I know painting with brushes or rollers are somewhat a high quality method. If you want a really fine stroke with a brush, get some human hair brushes. Dont know if they make them anymore, but thats what they used on the cars back in the olden days, like Ford Model As and Ts.

 

Bonus!!!!

In a week or so, I will be posting up progress pics of the same method on my 87 4runner. Im getting it back in the morning and will do some body work this weekend hopefully. Needs a few dents pulled and rust removed (damn mailbox scraped all the way down the side and little brother didnt take care of it).

 

prep work for the top was the same as the rest of the truck, a sanding to roughen things up a bit and a good wipe down with mineral spirits.

 

sorry about pic size

 

Threads a bit old... But its cool to see another Toyota painted Smoke gray. I rolled mine some time ago, over memorial weekend. And I love the color

 

aparently its a 10-15'er

 

That looks awesome!! I was hopeing for a darker grey but the color has really grown on me. :bigclap:

 

How can I do this? And with what paint, how much does it cost thanks. Looks real good, bettwr than the last time i got a cheap paint job lol

 

Thats the deal!!! I wish i had more time, i'd paint all my junk.

 

First off, SWEET!!!!!!!!

Second, so if I read correct, you did two coats, wet sanded, two more coats, then a final wet sanding?

Third, how far did you go on the original paint? Did you go all the way down to the bare metal or wut?

 

Look's great for being rolled on!

Should have used some kinda Bathroom Lavender color though...

 

just rough up the original paint and roll right over the top

 

Im definitely doing this when I need some new paint - love the look and price!

You said it took abouts 4 days including dry times...How many hours total did you have in prepping, masking, painting, blah, blah. And are you happy with the texture or will you wet sand the orange peel texture down?

Thanks!

 

i wonder how it would look with flat black and/or a two tone setup? i wouldnt think of this normally but i saw this sportcompactcar article where they sanded up a PERFECT new WRX and painted it flat black with spray cans....

they said it was because they could...and because it looked "badass"....

i'm not sure what i think of a truck being flat black.. first impression would be "not finished" but maybe it would work?

anyone tried different paint schemes? two tone split at the bodylines, or tasteful pinstriping? sounds eaiers with roll-on than it would be with spray....

 

hmm well i think i am a perfect canidate for a test run on this roll on paint stuff. Mabey i will have to do a writeup in the near future. Will i have to primer over bondo or can i just put this stuff right over?

 

I went right over the bondo

 

what about the door jams? did you paint that too, or did you take off the doors?

 

I have been practicing on soem doors for awhile no and have done a ton of research on this topic long befor it showed up on here. It really will tun out great if you thi nthe paint down to almost water and do 2 coats, wetsand 600 grit , 2 coats, wetsand 800 girt, 2caots, wetsand 1500 then then 2000, then buff. I have treid usign hunter green, gray and burgandy so far and i tihnk the burgandy is what is goig nto be going on my runner after winter is over.

 

door jams are easy cause they sell the exact same colors in spray. I am goig nto use spray on places lie kthat where they wont see much wear and it just makes quality better.

 

So has anyone else tried this painting method? Show some photos please!!! I'm getting ready to do this on a car I'm restoring...