How To Paint Your Car With A Roller 

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Your granma loves you alot. There aren't many like her, try to help her as much as possible, cut the grass, wash her car, even wash the dishes, she deserves it. I wish I had a granma like her. Tell her I love her, because she is what I didn't have . God bless. Also your little bro. was helping you without complaining .You are blessed and highly favored.

love that grandma is helping

Hi I think painting an old car with a brush or roller is the best way to preserve a car that still has a lot of life in it. My dad painted both his cars with a brush and rust-o-leum and he hardly ever washed them ever again and both cars never rusted ever again. "NEVER PUT MONEY IN THE BODY OF A CAR - IT'S MONEY YOU NEVER GET BACK OUT OF IT". Thanks. Sincerely, JAMES.

🏆🖌 This is one of the better DIY vehicle roller paint job videos out there. When you see the before and after shots you have to agree: it's 100% better-- and the metal is now protected. I especially like that there was no annoying-- and often crappy-- background music playing as he spoke. Grandma in the background was a nice touch. She appears ready to spring into action if asked. 👵🏻 👍🏻

I repainted my entire 2003 Nissan Pathfinder LE with Rustoleum black glossy. I used 4 inch wool mini rollers and the outcome was better than any Maaco paint job I’ve had with a longer warranty as well.

I thought it was awesome that the woman was helping you. Im sure she had better things to do but, she loves you and, just wanted to be involved.

In 1987 I painted my VW camper in black hammerite, it had prevoiusy been done badly in silver with heavy runs in places, which I flattened out. I used a 9" gloss roller and a 2" gloss brush and the finish was perfect, even had a couple of people ask me where I had it done and they were suprised when I told then how I did it.

What a great family you have everyone helping out. Thanks for sharing.

I painted my firebird with a four inch roller and it was shiny and looked better then a spray can job and I didn’t have to worry about my neighbors bitching about getting over spray on there cars parked down the street.

Grandma is helping also, to cool...

I have painted lots of old cars and trucks this way bro . With skills it totally legit and comes up really good . I appreciate your courage in putting your self out their bro 😊stay strong and fuck those haters 😂

Good stuff. It's an effective method for those that want to try the faux patina look. Lay down a few different colours and sand through.

I just put way to much money into my old dodge truck so this would be the way I'm going to end up painting it. great video thank you!

Loved the family and young friend dynamics. Thanks for the video :)

Excellent use of editing! I hate watching videos with long drawn out monotonous segments. You got your info clear and sped up other crab. Awsome!!

good video, I'm doing my 79 soon. thanks for showing the rustoleum professional. I was worried because the cure time is different than the traditional "rust stops". (comes in the white can). I am probably going to do 50/50 on the mix, I don't mind re painting a few extra coats. good video, keep them coming kudos to all your friends helping... very cool bro!

I love these videos lol. Everyone does it a little bit differently. Thanks

Thanks great video I know it's old but how long did you wait between coats ? I plan on doing my hood this Saturday

Getting ready to repaint my '08 Honda Element, and wanted a reliable DIY method... loooove the Rustoleum plan! Thanks for your tips on rollers, # coats, etc. I'm off-grid, no garage, so I may have some leaves and pine needles sticking... haaaaaa!

wow you have quick reflexes never seen anyone stir paint so fast like superman

I painted my entire life and always laughed at foam rollers. Now I'm the biggest fan. I never paint cabinets except with foam rollers. I'm fixing to paint my truck with a foam roller and I know I can do a better job than spraying after wet sanding.

this is actualy a house hold tip: ceep the roller in a plastic bag and the roller is good to use the next day!. i cant say this works with car paint but wall paint is 100% good to go the next day!

Just soak your roller in the paint then put plastic over top and seal around it tightly with tape. Good to go the next day. I think it'd be better to go one good pass with the roller and to do more coats than to keep going over one coat with the roller bc it starts to disrupt the paint more than cover it.

I did my truck a little bit ago in half hunter green/half white it's a sort of mint that changes more lime when light hits it. It came out sort a cool satin. Everyone including me likes it! I don't want to clear coat it, I'm afraid to mess around with the finish. You would have to see it, it looks really cool! Does anyone know if waxing will protect it?

That looks complete FUN

Tried this and the paint bubbled up like you said so thought I'd leave it see if it flattens itself but it dried bubbly?

First thing you need to use self leveling paint if your expecting no Oregon peal. The best place to find the self leveling paint is at a farm supply store. It’s called Tractor 🚜 paint. It cost around 35 bucks a gallon. But you don’t need primer or reducer you just clean the serfs and then roller it on with a sponge roller put 1 cot on what 15 to 24 hours thin apply a second cot wait about four days then you can put decals or pinstripes or spray paint over it. You can also wet sand and buff it too

if you do it again you may want to add a hardener... bird droppings will break rustoleum down.

What do you wet sand, cut, and buff with? Be specific with grits, compounds, and sanders, please. Thanks!

ONCE YOU APPLY THE PAINT.........if it has been more than just a few seconds....DO....NOT........ROLL ( or brush) ...BACK ....OVER..... THAT ....AREA........ until after the paint has significantly firmed up. Even though it LOOKS like orange peel..... DONT TOUCH IT...... it will somewhat " lay down" or " self level"... but... If you re-roll or rebrush over paint that is more than a "minute old".... VERY shortly after paint is initially laid down, it starts to dry, first by skinning over. The top most molecules start to cure and harden...THEN...if you brush or roll back over that curing/hardening paint... YOU....WILL.... disturb and distort that " skin".... rolling or brushing over freshly laid paint is what CAUSES brush strokes or orange peel. like it or not..... lay down a coat.... and move on... if its been more than a minute DO NOT GO BACK AND TOUCH IT UP ... if it HAS been only a few seconds...myou might be able to add more paint but make sure that you fully " re-wet" the whole area with fresh wet paint which help all of it lay back down.

I wish I had a grandma like that.

At American Airlines I started as a painter,we used polyurethane 2-part paint it looked pretty good.Some buffoons always applied a good squirt of accelerator in a paint tray,1-2 drops or it dries as you are painting.Little hairs grow off the paint.

I'm wanting to try roll and tipping, run a 4" roller for even disbursement of paint in one direction and barely drag a quality paint brush in the opposite direction over small sections rolled out, to remove air pockets and bubbles caused by the roller. I want to try penetrol instead of thinner in order to remove most all brush marks, and add a couple % of enamel hardener for harder most luster finish. It supposed to lay as flat as spray and equal the shine. The extra supplies needed would likely only cost as much as the extra sandpaper you need.

Tip for wet rollers and brushes - just get excess drip paint off then put in air tight plastic bag twisting the bag then around the handles = wet, steady to go in the morning without washing, throwing away and never ending cleaning. Keeps the roller / brushes wet and fresh.

You suggest this for a lanai aluminum? Not gonna put that thinner in it though

That's great!!! Glad to know how to do this!!!

When removing a hood or in Britain, bonnet. I always (try) to sink a self tapping screw in the both arms as well as the hood crash framework. This way it takes all of the guesswork out of remounting. Just My thoughts.

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If using a roller is an approved method of painting airplane panels than its more than good enough for cars as long as you're not looking for something too smooth, its gonna have a slight rough texture to it, but its way better and not to mention easier than using a can of spray paint, trust me

question: i got an all black 98 chevy, is it possible just to buy a gallon of glossy black then just roll it without any other materials?

I painted a 79 Cutlass with a roller and a few quarts of baby blue Rustoleum gloss enamel Came out perfect Still looking for a photo of it from the late 80’s😅

So how did using roller to paint hood come out? Have you done another video on second phase of what this video tutorial is about. I never saw this before...I didn't think a house wall painting roller could be used for a vehicle....that is why I keep an open mind to things in the world....things are at a constant in respect to evolution and evolving practices of doing most things....perfect it n pitch it young man god speed...

wow lovely

when done with the first coat, you can just wrap your roller up in a plastic shopping bag or a small trash bag and just keep it air tight. I like to roll it in the paint first before sticking in a bag that way it's nice and juicy and it stays usable right away when pulling it out of the bag just make sure you don't leave it in direct sunlight or enough to flow through because it can tack up and dry, but between it should be just fine wrapped up in the bag if you get a little bit wet with the paint you were using and then just store it in there while you wait to do the second coat. Shoot, I've had a roller wrapped up for a couple weeks and I still pulled it out and it was ready to roll so they last a while if they're not exposed to heat or air I mean, they have actual roller canisters that are like the size of Pringle Can that you stick your roller in while it's wet and it'll keep it ready to use

VOLKSWAGEN Rules, your Grandma rules. Best Regards from God Old Germany😉

what about clear coat, do you roller that too?

You are awesome!!!! Thank you for sharing your project!!!

Do you think you can clearcoat with this method?

Thanks good job.greetings from netherlands

Might help a little but if you're not worried about roller texture which I don't think you are you can buy sponge disposable roller 9" down to 4" you don't have to clean them they're cheaper than nylon and you don't get the little hairs from your roller in the paint.

his grandma's got in to help that was cool

i am a paint and body school grad and i have always wanted to try the roller paint job, don't get me wrong i love spraying paint but i believe there are many ways to get a nice paint job. i am planing to use tractor paint on my upcoming project '''an 81' toyota pickup that is going john deere yellow''' and i don't care if people don't like it, i think people will be impressed with how good it looks and how well it holds up outside.

I did this years ago using both spray and roller. I didn't thin the paint, I added Penetrol and it worked GREAT! Also, never reuse a roller when you can afford a new, clean one. Just sayin. Car turned out so good that I had request to paint other people's junkers! LOL

love it bro me and my gramma refinished her door

If you put the roller in a sealed bag it will be fine to use as long as the air doesn’t fleet at it. Or ceran wrap it.

Guy told me I ordered paint on eBay said use a 1/4 nap gonna get one at Lowe's on Saturday. Probably be better than using spray paint or a spray gun when all the paint fumes be in the air. I should of used a roller in the first place it seems better to me.

Hi where is the 2nd video want to see wet sanding and clear coat

Loved your video, I used dulux polyurethane orange on a datsun back in the 1970s that was rolled and it looked dam good I did have a problem with small bits of the roller stuck in the paint but from about 20 feet you thought it was a professional spray job. Just subbed regards from the uk.

Did it to my Camaro and it wasn't bad. I can't wait to do it again on something else.

Cool to use semi gloss ? Or oil based

Thank you Im gunna do this to my car.

Bro got Grams helping lol 😆 nice

Quick question ... I want to use regular wood varnish (poly) to do the clear coat on the hood of my jeep. Is there any reason you can think of that that wouldn't be a good idea?

nice the grand even put in work

Thank you very much for the information.

When you use a foam roller first saturate it with paint, it prevents bubbles and orange skin, or use a short haired lacquer roller.

It's kinda funny how people seem to think the One and Only way to paint a car is by spraying (preferably in a mucho expensive paint booth); and that using rattle-cans, or a roller, or a brush just means you're going to get a crap result. Well, as you prove, it doesn't have to be that way; sure, it takes a bit more elbow-grease but you can still have a damn nice paint-job at the end of it. Guess that goes to show what "Everybody knows you can't..." is worth, eh?

Nice ! Wonder if I could use flat black!

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I've seen allot of successful roller jobs... Best results and easy was to avoid "dry brushing" is to pour some paint directly on the panel and draw it out with a paint primed roller

Didn’t even get to see the final product. Way to go genius.

I know Rust-Oleum is cheaper then Auto factory paint but is that the reason for using Rust-Oleum because it's cheaper? Does chrysler white roll same as rust o leum?

hi wot house hold paint did you use ?

damn! he had grandma and the neighbors kids she was baby sitting for the day too.

Great job

Looks like fun

How many of those tans would u get for a Dodge caravan

Going to try something similar.

Good Job😉 Hey, it saves money.. I've heard various recommendations, ie using oil based vs enamel. I know oil can be a bitch to work with😨. What do you think? Thanks for the post.

This was a good one

The finish looks like raptor paint. A bit of sanding after and will look mat, ready for some clear

Your math is right, but your measuring IS wrong. You said you need to put 4.8oz of thinner and 7.2oz of paint, but actually put around 5.8oz of thinner, because it was waay closer to 6 in the mixing cup... so you ended up mixing around 5.8 thinner and 6.2 paint, which kinda makes it almost <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="3050">50:50</a> again. :D well done, plus you gained a subscriber

I'm doing this too need to save money lol good stuff my friend

Nice finish, amazing! 1. Did you use a mohair roller? 2. What is the wet sanding grit and do you use a machine or by hand? 3. What sort of paint did you use - a link would be helpful. Is this automotive paint?'

How do I get my paint stick to move that fast

so 80-20 next time? Could you get close ups before sanding ?

this is what I am going to be doing to my car in a couple weeks. I'm planning on it turning out better than how it looks right now lol

I don't think is stupid at all, it has its application. Race cars or beater cars, for example.

Very creative

very awesome but you should of put but a rust protective coat on first let it dry then rolled the black on after

Get at it granny

Love it

Great video

A DIY how to video that doesn't show a finished product. Glad I watched this video! I should do a video on how to paint your car with a roller/ how to paint your bathroom with a spray gun....

Does it actually look ok with a roller on a car bonnet or car hood ?

thanks for the video. Have you tried tipping the paint with a good brush after rolling?

That panel is surely cursed forever

I once had an orange cat and a can of rustoleum and when I woke up from a heavy night of drinking I now have a leopard, wife was like wtf

if you turn the roller around you get differnt light shades at differnt angles