (no disrespect intended!) start readying the tar-and-feathers; hear me out. By "correct" way; I mean proper surface prep, proper/correct primer and SPRAYING the color coat. This is the process that I have followed several times to paint my various METAL (sheet metal STEEL) garage doors, storage cabinets, etc.

I won't go into the specific details here, but it seems that most of the previous threads dealt with (aside from being non-traditional) lack of proper prep/primer and application (brush and/or roller). It could be argued that the best auto paint could/would look like cr*p if inproperly preped/primered and applied with a brush or roller.

I have never painted a car with latex paint and don't currently have any plans to do so in the immediate future. But, it is a fascinating possibility given that today's potentially highly toxic auto paints have just about ruled out the hobbiest/DIY'er painting his ride in the garage or driveway.

I solicit you feedback opinions and comments.

 

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well since you asked,,,,,,
that's one of the most idiotic things ive ever heard,,
i can almost see someone posting this as a joke, but to be serious,,,come on man,,,,

maybe people could also spackle the trim holes instead of welding them,,
i cant believe this thread went 4 pages the first time around...

 

Never used house paint, but a friend did do his 38 Chevy in John Deere Yellow. From a distance (30 feet or more) it didn't look bad. Was like having a yellow suede finish, before suede became popular.

 

Hey it may match that red Mopar block perfectly!

 

Im painting a beater Mazda B2000 with a foam roller and 20% thinned Rustoleum high gloss blue. Really, it could not look worse than its is now, and the thick roller coat should hide some of the clear coat cancer scarring.

 

Latex paint????
This thread died 17 years ago...let sleeping dogs lie.

 

When my dad brought home our woody it had latex primer on it. The folks who owned the car before would use cement to repair the rotted wood that fell off and hit it with another coat. When we started the bodywork I had to sand that crap off of the sheet metal and it was horrible. I would seriously punch someone in the face if I seen them doing that now…….

 

What determines latex paint ? Water base ? That are a few OT leaving the factory with water base paints today , if that is defined as latex

 

House paint, Lowe’s, Home Depot etc. Almost all new cars are shot with water base paints and I’ve had the opportunity to play around with them and they perform great, amazing the technology we have now. I prefer the old school petroleum base paint and do not see swapping out for the new stuff but it’s all headed that direction.

 

When I was in high school, my dad sprayed his 51 Chrysler with light blue porch and deck enamel thinned with gasoline! It actually looked pretty good but quickly dulled out. Luckily he had a hs kid he could order around to constantly polish and wax it to keep it shiny. My aching back and arms!

 

this ancient thread reminds me of a story i heard about a former neighbor who painted his 50 merc with a mop. the story was later confirmed some fifty years later by a friend of his who stopped by looking for him after he moved and told me that crazy son of a bitch painted his car with a mop

 

Since this 19 year old thread was started the shelves at the DIY store are now full of outdoor water based paint. Have to look real hard to find oil/terpentine paint. As lostn51 stated in post 75 this morning just about all new cars are water base sprayed, just different brew i guess. Heres A Topolino i had some 10 years ago , done in house paint. Some spots were so thick you would swear a mop was used.

 

The white paint on the inside of this box was house paint. Really thick, and crusty like the coupe above. I scraped it all off with a wood chisel. Came off easily but took some time to get the crusty stuff off.

 

25 years ago I bought a Buegler pin stripe tool at a sale. not long after, i used it and some white & yellow latex paint to pinstripe a tool box that I carried in my hot rod.. it's still on the box with no signs of coming off, and it was an easy clean up of the tool. no pics, cause the pinstriping is pretty shitty.

 

I had a friend that was a house painter back in the 60's that customized his car by removing the hood and trunk ornaments. He filled the holes with plaster. It looked good until he slammed the hood and all the plaster flew off.

 

I've used waterborne barrier primer when painting lacquer over enamel. Worked great.

But water-based or "waterborne" paint doesn't necessarily mean latex.

 

I use behr acrylic paint primer exterior ...25 year paint.. it gets harder than Chinese arithmetic, and it sticks like crazy... I painted these garage doors... no primer 25 years ago... also I use it to protect project car...weld up some holes... roll some paint on...But i also have for years rolled on primer... I can put the primer on a car faster than someone can mask it..... throw the skin in the trash and done,,also... home depot matchs paint for free... and you can just buy a pint

 

as far as the paint goes... I wouldn't use latex.... latex is rubber... like when you paint out of a 5, when done you can peel it out in a sheet of rubber....

 

The '46 Merc mor-dor sitting in the driveway spent its entire life, until I bought it, in the Ft. Worth area and was in storage since 1960. The owner at the time brush painted the entire car with house paint, then stored it. The fellow I bought it from shot a coat of clear over it before I picked it up and the body is perfect, except the bottom of the right rear fender where I managed to back into the stump of the tree I had just cut down. The car has been under a tarp for the last year, and the paint is starting to lift. Enlarge the picture and you can see the brush strokes.