rattle can paint job
 

What is the best rattle can brand that goes on decent for a backyard paint job?

Most would say don't even try it, but if you must. I think Duplicolor has the best nozzle. I've heard that the nozzle makes a big difference. Also prep is a big factor too.
I painted my truck with a small $130 craftsman compressor and a $20 gun. It's been almost 3 years, and it sits in the Louisiana sun everyday and it still looks good.

put down the rattle can and back away slowly everything is gonna be fine. really a rattle can spray job wont hold up. save your money

These guys are right......the spray can method is a wats eof time in SOME instances.There is a few stories on line ans car craft even did Roll-On white rustoleum paint job and it looked pretty darn good considering they used a brush and paint rollers. but they were experts and the prep work was done as if it was a show car. But you can take dupli color and make it look good. i painted a winter car I drove about 5 years aog with black rustoleum spray. I would imagine since you are saying back yard job that means you really don't care how good it looks as long as it is road worthy(opinionated). Just get at least 9 cans and spray it like you were using a gun....6 inches away and 50% overlap....clear it and make it look good....wet sand if you wanna go that far. IT will look all right...again this is just to do a half way decent job.

I painted my Harley with rattle can paint and primer. It is holding up really well.. I am pretty astonished. I used krylon camo. olive drab.

Seems way worth it time and money wise to find a paint you can spray yourself though. Even a $20 spray gun will have at least twice the fan size of a spray bomb. It is frustrating to paint a truck with rattle cans. :smash:

I picked up the duplicolor acrylic laquer and did about 1/4 of the thing last night....if you keep the can close and go slow it don't look half bad ...i'll see what happens after I pressure wash it a few times...lol

Do you have any pics? We'd love to see how it's coming out.

I rattle canned my truck just over a year just to get a different color on there. I gave it 3 healthy coats and prepped it properly. It has not moved, but has been sitting out in the elements, and its peeling pretty badly in quite a few spots. Once the wiring is done, I will be spraying it one panel at a time.

Basically, dont be upset when it starts to peel in the not so distant future.

I painted my '78 Chevy G10, and '81 Chevy G20 Cargo vans to look like the A-Team Van with spray bombs. The '78 took 45 cans, and the '81 took 52 cans.


Here's the results of the '81:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3090/...8da52c.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/...06f3c5.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3422/...f704b5.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/...36ed8c.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3386/...4d9e39.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3535/...58b0bf.jpg?v=0


And I attached the pics of the '78.

I'm also a fan of Duplicolor. I have done it a couple of times. held up well and if you spray enough coats, it can be wet sanded and polished to a very nice shine.

Well I wound up buying a spray gun and ready mixed duplicolor laquer......the more rattle can I used the worse it looked...gonna clear it tonight.....should I do anything to the paint except maybe tack cloth it before clearing?

send us some pics after you clear, im intrested in how well that stuff looks in real life not on tv.

Skeeter

Rattle Can Paint Job
 

For my 1982 Toyota Pickup I am using Eastwoods Rust Converter for a base to neutralize the rust, then going to spray an SEM High Build primer, then will wet sand with 800 grit. Finally I will use Spray Max 2k color match single stage paint. The primer and single stage cost me just over $200 with shipping for 5 cans of each. The Eastwood rust converter was $18 per can. The great thing about all of these is they are rattle cans. It saves you about $600 without having to buy an air compressor and HLVP sprayers. I have not yet painted yet, but you can follow along here: http://www.seanmcclure.com/blog/inde...my-sons-truck/

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:smash: Any questions? Its a DUMB idea, it won't be a durable finish, it won't look good and you won't save any money. Go buy a cheap 20 - 30 gallon comp and a cheap non-hvlp sprayer.

Sorry to be so blunt, but this is a BAD idea.

Even the original poster in this thread broke down and bought a gun for his project after he saw spray bombs don't work!

Agreed, I have quit responding to such nonsense threads....except for this time:D

Vince