A mini roller rustoleum redecoration

Who did that then? Bludee vandals... clearly jealous of your bus!


Good luck with the facelift, Bob... I'll be watching with interest, and once K's a bit better I'll happily come round to lend a hand!

 

I would degrease as well. When I did a wheel this way had no issues although I did wait a little longer between coats.

 

It's evening now so where's the pics

 

Well........it didn't quite go to plan......

Basically it's all Zed's fault, he'd suggested that an overall coat of zinc primer would be good so I had a rummage around under the bench and dug out a couple of almost empty cans I'd had for years.

Gave 'em a good shake and started spraying.

In hindsight I should have checked that the nozzles weren't blocked up first. They sputtered and spurted and threw big gobs of paint onto the bus.

In hindsight I should have stopped there rather than carry on spraying blobs of primer.



I let it dry and actually had the screwdriver poised ready to open the rustoleum and thought "Tomorrow I'll be saying, In hindsight I should have sanded the lumpy primer off", but it would be too late then, so I sanded the whole thing again and I'll do the red tomorrow, it can do without primer.

 

you'll probably know this already being an old hand and all that.....but sticking old rattles cans in very hot water for ten minutes before use works wonders....just enough time to soak the nozzles in thinners....fancy that

 

Oh dear.
Top dip particularly when it's cold- for a fine spray heat the cans up in a bucket of water...

 

Snap.

 

Gits

 

What you want is a coat of primer - it can be very thin and see-through, but should be an even covering. Perhaps I didn't explain properly.

 

I agree what "happened" would show through every coat.

 

I thought so, I know that preparation is key to a good paint job. I didn't know the hot water trick either. So I'll go and buy a tin of primer in the morning then.

 

and don't forget that jumping on an apparently empty can will render another minute or so's use
can you tell I'm a cheapskate?

Rust-Oleum's History
Solving challenges is the very foundation of who we are. After all, in the beginning, our founder, sea captain Robert Fergusson, didn’t particularly care about paint. He just wanted to keep his ship intact. That’s why, when he noticed that an accidental splash of fish oil had stopped the relentless spread of corrosion on his rusty metal deck, he immediately recognized it for what it was: A valuable solution.

I've been smearing mackerel on my classics for decades....

 

Zinc192 - yellow and black can - great stuff at a reasoable price.

 

Well I WAS just going to quote your reply and make a funny comment but I've been rendered commentless because of the history of rustoleum that is invisible to the normal viewer but appears, as if my magic, when the post is copied....

....is it magic?

 

Oh and when you post it disappears

I am seriously impressed.

Edit: Oh cancel that, it hasn't disappeared I just hadn't scrolled up enough.

 

keep up at the back....

 

Just get a brush out and slap it on.

I once painted a £70 Passat with a brush using a tin of pillarbox red Japlac I found in the shed. I didn't do any prep, apart from sticking aluminium tape over the rust holes. It looked great, and held up well.

Then some a-hole threw a brick through the rear window. I found a bit of perspex, cut it to size and fitted it with self tappers, silicone sealant and gaffa.

I loved that car.

It's a shame bays are worth so much these days. We'd all enjoy them a lot more if they were worth less...

Well done for having the guts to do your own paint job though! I'm sure it'll turn out great.

 

You think? Maybe.

 

Maybe it's a personal thing.

 

I can't say that any vehicle's value has made me treat it any differently TBH, I'm a vehicle abuser by nature and not one to try and preserve value for it's own sake.