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Well like I said before I used regular auto hardner in my van sycle paint but sprayed mine after mixing with regular auto paint thinner.
Yes after it fades you can buff with polish and compund but after so many times you will run out of paint to buff. Each time you buff with compound you will lose alittle more surface paint. Still it should look good and last for awhile.

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Courage is the other side of fear!
Pain is the weakness leaving the body!

How goes the Rusto job?

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It's going slowly right now. I've got another couple of coats on it, but I've had to go back to work. I'll try to work on it more this weekend and maybe get some more pics up.

Any progress?

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My rusto job:


viewtopic.php?f=10&t=17191

Nice work

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We used to use something called fish eye remover. This was before 2 stage paint....

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

Did you paint from top to bottom, bottom to top or how?

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

I wonder what one of these would do? You need a compressor

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=43430

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=90977

Those might just make the cost too much....

I love this tread.... Any one see a Maroon color?

I need to go from UT Burnt Orange to Aggie Maroon and white... My wife works at TAMU I get funny looks when I drive my truck around campus.

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

Roll it brother.... no need for compressors, overspray etc.

http://rollyourcar.com/default.aspx

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Here is a video on roll on primer vs spray on primer.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8769090549868663214&q=&hl=en

Here is one just on the roll on primer.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=455967880138754811

Not quite the same thing but it makes you go hmmmm

A link to questions on a primer
http://www.basfrefinish.com/vta/R-M/faqs.htm
Q) What R-M primers can be rolled on?
A) DP20 2K Urethane Primer, DP21 Color-It Primer, and DP200 Low VOC can be rolled on using approved BASF Roll-On Primer products.

Looks like a lot of companies have a roll on primer. I am sure it is only a little time before they have roll on top coat.

I was reading on something, may be the mopar site, that before air compressors were around or common, they would roll on automotive type paints... I guess this is a revival of a old way on doing things. WOW... Still have a ton of stuff to read... The Morpar site may make my eye hurt...

GREAT POST!!!!!!

This one needs a sticky or a post of how to's

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

I might have to go for a look at my local paint store and see what all this paint talk translates to down here.

Good job guys, those trucks have come up a treat.

Here here on the cream truck thing. I kinda want to keep it original but the Mrs has other ideas.




I heard an old wives tale about some old guy who used to pretty much throw a tin of paint at a car and then use the garden hose on a dribble to make it go all flat.

Thats the thing, theres a lot of proceses about that used to be everyday happenings, with technology they get long forgotten. Untill some young fella happens to stumble on it again.


Bob.

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Daily driver, '86 Rodeo Spacecab.
Chasing parts for Isuzu Impulse.

I think they have had to go to water based automotive in California.

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75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now.
Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.

Honestly, if you have a somwhat decent base. You can repair the dings, rust etc. then spray prime those areas. The rest of the paint can be lightly sanded and feathered just to give the roll on a good surface to adhere to.

And yes on the old timers rolling on paint, a friend of mine has been into auto restoration for a long time and told me, back in the day, that's how they would paint cars. Several, several think coats of laquer based enamel, builds up to a deep shineable surface. Kinda like kiwi'ng the hell out of a ragedy pair of combat boots. Put enough work into it and yes you can polish a turd

With enough coats, the car could easily be repolished to showroom condition. Some guys still use this method for auto show cars

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have u seen the 3 years after holy cow im gona paint my luv like that

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77-luv-stock (Selling or Parting out motor blew up)

75-luv mikado-V8 350 soon