![]() I have no problems with rattle cans as we have all used them many time. I use rattle cans of Krylon Satin flat black in the engine bay and turned out better than I thought it would. I use rattle cans all the time when doing engine work and works really great. But I end up sanding it off again down the road. I use rattles cans a lot for a quick way to cover metal up so it doesn't rust again. Even the pros had to start somewhere.ĭon't get me wrong. Sandpaper, thinner, and a buffer are your friend. The point is a driver does not have to have a paint job that costs more than the car is worth. It has been later striped and clear coated with a metalflake added. It will never win in a big car show but it's a driver. I painted my 55 Chevy wagon sometime in 1988-89 with Acrilic Urethane and it still looks decent. You don't have to spend thousands of dollars on a decent paint job. On small parts or bikes there is less chance of overlap marks. On a car rattlecans are not practical except for priming. I've painted lots of other small parts with Rustolium with good luck, Prefer Krylon now for the smoother finish and faster dry time. I painted a 1950 Buick fastback for around $25 with NAPA discontinued Fleet black in the 70's. Ya ever see how they painted Model T Fords? The T is somewhere in Florida in a museum with the same black paint on it. My paint job came out better than factory. After finishing the T I put an enamal sealcoat on and sprayed it with a single stage cheap black enamal using a Sears cheap gun and compressor. Let dry and repeated till the small pits were smoothed out. Painted it with a brush with the red Rustolium. It had small pits all over the rusty metal. Water does strange things to an engine block in the winter.Īfter getting the body decent, I sanded the best I could. It came from Lincoln, Nebraska and had been sitting since new in a field as a stationary engine. ![]() Worked at a factory where they used Rustolium to seal many things. I was into customizing and restoring my own junk. YES-!! Back in the dark ages, early 60's, I restored a 1926 Model T touring to original. I painted my entire 32 ford chassis with black satin Rustoleum this way and it looks like powder coat. Rattle cans really only work good for small projects. Just keep the ratio the same so all the panels will match. Plus the result is a thousand times better and there is no striping if you practice a bit first.Īlso, if you want to mix a little paint in with the primer it will seal great. Read the directions for the gun and it's easy to figure out.įor what it cost to rattle can a whole car you could buy a gun and a cheap compressor of Craigslist. Mix it up good and practice on a scrap of cardboard or something. You can borrow a small compressor and cheap guns are everywhere these days. If you thin it 4 to 1 with acetone or naphtha it sprays easy. Carwash soap has silicon in it so you don't want that. If I was gonna use it I would sand everything real good and then wash the car real good with simple green or dish soap & water. Just do with what you have and can afford ! If you are happy with the results then who really cares what someone else thinks, right ? Still spray a car in primmer is cheaper than doing it with a rattle can ! ![]() If you are using rattle cans then painting later, then you will probably have to sand it back off unless you are using the same brand of paint to do your car in. If you have a small compressor and a cheapo HF spray gun you can shoot a car down with decent primmer for a lot less than you think. I saw many yesterday at the jalopy Showdown ! If paint cost is an issue, you have get some nice looking colors of paint in single stage from many different places that will cost you a little over $120. It's your car, right ? Yes not everyone can afford a really nice paint job but just because you are using a rattle can or just having the car in primmer doesn't mean it's the TERM you used ! there is nothing wrong with a rattle can paint job if you are OK with that. If that's all you can afford then that's fine. That's just me but have been using it for a long time on engines and panels. I like the rattle cans of Krylon much better. Now back to your concerns, I personally don't like that product at all. OK first off NEVER USE THAT WORK ON THIS FORM EVER !!!!!
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