With the way work is going and the high price of everday life im thinking about painting my ford with a roll on paint so if I happen to mess it up while out on the trail i could fix it easy and cheap has anyone done this and do you have pictures.

 

Check this place out.

Rolled On - Affordable Paintjobs

 

I painted this Image of finished install - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting with some rustoleum and some lacquer thinner. Yes, lacquer thinner. Everyone said it would not work, but it did. Prep was minimal, I barely scuffed the surface. I am not a painter either, I just wanted some color on my ride, mostly so it would match. Painted outside, no primer, nothing. Did not even measure too much. Parts of the truck are a little more red than others because of this, but with a little more time, the color could match real well. WOuld have been even better if a complete batch of juice was mixed before shooting the truck.
Little wet sanding, and a little rubbing, and it shines real well. Gotta look real close to see where I touched up the truck with aerosol cans, and rubbed them out later.
Btw, the truck has never seen a buffer, this was lightly rubbed by hand with 3M compounds. Does not look too bad for around 60 bucks.
Now for the downside. While the dollar amount was quite low, the truck was rather straight, and after 2 years, it shows plenty of signs of age. This stuff only shines real well after it has been waxed. It dulls rather easy, and does require some maintenance. If you dont mind keeping after it, this might be a decent alternative, but I am a little tired of trying to keep a shine on it, and probably would not consider this option for anything longer term than say a couple of years. Not quite worth the effort.
Fun to talk about on the trail. Most cant believe it was painted with this paint, but thats where it stops. Keeping it maintained is not really worth it in the end.

 

i bet if you put clear on after it would shine forever

 

I used spray cans to do mine, and it came out well. I also clearcoated mine (with spray cans) so it stays shiny all the time. The only down sides to it are that it took way more cans than I thought it would and the clear is starting to come off the hood after 4 years sitting outside.

Don't fool yourself. The tradeoff for cheap paint is lots of time. My hands hurt for days after using spraycans. I even wore out one of those nozzle triggers, and when I wetsanded, it took forever.

 

Anything you do to make your ride look better is an improvement
even if it is a cheap job and will not last forever!
I hate it when I see a nice old truck just rotting away and the person driving it just don't care to even try to do the least little bit to make it better
I like to use Flat Black or any flat color, it gives you one uniform color and it hides a lot of imperfections
one of these days I'm going to try Camouflage

 

I'm currently doing mine with spray cans as well. The way I see it, it would be a dis-service to my old farm truck to spend a lot of money on a paint job and then be affraid to use it. That and who knows, I might change my mind in a few years and want a different color on it.

 

Let us know how it turns out.I plan to get a gallon of Rustoleum paint to do mine.

 

They sell tractor paint at tractor supply for about $30-$40 a gallon and you can spray or roll it on

I have been doing some research on this paint and I have seen some people say it is a good cheap alternative to automotive paint and others say it will fade very quickly and shouldn't even be bothered with.

Anybody here ever try it?

 

If you go my first post in this thread there is a link for roll on painting.

 

Looks good. I'm starting on the interior tomorrow and will post there at rolled on.

 

I wasn't wondering if anyone ever rolled on paint I was wondering if anyone here ever used the cheap tractor paint

 

I looked at the paint at Tractor Supply and it's no different than Rustoleum.

Go to the site I posted they use different brands of paints. It isn't that hard but it does give you a guide to go by there.

 

I'd paint it just like I paint my derby cars. Just go to the parts store and pony up $25 for a gallon of Tractor and Implement paint and get to it. All you need is an air compressor and HVLP paint gun, and it'll look almost professional for years! Granted color choices are minimal, but as long as you don't mind gloss black, john deere green, i/h red, or gloss white, you're set!

 

The flat black idea Rsalter said is what I planned on doing. I would have to do alot of body work and or replacement to be worth putting a costly paint job on it so I am going to find me some good flat black and and air compressor and paint away. There is no way I can make it look worse than what it does now

I also thought about putting up a temporary blue tarp and 2x4 shop to paint my truck in to help keep dirt and leaves and such off.