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[Kowalski]

so yeah, my legacy's paint has seen better days. rust, sap, the usual fun stuff. I've been thinking of painting my car something... interesting but not police magnet material (this is my blunt wagon ). i was thinking white with big black ?'s (like ~2') scattered over it at different angles? and a gloss finish is a must.

anyway enough about my bad ideas... do you guys know of any very cheap (like 80$) ways to reach my goal? i hear good things about rustoleum in vehicle applications from a few people, and being able to use a roller to apply it, then sand it, then buff to a fairly durable gloss seems very very awesome considering my working area (top of a driveway...) and i know I'd f'up any attempt at a clearcoat. you guys know any other cost effective ways of doing this?


btw: my sorry paint job with areas of.. ugly pointed out. yeah that front 1/4 panel piece is riveted in... damn previous owners and your ghettorigging.

[stipro]

I think the easiest way of painting/fixin' up the wagon is to get rid of the rust. Sand blast it, remove it, whatever. Prime those areas, then maybe go to a paint shop and see if they can hook you up with some left over single stage paint. I would not recommend appling it with a roller, however, it would take eons to sand down and buff to any marginal shine/smoothness. I dont know about $80, but I would say probably $150 would make up an "OK" DIY paint job, which it seems you are after.

[Kowalski]

yeah i was gonna use the sand/grind thing on my dremel to grind all the rusted spots down, and maybe grind the heads on the rivets a little smoother and maybe some bondo or something to lessen the gap between the new panel and the old stuff a little more. i dont have a spray gun though... so i need a rattlecan method if not for the rustoleum