Rustoleum

[Bren]

Seems to get used in the states as an alternative to a pro spray job.

 

Lots of videos on YouTube.

 

Anybody on here used it for cars?

[anonymous user]

Did Garethj use it on his Peerless?

[Uncle Jimmy]

Is that the company that makes 'hard hat'? See it in welding supply shops. I think it's OK, I used some and it was very smelly and generally toxic which is usually a good sign.

Last bit of spraying I did I used Halfords satin black on my Toyota wiper arms and it did a good job. At any rate don't use water based crud.

[garethj]

Yes, have a search, I'm sure I've posted a few pics and descriptions before

[garethj]

This is a few of the photos

http://autoshite.com/topic/3090-my-new-car-1958-self-tapper-special/page-2

[mercrocker]

I did my Cowley floor (interior side) with it (no primer required it said) and its rubbed off pretty quick. That might be down to me but it hasn't done too well under the Minor on top of a good quality (Bilt Hamber) zinc primer. My mate did his Chevy truck with it and that has not proved too durable either. Its probably better than the shit Smoothrite they sell now but hardly a recommendation....

[mat_the_cat]

I've used it on the van - with a roller and unsanded. It was surprising how much of the roller marks flowed out. Coverage was good too, but the claim it would treat rust is (as I suspected) rubbish. It's still looking OK 3 years on, but there's one area I didn't grind back the rust and it came back through within the year.

 

Better than current Hammerite (is it just me who thinks it used to be better?) but not as good as the hype would have you think. Thing is, people want to believe they've done the 'best thing', so the more people they convince, the more they believe they have - after all, all those people can't be wrong...

[skattrd]

Is this what Peter/Conelrad used on his little red sports car a few years back?

I always forget what car that was, but I remember the paintwork was diy and looked pretty good.

[meshking]

I painted my old orange 2cv with it. You have to prep well, so pretty much the same for all paint, and the sheen didn't to last well. Probably needed more sanding, and I was pleased with the results.

My process was paint on evening, wet sand with 1200 wet and dry the next night and then paint again the next evening. Repeat as often as you wish. Thin with white spirit, and use high quality gloss rollers. If you're getting roller marks then I think the paint was not thinned enough.

 

I've got the rear wheels on my 2cv painted in black rustoleum for at least 5 years. They seem to have lasted well. It seems good stuff for the non visible parts but I don't think I'd use it as a top coat again.

 

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[garethj]

Dunno if there's hype around it, but having used it there are advantages.  You don't need any kind of spraying equipment, you don't end up with overspray all over the garage, washing line, cat etc.  It's also quite cheap and something you can realistically do at home with only time rather than talent, unlike spraying.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Is this what Peter/Conelrad used on his little red sports car a few years back?

I always forget what car that was, but I remember the paintwork was diy and looked pretty good.

 

Yeah, it came out quite nicely. I did the blue bits on the Rover too, but the results were poor. I think the coats I was using were too thick, and it didn't flatten itself as well. 

[skattrd]

I'm now thinking I may try this on the Sera once the interior is less hideous and I have some less rusty wings.

I reckon it should be a relatively easy car to paint as it's quite small and the top half is almost all glass.

[mat_the_cat]

Dunno if there's hype around it, but having used it there are advantages.

 

There certainly is hype on some of the VW van forums...people saying that it kills rust dead, that kind of thing. Agree about the advantages - the main one for me is that it got the van looking reasonably presentable (i.e. lower half all one colour!) and easy to touch up any repairs which I only did a quick 'slow the rust' job on in the future when I do it properly. And knowing that it's easy to do means I have no worries about chips and scrapes, unlike a pro job

[dave j]

I used it on my van, just a couple coats with a roller and have never flatted or polished it. I painted a panel at a time as I replaced the rust, so eventually it was all one colour! It is not very hard wearing, In fact some paint came off the front after driving through a heavy rain shower!

I want to repaint the van next year (properly!) but if you put any paint over Rustoleum it reacts so I will probably have to strip all the paint off.

It was cheap to paint the whole van though so i am glad i did it

[Carlosfandango]

Hullo! I'm new.

I painted my T25 in it and as has been mentioned already, it really is all in the prep. I can't comment on its 'killing rust' properties but I've found the finish to be acceptable. Use crap rollers or don't thin it out enough and the result will be eh, crap. Or shite, as it the parlance round these parts.

I painted my whole van (bar the pop top roof) with one tin. Loads and LOADS of coats. It does look respectable but if I had the cashola, I'd get someone to paint it. But, it's just a van and to be honest it looks grand...

There's a lad in another forum that's painted a crew cab t25 and I was blown away with his results.

Clearly he has more patience, talent and time than me.

 

CFD

[Honey Badger]

Didn't Mr Vulgalor use some on his princess at one point?

[derskine]

I've painted a few cars with a roller, not rustoleum but ebay military vehicle paint, it works surprisingly well, cost me about a £20 to paint a whole car and was much quicker/better than using rattle cans.

[garethj]

Maybe that's the best thing about Rustoleum, if you thought your only options were an expensive spray job or rattle cans in satin black or khaki, this is a useful alternative.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

This board has been running for almost ten years and the name 'Carlos Fandango' wasn't taken until today?

[tooSavvy]

tooGood 2 B troo....

 

TS

[twosmoke300]

This board has been running for almost ten years and the name 'Carlos Fandango' wasn't taken until today?

Ha , I was just thinking that ! Spooky