WE PAINTED OUR CAR WITH TRACTOR PAINT! How to roller paint Rustoleum Tractor Paint - Short Version 

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Thank you for this video, did my car with their Kubota Orange, two coats....it came out great. Painted it with a 4 inch roller.

I never thought u could paint a car with a roller and it not look like complete ass. Did you wet sand it and try to make it nice and smooth? It came out pretty good but would like to see it in the sun 😊 nice work

The “you can’t do that that way” people have always been the most stubborn and rigid minded people I’ve known. They even get mad you’re not doing things the way they would. It’s wild

Even if it looked like crap they'd still be wrong. You can paint your car however you see fit.

It is hard for many people when things are done "wrong". Cars are kind of holy cows of these days. Even 4wd "offroad" cars need to be spotless and scratch and bump free. When I worked in Africa those cars went to bushes, they had scratches and bumps. When paint surface broke they slapped in some greenish roof paint with a brush and it was good to go again. Those cars were TOOLS, NOT JEWELRY.

Thanks dude. I got try that high gloss oil based on something!

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Gold leaf metallic on the 88 pontiac. Bro.... that is ready for a maroon crushed velvet interior, some legit 80 spoke dayton's and possibly some curb feelers just for bragging rights. VERY old school.

That is an awesome story! I’ve always wondered why shingle roofs don’t get some sort of topcoat to really seal them up.

@@thejoyoffixingthey actually do have a product now that can extend life for 5 to 7 yrs.

Interesting. Wonder what happens if you spray it every 3 years. Probably horrible chemicals polluting our water supply but maybe not! I’m pretty worried about the future with hydrophobic chemicals all over. But who knows… maybe it’s what our intestines crave!

I’m not sure about the UK. You’re gonna have to do some investigating! Thanks for sharing your story. We moved to the country a few years ago and it suits us much better. It’s a more hands-on life, which is fulfilling.

Sorry to hear, but you are 1 in a million! Parents would be proud.

UK has great paint seller stores. One that I know of is called paints4trade . Just google that and go to their "Agricultural & Tractor Paint" section. Some great color selection available there too.

Haha. That’s awesome.

I should try this on my 01 Silverado Crew cab with over 300,000 miles

Perfect candidate.

It has the cancer🤣🤣🤣🤣

If you don’t want to grind everything down - can you just clean it and paint over rusty areas?

My grandfather used to tell us the story about his old neighbor lady that would spend a week touching up her home every spring and then finish by touching up the car with the same oil based exterior paint. Fantastic visual story.

I've used Rustoleum (red) and a roller on several of my Ford F150 and F250's over the years and then lettered them with the company name/logo and from 10 fit away they look great and I've never had anyone question things. Just make sure to slightly thin the quart can with either paint thinner, toluene or xylene in order to minimize the orange peel. I've also sprayed (white) Dupont Imron on a few trucks and tanks as well. It all turned out well and I stopped paying Maico and other paint shops for something I could successfully do myself.

Back in the '80s, I helped a friend of mine paint the roof of his Delta 88 with house paint. The vinyl had peeled off and the mastic left sort of an orange peel, so when it was done, the house paint didn't look that different from the original vinyl.

It's worth what you put into it to, what you get out of it. The same goes with you get what you pay for.

Awesome! Glad to hear it. Thank for that comment.

I feel that very same way about so many things. Haha. I watched Norm Abrahm build incredible woodworking projects for years. I have wood tools.... but I ain't out building an Amish hutch. haha

Thanks for sharing! I’d never use latex but I’ve seen some latex applications that are rock tough. Always surprising. Probably quality of materials and, of course, prep!

That’s true! Some people use a heat gun.

Love a bus job! Thanks for the comment.

Exactly! Tye ability to go high quality touch up is a great bonus!

Van Sickle makes some fantastic products. When I worked at Sherwin Williams, we had several people use SherKem implement paint due to film hardness and gloss retention. If you prep and take your time, you can absolutely make it work. And while rolling it is okay, I would probably recommend a cup gun spray setup instead, to minimize orange peel or uneven application. Good results regardless.

I think if I was gonna use a spray gun it would be a cup sprayer for sure. Nothing beats a hopper.

Regardless, it turned out really, really well. Sometimes those rollers can surprise ya.

I know I was surprised!

Thanks for sharing your experience! Glad you took the time. Appreciate you joining the conversation.

I’m glad it was helpful! And, truly, a maaco basic paint job starts peeling at the edges within just a year or 2.

I painted my 75 Harley with Kraylon spray bombs. Follow all the rules for spraying with a paint gun and you can get a very good paint job. I liked that I could wash my bike and scrub the paint with steel wool and not hurt the paint job.

Thank you! Good luck!

It’s such a good and practical solution.

Thank you so much!

That’s why I made this video. People are scared to try things because they can’t visualize the path to their perfect goal. Sometimes you need to see that “well enough” is just fine and you can pull it off. Thanks for your encouraging words. I hope others see them as well.

the great thing about thinking outside the box is sometimes you discover you don't even need a box! Florida granma

lol. We had a green 70s ford sedan we called “greenie”. It was huge. Wish I still had it. Thing was a tank.

This is absolutely correct. It’s a step I would advise. Also, if you have the time, add a bit more thinner, do more coats with longer dry time.

Wouldn't the thinner speed up dry time, at least that's what other channels say?

Thanks so much. I’m disabled too but just a tiny section at a time feels good to do. Even if it hurts.

Fortune, lower coating urethane is definitely better for some of the more flexible type of projects out there. I would probably recommend that for painting trailer decks before I recommended the tractor paint. Thanks for commenting. I always enjoy a good kayak story.

Excellent comment!

People might laugh and say it's cheap and tacky. But remember that paint they had on That Van was done by a Paint Sprayer at the Factory and it didn't hold all that well. What I'm trying to say is nothing last forever. Everything gets old and worn so why pay thousands of dollars on something u can do at home that just might last just as long or longer . In the end that Van looked great and it is an old Vehicle. Great Job .

You might just be ready for a fresh coat, Jim Bob!

@@thejoyoffixing Yeah, I just might give it a recoat.

Just might ain’t closin’ any deals! Gotta do it, buddy!

Thank you!

That’s a great drying interval! Awesome! Wish we could share pictures here. I should start a Telegram channel or something like that

Very good points! It should be common sense, but plastic is a flexible substrate and if it’s impacted… you’re gonna get crackle. Seen it on 1000 factory paint jobs. Or anything you paint with an enamel over a forgiving substrate. Thanks for the comment!

Yeah there’s a lot of ways to make it shinier. Could paint on 6 or 6 thinner coats with flotrol and a brush. But we were just going for one color and stop the rust. All depends on what you’re going for. I’d do it differently on a nicer car.

My grandpas neighbor would paint her Cadillac with pink house paint every year back in the 60s. I’d love to have seen that.

Very interesting. Makes sense

That’s awesome. I’m a big fan of the mixing!

Awesome! Make sure to watch my 1 year follow up for more tips.

Absolutely!

That’s a success story right there!

For this job I didn't really care at all. But absolutely, for other jobs, i'll be using polishing compound.

Thank you for commenting, David! Also, thanks for adding to the knowledge base that this video’s comment section has become. Appreciate you participating! Thanks for watching.

A fellow frugal person! Your sensibility is greeted with open arms! Haha. Nice to meet you!

Thanks for sharing your story. I hope to be putting some stories about my grandfather on here in the near future. I’m glad you shared.

It’s the truth!

Oh man… cold weather. It’ll always mess up some paint work.

This guy gets it. THANK YOU for posting. For all the people that come in here saying, "Doesn't look professional", or "you don't know how to spray a car so you did it the stupid way".... I have no time for these people. At the end of the day you're looking for a car thats all the same color without paying thousands of dollars or setting up some sort of spray booth in your garage. For a 20 year old car with 200,000 miles on it and some minor body damage... just getting out the roller and sander is a move I'm SHOCKED more people don't make. Bulletproof paint job. Can be done in very little time. Costs almost nothing (you can paint an entire car with a roller and rustoleum for around $60 if you really tighten your belt and penny pinch). This isn't like some sort of ridiculous tiktok life-hack trash... it's a legitimate way to stop the rust and get your call all 1 color again. The finish?.... it'll be as good as you're willing to put the time into. I could have made this van mirror polished, but that level of finish wasn't important. I was more than happy with the minimal texture and FARM TOUGH finish that the paint gave. It was an acceptable tradeoff for me, and I'll do it again in the future for SURE!

Haha. Thats a business model. Add big rear tires and paint green and yellow. Hahaha

That’s awesome. Good luck. Watch the 1 year follow up video for more tips. Thanks for the sub!

Thank you very much!

You and me both! Use this stuff! It’ll last forever.

In ways, it was! Especially at 10 feet! Thanks for your comment.

That sounds like a way to get really beautiful results. I was a bit less concerned on this one. Kids car. Needed it monotone. It worked. For something nicer… I’d slow down a lot

That’s a great memory

You bet!

You are so welcome!

@thejoyoffixing I'm a retired woman living in and out of my '03 Buick Lesabre for 18 months. She is infected with that dang 'delamination'. While I was out west camping in the winter, no problem. Now that I've been back in the south for 4 months, it's now started rusting along with the delam. Seeing your well-done, thoughtful video, I truly believe I can do most of this by myself. Thank you again. Shelley 💣

I know you can!

I absolutely agree!

Do it!!!!!!

Thank you very much. I appreciate the kind words.

Heck yeah!

Agreed, yet somehow after all these years of cutting costs and environmental/safety regulation… nothing is made at its best potential. Automotive paint, especially blues, takes serious beating sometimes.

I’ve only ever seen GM cars made in Mexico peel like that.

Oh that was because he rolled on tractor paint

Either I don’t understand, or this is a low information low IQ reply.

"oleum" is Latin for "oil", like how linoleum flooring is made out of linseed oil. The "oleum" in Rust-Oleum is because the original formula contained whale oil as a rust preventative.

I bet you are the fun at every party.

You are absolutely a man of my own heart.

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing your story!

Very nice

Thank you! Cheers!

Gonna start using some of the 1000s of songs in Joels Library for future content.

I like the light jazz

@@jimcatanzaro7808 Thanks. I love remixing tasty old jazz samples. Lets me do something with my vinyl collection.

I was thinking at the end that I liked the music. Now I know where it came from too 🎹🎷🎺

Thanks

Absolutely! Flat would be awesome

@@thejoyoffixing --- you should be able to color sand and buff that without too much effort - it would be interesting how long that will hold up in the weather

@@thejoyoffixing - you might be able to color sand and buff

That’s possible

Thank you! I think so too!

That’s the truth! Got the job done!!!! Thanks for watching and for commenting!

Maaco sucks. Even the expensive jobs suck.

Macro thinks sanding the vehicle is not worth the effort for there premium paint job prices.

Good luck!

I think so too! Thanks!

Thank you!

Nice

Awesome! Good luck!

Thanks for watching!

Read all the comments to this video and replies. There’s a process called “roll and tip” that gets discussed multiple times. This is the key to getting rid of the orange peel.

@@thejoyoffixing ok 👍

Thank you very much!

Thanks for watching

Thank you!

Thanks! Watch my 1 year follow up video for a few more tips!

You’re very welcome! I’m glad this was helpful

Hey! Some of us aspire to live in a van some day! Haha

I think you’re right. Lead was a pretty cool thing on a lot of ways.

@@thejoyoffixing It was also the used in filling in seams and small dents before Bondo. Most cutomizers used it so there were no chips falling off the exotic paint jobs they worked so hard to accomplish.

@@thejoyoffixing And it didn't fall off under a custom paint job.

I knew an old guy that restored old cars and used lead for filler. The final product was beautiful, smooth and uniform.

That’s awesome. I’m sure we will use rubbing compound on the next car, as it’s one we want to sell and really dazzle someone with.

Bondo

That’s a great color!

Thanks

Use mag wheel polish followed by a clear coat.

You are!

Good tip

Exactly. At least get it 1 color kids!!!!!

You're absolutely correct. The ol' Roll and Tip. I didn't know what that was when. Idid this video, nor did it matter for this car, but that is a great technique that I'll be applying in the future.

That was the only goal. Better than before, and not ready to fall apart immediately. Worked out great. Thanks for the comment.

Thank you!

It’s been hit a bunch and it’s still looking perfect.

I almost removed the hood and torched it but… alas

No electricity

Thank you very much

There’s mixture info in the long version on my channel. I can’t remember off hand.

That’s awesome! I’ll look forward to you, letting me know how things turned out.

I used a heat gun and it refreshed the plastic.

Indeed, Mud flaps, grill and a few other parts are gonna get the black Krylon or possibly a thick coat of plastidip. That was always the plan for sure. Probably some of the roof rack components also, although I know doing some heat treating can really revitalize this old faded plastic too. Still making my choice.

@@thejoyoffixing Awesome!!

Great idea. Thanks.