I think you guys can appreciate this: $50 paint job!

I'm sure you can use some clear enamel..and of course a good coat or 2 of a quality LSP with UV blockers would surely help.



Worst case is that you're out $50, but even then, you're preventing body rust



But definitely not something I'd do for a show car or an investment piece
 
For years the Corvair has been thought of as the "poor man's collectable". Of course, now it's becoming more valuable and that doesn't apply as much as it used to. I still think this guy did a respectable job for what he was trying to accomplish. I wouldn't mind having it around as a weekend fun car.
 
Autoeng said:
I'll disagree with that. From his webpage "Corvair Corsa, mostly done, parked back on the street where it belongs." Doesn't sound like he was doing a restoration on it, just experiment to see if it would look better than it did. He did it outside so he definately wasn't trying to get the best results possible. $50 and a week of his time, which is his to determine was worth it, and a paint job that last him 2-5 years? A great deal if you ask me. He could have laid down $500 for a car that sat on the street and been in the same shape in 2-5 years.
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Please Autoeng, don't take this the wrong way.



Have you ever sanded, taped, and painted a car? Have you ever wetsanded an entire vehicle (several times)? Have you ever removed panels to paint behind them? Glued new emblems on? Painted stripes? I have done all of the above, I worked in the paint/body shop for some time and have been there done that. It's not easy, so my point is he spent a lot of prep work to get that car to look white with house paint. Not to mention it is a collectors item. He has obviously done some body repair somewhere along the line I am sure as well. Unless people have an old beater a fun high school car or pass me down, all of which the individual does not care about the appearance in the long run than yes I think this method is interesting and I wouldn't mind trying myself on something like the cars I mentioned above, those would be the only cars I would try it on.



I can get the same look with spray paint, wetsanding, and buffing, he just used the roll on method. In fact if he reduced the house paint even more he could spray it with a spray gun, (perhaps with a Wagner :chuckle:) rather than roll it on. Would that make a difference in the quality? No, not if you knew how to spray paint.



Once again, my overall point, I would not do it unless you have a car you really don't mind playing with.



Just being honest, and speaking my mind, no affence to you Autoeng. :nervous2:
 
autoprecise1 said:
Once again, my overall point, I would not do it unless you have a car you really don't mind playing with.
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That wasn't your overall point in the first post though.

From your first post...



autoprecise1 said:
The $50 paint is one thing to get by on a cheapy, but to restore a car the way he did, I think he should have had it done right and would appreciate the patience on knowing that the results he has is going to stay longer for 2 - 5 years.



In conclusion he wasted his time, and $50+, I'm not sure who here has wetsanded an entire vehicle and/or buffed one after that, but it takes forever, and you have to have patinece with it. So the amount of time he put into this, was well wasted.
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It doesn't appear that you read through the entire article because he recognizes all that you talk about with...



From RickWrench-50 Dollar Paint said:
After everything, I can say I'm -very- sold on the method of application. No booth, no paint gun/equipment, very little masking, no overspray. I do have unresolved questions about the paint. Rustoleum is a fine household enamel, but I wonder at it's long term durability. Several folks have reported eventual fading using Rustoleum colors. We'll see what happens with the white. Next time I paint a car with this method, I'm going to investigate a few higher quality paint options.
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He had the time and wanted to see what result could be had. He didn't keep going to get the look he wanted but knew upfront what it would take to do it. His time was obviously less valuable to him than the cost of a professional paint job.



I appreciate your points but they are contrary to the entire point of the project. Can you put a decent looking paint job on a car for $50 and whatever amount of time you are willing to invest in it?



The biggest issue that they will run into in the future is if they decide to professionally paint the car. All of that house paint will have to be stripped off. If they are not considering that then they are in for a nasty suprise when they visit their professinal painter.



There is also a post in one of the Mopar threads by a guy who did a Wagner painter job on his. It turned out good as well.



And, no offense taken and I hope none on your part either.
 
Autoeng (sorry messed up the quote thing)

"It doesn't appear that you read through the entire article because he recognizes all that you talk about with...





The biggest issue that they will run into in the future is if they decide to professionally paint the car. All of that house paint will have to be stripped off. If they are not considering that then they are in for a nasty suprise when they visit their professinal painter."



Your right, I didn't read the whole thing that thouroughly:wall I'm a tad busy.



You do bring up a good point though, one that I didn't consider and that was about getting it professionally painted after the fact. You're right the paint will have to be stripped off later if he ever does decide to get it professionally done.



I would have liked to watch the guy spray his car with a wagner, :chuckle: a good laugh from time to time is always refreshing.



Take it easy, Autoeng.
 
It turned out pretty good but what a racket. Have you ever painted anything with one? Because they don't have an air supply there is a little air pump (I guess) built into them that clacks loudly about every three seconds. I wouldn't want to be too close to any neighbors while doing it as it would annoy everyone within earshot, LOL.
 
I painted my motor cycle helmet with this method. Works great, just take your time!!!



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I have to admit, I was shocked at how well some of the paint jobs turned out. Aussiedriver definately showed you can get great results with this method. I imagine some of the guys on here could even outdo his results.
 
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