my paint is rolled on rustoleum profesional thinned with mineral spirits. 5 coats, 4in foam roller.

 

swerks, how long did it take your paint to cure?

how did you mix your paint, what ratio?

 

check out this post I think it will answer your questions
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...d-paint-95720/

 

my interlux paint is on backorder. just my luck.
i did wet sand the hood with some 400 grit this evening, and it did remove a lot of the orange peel. i'll take a pic before i paint it tomorrow with rustoleum diluted with o.m.s.

 

here are the latest pictures. i used o.m.s. this time instead of acetone, and the results are much better.
i could wet sand this coat and just about remove what little orange peel that is left. my first coat messed up everything. i should have sanded the first coat off, but oh well. my boat paint should ship tomorrow.

 

i am still waiting on the boat paint, if it has not shipped tomorrow, gonna have to go to another supplier. i hate companies that lie to you, the stuff was supposed to be in on the 15th, yes that was last week.

 

any word on the paint?

 

interlux brightside is the ticket. seriously. search for a miata belonging to "aussie driver". i'll find pics.

 

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116.../#post50565157

go now! see! brightside!!!

 

i just read through that miata posting on the miata forum...very, very thorough and very, very nice results.

 

ups said the paint will be here tomorrow. i am going to prep the tailgate tomorrow afternoon and post the pics of the before and after paint job tomorrow night. the rustoleum looks pretty darn good after wet sanding. i just hope the color is ok, fire engine red might be a little redder than i would like. interlux does not offer many colors in the brightside line.

 

Hey Tortis, thanks for trying the different methods out and documenting how they each work, hope the brightside works out great for ya.

 

Heres Mine.. Just gotta install the rear bumper. and at some point paint it Urban Camo.

 

another thing i should mention about the rustoleum is that "aussie driver" had trouble when it rained. his paint was shiney but when it rained it would turn matte and look like someone just sanded it, and would need to be buffed. no problem with the brightside, though.

 

4hummer, that makes your runner look like a whole different rig...what color is it? i definitely like it better than the red. did you do door sills and engine bay by any chance?

 

Thanks. its been 1.5years on rebuilding this thing. Engine rebuild, Lift, Sliders, Front bumper. etc.

Heres a shot of the front end. The stinger turned out a little too tight of a bend. But good enough. Just gotta install the 4 KC light onto the bumper.

 

Door sills yes. (Just brushed that on), Colour is Tremclad Grey, Engine bay I did not paint my truck still has red panties. But it matches this....

 

Just found some step by step photos I took while doing the hood

Stuff your Need.
http://www.mudrunner.ca/paint/paint-1.jpg

First half coat
http://www.mudrunner.ca/paint/paint-2.jpg

This is where you say to yourself what the F have I done !!!!!
all those bubbles pop and level out (As long as you didn't mix it to thick)
http://www.mudrunner.ca/paint/paint-3.jpg
http://www.mudrunner.ca/paint/paint-4.jpg
http://www.mudrunner.ca/paint/paint-5.jpg

Couple coats later
http://www.mudrunner.ca/paint/paint-6.jpg

Wet sanded twice in between the 3rd and 5th coat I think
http://www.mudrunner.ca/paint/paint-7.jpg

Final Coat before Wet sanding and buffing
http://www.mudrunner.ca/paint/paint-8.jpg

Here is the hood wet sanded before buffing. you can see the Fender is almost done.
http://www.mudrunner.ca/paint/paint-9.jpg

 

This is deffinatleyhow im painting my beast after I fix the bodywork on the bed

 

tulsa, i just wanted to help out with this topic. i wanted to see for my self which one would work better, if the brightside levels out and does not leave any orange peel, then i learned something. i am curious to see if the brightside is as hard as the rustoleum when cured. i has only rained once since i painted my hood and it has not faded or dulled out.