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[craig 1010cc]

GIve it a go for sure, lots of layers, no pressure on the rollers (which I struggle with ) and flat back every 2 layers

[Timify]

I came here expecting talk of cars rolled over

[conlad]

Thought I'd dig this up as I would love to re-spray my car on a budget later on... few Q's though:

1. what conditions are needed? Does it have to be warm like its needed for cans etc..?
2. any specific types of 'roller' paint that are best?
3. what primer can you use? Is there a 'roller' primer or do cans need to be used?
4. what do you do about lacquer?

Cheers

Conor

[craig 1010cc]

Thought I'd dig this up as I would love to re-spray my car on a budget later on... few Q's though:
Cheers

Conor

1. what conditions are needed? Does it have to be warm like its needed for cans etc..?
-Needs to be above about 5 deg, but the warmer the better. It will just take longer to harden off (not so much of a prob if your doing it inside)
2. any specific types of 'roller' paint that are best?
-I used rustoleum, and found it very good (haven't tried others so can't coment on if they are any good or better)
3. what primer can you use? Is there a 'roller' primer or do cans need to be used?
-You can use ut staight onto bare metal if you want to, depends more on the colour. If your car is currently a dark colour and you want it yellow, then you need to put an even barrier of a light coloured primer first.
Mine went from this

to this on 2 coats, no primer

But I think the grey is very forgiving and covers really well
4. what do you do about lacquer?
-There isn't one (only solid colurs and no need for it), but you could use rattle cans if you really wanted to

[richw911]

Looks really good ^^^^

[sixtyeight]

ok so with a roller, how to you get in around the edges of seems, the wheel arch lips, and all the fiddly areas?!

Would love to give it a go!

[feeenix14]

i cannot believe the finish you guys are getting with a flipping roller !!

i looked on that rolledon.forum and some of the cars are epic !!

mk1 cortina !! '67 Camaro !!

[craig 1010cc]

ok so with a roller, how to you get in around the edges of seems, the wheel arch lips, and all the fiddly areas?!

Would love to give it a go!

The best way is with a foam brush, but I didn't have any and used a normal paint brush

i cannot believe the finish you guys are getting with a flipping roller !!

i looked on that rolledon.forum and some of the cars are epic !!

mk1 cortina !! '67 Camaro !!

I have been pretty impressed, mine needs a couple more coats and 2nd round of flatting and polishing, but for £60 and a couple of days work, I can't argue :) And some of the cars done on rolledon are amazing

[Spitfire12]

Fantastic Finishes! I may just do this for my roof.

[minimissionary]

They sell Rover colours by the tin here http://www.autopaint...lours-622-p.asp
But wooooaaa, that's expensive! Maybe ok for touch-ups, or a roof job or something...

Edited by minimissionary, 31 January 2012 - 10:16 PM.

[craig 1010cc]

They sell Rover colours by the tin here http://www.autopaint...lours-622-p.asp
But wooooaaa, that's expensive! Maybe ok for touch-ups, or a roof job or something...

Thats about the going rate for a custom mixed can. For rollering, its about £60 for 2.5ltrs (which has done 2 coats inside and out (inc the engine bay, inner wings and boot) which I don't think is bad at all

[minimissionary]

Fair enough. I suppose compared to the price of a full professional respray, it's pocket change. Was thinking that 5 litres wouldn't cover much, but I suppose it's only a small car

[Zulu162]

Was trying to find this topic a couple of weeks ago, so thanks Conor for digging it up. Definitely going to be trying this in the summer, got a load of tractor paint for it
Thanks Craig for all your tips too!

Regards, Duncan

[elliott1905]

I came here expecting talk of cars rolled over

Ditto xD

[elliott1905]

Okay so if I was going to roll my car, what paint / lacquer should I use? What roller and how do you get a neat finish in all the cracks / difficult places?

I'm intrigued xD definitely seems much much cheaper than using 2k paints... and safer