A 1962 Ford Falcon Recieve A Budget Paint Job - The $98 Paint Job - Hot Rod Network
One consistent fact of hot-rodding life is that getting a decent paint job on a car is costly and incredibly time-consuming. The materials and tools are expensive, and even with ample time many people possess neither the patience nor the skill to pull off a nice paint job at home. Every member of the HOT ROD staff has gone through the process so many times before that the phrase "budget paint job" is thought of as an oxymoron. For the past couple of years a rumor has been circulating around the Internet that there is a way to paint your car using common enamel paint and-get this-a roller, and end up with a car that's as slick as a traditional spray job. After a good full-body cringe, our curiosity took over and we began digging around to find out more about the legend of the roller paint job. Basically the story goes that common Rust-Oleum (or Tremclad in Canada), when thinned to an extreme, can be applied to a car with high-density foam rollers, and after several layers, a few sessions of wet-sanding, and some quality time with a... We read the whole post and it still sounded like little more than urban legend-but a few guys had posted photos of their excellent results and it made us reconsider. There was only one way to find out, so we selected a victim from the dozen or so cars loitering behind the HOT ROD shop and prepared to put the theory to the test. Source: www.hotrod.com
