Roll on Painting

[thachevythang]

I've seen several good videos with great roll on paintjob results. Mainly rustoleum jobs. Looks like the key is to take your time just as all projects. I'm not wanting a high gloss or reflective clear coat though.

Of all things I was inspired by the colors of a energy drink can. Not sure if its satin or flat but it had some shine to it. I'm wanting to do a flat or satin (whichever shines but not gloss) black with a gold stripe of the same finish following the body line.

I will be taking off all the panels etc. to do this except for the cab itself. Is the application the same process? Do I seal the paint with a matte finish clear coat? Any help appreciated.

[jaredts]

The roll on method requires tons of sanding and buffing to remove the roll marks.  I don't think this method will allow anything but a gloss finish unless you want to roll it on and leave all of the roll marks in.  You could buy a cheap hvlp turbine sprayer or conversion gun and spray it on at almost the same cost and a fraction of the work.  That way you could buy something with a little flattening agent in it and get what you're looking for.

[three8six]

I am a rockstar cola fan myself.

[fitz]

If you google 69 Charger roll on paint job you will be up for many nights reading about it.

[VileZambonie]

Buy a spray gun and spray it. Rollers are for houses not trucks.

[thachevythang]

couldn't find anything on it fitz!

True Vile. I'm going to have a buddy spray it for me instead. I like some of the results online but its not what I'm looking for and wont really be worth all the effort in the end to attempt it. I have some dings here and there and some holes to fill from my ugly visor before then so that will get the body work bug out of me I'm sure.

[Armor]

My buddy and i did a flat black roll on job on his 89 longbed, we did a ton of body work and such but he had no money for a full paint job and needed it for his daily driver. we took our time and did it over a week after classes at school. it turned out great but the amount of man hours was almost prohibitive. i can dredge up a pic or 2 if needed.

morgan

[Captkaos]

If you think about doing a roll on job, buy a cheap gun and just play with it.  You will waste much less paint and it would look much better.

[jaredts]

I toyed around with this idea and decided to roll on some high build primer to try it out.  It worked just fine, but I wouldn't recommend that either on a large area.  I used much more primer because there is a lot of material to be sanded off from the texture of the roller.  And that was high density foam rollers.  I bought an hvlp turbine sprayer from HF for about $60.  Just plug it in and go.  Its great for primer and painting the insides of panels.  I wouldn't paint my whole truck with it, but I guess you could.  I don't think a body man will throw away his spray gun and buy one of these, but it is very convenient for getting this thing ready for final paint.  Hours and hours of sanding are the big turn off for me.  Are you or your buddy going to paint the insides of doors, fenders, etc.?  It might be nice to already have that done when you take it to him if it needs it.

[fitz]

Google "69 charger $50 paint job".
I just did it and came up with 30,900 hits on it.

[fitz]

After staying up way to late for too many nights reading some of these links I'll give you the 30 second version.
This is all about making a vehicle look presentable for $50.
Don't think of it as a $10,000 show winning paint job, think of it as a cheap alternative to Maaco. Keep in mind the Maaco near me gets $700 to paint a pick up.
This is time consuming but cheap, but hey,some people have more time then money.
I'm sure we all agree buying tools is cool,but if you don't have a compressor, buying a cheap spray gun won't do you much good.
Depending on where you live, spraying a vehicle may not be possible if you are dealing with city ordinances, home owners associations, living in a duplex, etc.
This paint job is not for everyone, but I'm sure we have all seen multi colored vehicles that would look half way decent if they were all 1 color.

[thachevythang]

Where I'm at were about to go through a wind season! Sounds crazy but if you don't have a booth forget it. Thats the biggest factor that made me change my mind. I've seen the rattle can jobs on 67-72, just not smooth enough for me. I'll leave it to a pro. He maintains and paints aircrafts for DOD. He just ask for me to buy the paint I want and he can paint it however! Sounds good enough for me! I've had the maaco job done before and forget it! I'd have me and my kids go paint it with brushes before I get another one.

[slammed79]

I've had decent Maaco jobs, but you get what you pay for with them or anyone. Its like my tattoo artist says, Cheap work aint good and good work aint cheap.

[VileZambonie]

I prefer wallpaper myself

[BigRuss]

we are actually doing this method on my buddy's 66 long step and my 81 long bed... you dont have to sand between coats unless you get some serious trash/bugs on the panel... heres a link that we studied before we even started on the paint
http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html


and heres some pics of the fenders that we've painted so far... it looks better than a Maaco job and should last longer
 






you can see its not a Concourse quality paint job but for a daily driver its pretty dang nice