rustoleum paint jobs
 

Hey guys been thinking about painting my old work truck. Has anyone done a rustleum paint job? If anyone has some pics and tips of how to would be great. thanks

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just search it in the paint section.... comes up alot

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Not the Rustoleum enamel, but Rustoleum rattlecan. It's a work truck truck I needed to get all one color after I replaced the fenders. http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s.../SinsTruck.jpg

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11.00 a quart at walmart.. lots of color... nice gravity feed gun, thinned a little with mineral spirits..... nicely prepped truck (smooth/clean) and paint away...
i painted my 91's bed with WHITE and it looks better than the stock/factory paint..... it scratches easy but looks great...

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...u/S6300961.jpg

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r...edonecolor.jpg

never finished the custome body work the PO started.. i actually use my truck bed....

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i've got there primer on my truck sprayed with a gun, beats having rust and crap and i'm not worried about super nice paint right now maybe ever:lol: been there done that

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This isn't mine but it was painted with rustoleum

http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/a...7/DCP_0842.jpg

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Hot Rod did a write up on this a few years ago.....July 2007-ish I think.

They painted an old Falcon with a roller and brush using 50/50 thinned paint and some elbow grease.

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I would sooooo pay the asking price on that as a daily!:metal:

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I painted the inside of my truck's bed with a paint from Lowes that is similar to Rustoleum but I can't remember the name right now. The good thing was they were able to tint it to almost perfectly match the original color. They don't tint Rustoleum.

I took them the radio delete plate that was the original color I was looking for so they could match it.

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+1 in a heartbeat!

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I painted mine with Rust-O-Leum over a year ago and it has held up great. I thinned it with mineral spirits and added an 8 oz. can of Valspar hardener to the gallon of paint. The hardener really makes the paint hold up against chipping and also helps the paint dry faster. Thin the paint at a 4 to 1 ratio and it will flow smooth.

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m...nto100/208.jpg

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Interesting thread, subscribed!

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Sorry to jump this thread,but,OKENUF4U! I have those wheels on my truck. Can you tell me who makes them? THANKS. SORRY AGAIN!

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Looks like a set of old Centerlines.

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they are EAGLE... sent a PM... back to topic... ;)

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Hmmm Lowes you say???? I want to do the rustolem piant thing just was looking for some diff colors???? I want a cream roof with a copper??? and Rustolem doesnt offer anyting more than the basics???

and where do you get this Valspar stuff you speak of??

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valspar is Lowes brand

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Painted my 1950 6400 red and black with paint from Tractor Supply, tractor and implement paint. Used hardener and came out great, I had alot of compliments.

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I believe that's what it was. The reason I got that brand was because it said on the can that it was tintable. The guy that matched did a super job. It was identical to the original color. Problem is I can't find the d#$% can...

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Ran across this thread today on the H.A.M.B. Check it out...a $30 rustoleum paint job!

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=407007

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had a guy back home that changed the color of his cars about 3x a year with brush/roller... 10/10 cars- 10ft and 10mph they looked great... lol

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Paint job looks nice. And I agree with what he says. Why let a truck rust because you can't afford a $3K to $5K paint job. That is why I painted the inside of the bed. It was starting to rust and I knew someday I'd have to sand or media blast the whole bed and cab.

Too many time I've seen these trucks sit out in the weather just rusting to the point of not being able to fix them up anymore. If a quick rustoleum or other type of paint job prevents them from falling apart until a person can afford a professional job, I say go for it...

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^^^ Can i get an AMEN!! ^^^^^^^^^^

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sourkraut is doing his truck... looks nice.

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here's mine sunrise red used that valspar hardener and thinned it with acetone instead of mineral spirits it drys faster.