What You MUST Know About Roller Painting A Car! 

Thank You for all the information! The video was fun to watch and I like your approach to things when you do them yourself, sometimes you just need to fix things just so, no more no less, you are not restoring a classic here, you are making more appealing a vehicle that you just use every day look cleaner and put together! And sometimes that is just what is needed! Thank you again for your video!

Did it on my '79 van. No mineral spirits. 4" foam roller. Barely sanded anywhere, hope it sticks! Looks great. Thanks for the info.

Every thing you said makes sense. If they don’t fallow your direction they can not complain. I did that on a unwanted door . It came out perfect now i will do my car.

Im about to roll paint my 48 Ford 8N tractor, thank you for the detailed process you went through and sharing, definitely boosted my confidence in the process. The old tractor is a worker not a show stopper and this will help her look just a bit nicer.

This sounds great. My daughter wants her silver Xterra to get a black roof. The low gloss black Rust-Oleum sounds perfect. May do the front hood and back hatch too, depending on how the roof looks. Get a silver/black two tone thing going.

To be clear to everyone wondering It’s OIL BASED enamel, not to be confused with Acrylic Enamel.

Back in the 50s when I grew up in Dad's Body shop. Enamel was the main paint. Lacquer was for the high class folks. Love the forgiving nature of basic Enamel paint. It sprays almost as easily as the roller.

I use a brush, usually, but you have encouraged me to try a roller. I have 3 tractor painting projects coming up, and my business partner has pickup trucks that need paint. I will try!

This man is an absolute expert on this subject

I was feeling pretty depressed after getting an outrageous estimate from MAACO for my old Honda. Now I know what I'm gonna do! Thanks for the great info.😀

This seems the easiest to understand. I appreciate your suggestions on supplies.

Id recommend someone looking to try this method, paint an exterior door on your house. It's the same process, same tools, materials. And most doors could use a nice cleaning, sand fill and fill dings on there front door? Home depot even gave me a can of bondo when I complained about a dented door they delivered.

Thank you! I recently acquired a used truck fiberglass cap and I think I'm going to roller paint it. My garage is attached to my house so spraying it isn't an option. It's to cold out side this time of year to spray paint. So I will give it try with the roller. Thank you for all the great tips!

Very good explanations! Thank you!

Thanks im gonna try this on our farm truck, that had the same delamination your Honds had. Used the rustoleum on our tractors on small places, never crossed my mind to do the truck!! THANKS again. Hope your medical issues get resolved.

Good advice

For the acetone, get regular/not disposable, nitrile gloves to protect your hands. The acetone can't eat through those.

I am about to test this out on a van too. So excited.

Great explanation thx!!

In the 90's I decided to remove basement composite floor tiles, many had some lose, and I wanted to replace with sheet vinyl flooring. I used a product called stripeez, which I no longer see available. The "glue" under the tiles was some sort of black asphalt, and couldn't scrape it off. So I put that stripeez on it, but it was flashing off too quick and was too strong without using a fan for fresh air, which just made it flash even faster. I was bummed out for awhile, then came up with an idea to try. So, put on sections with the stripeez, immediately rolled on motor oil. That did it. It kept the stripper from flashing off too quick and cut down on excess fumes. I was then able to scrape all that old asphalt (home from 60's) the tiles were set into, and finally able to install the vinyl sheet flooring. So, I wonder if similar approach would work well for stripping car paint, allowing the stripper underneath the oil cover to work better. I guess that stripeez is one of the older ones you mentioned no longer produced. There is one with similar name and I'm guessing that's what replaced the old version I had in the 90's.

thank you so much for sharing good info, Im about to paint an old ford van this is very helpful

Great info. I have a utility trailer I built out of hot rolled steel to which spray balm paint just does not stick to. Gonna do the implement paint yet this year...thanks for the info

the haters of rustoleum paint ,if you are too lazy to prep the car ,leave the paint in the can ,you will get out of your paint job ,what you put into it .what ever paint you use . stick to your crayons and coloring books .

I wish they had the Rust-Oleum engine block paint in a bucket and not just spray cans....talk about heat not being an issue.

I noticed you made a comment about painting a black car, with the black paint, which is exactly what I was planning on doing, so what should my reservations be? I would be ok with semigloss in place of high gloss if that is available. I would appreciate your advice. Thanks Paul

Hey man thanks soo much for these videos, knowledge/experience- sharing, and being an inspiration to fellow DIYers. I used regular gloss white rustoleum to roll onto my 21 year old car and it held up 4-5 years before specks on the roof started flaking off. The car was never garaged, rarely ever washed, and never clear-coated. But now I'm interested in using this Tractor paint on a different vehicle for better longevity. Quick question though....you mentioned wiping down the car with BOTH rubbing alcohol and then acetone before painting. Is that really necessary, or can you just use one or the other?

Hey man are your Farm tractor 🚜 Restoleum Roll paint jobs on your cars still good?

Hi. Thanks for this. How many coats did you do? How smooth was it? Can you show close up pics of the sheen? Did you sand between coats? Why not spray it on?

Lots of people use Rustoleum, has anyone used something like Total Boat? Since it has UV protection, it might last longer than Rustoleum?

@4:00 Really? People made meth out of aircraft stripper? I remember in the 1980's I was working at a tractor trailer dealership in Orlando FL. The boss had these 2 morons using aircraft stripper on a semi-trailer, they were not wearing gloves. After a while the skin on their hands was blistering up just like the paint does. They were in a world of pain when they asked the shop foreman to have someone drive them to a clinic. He said no, I'm not wasting another worker just to drive you 2 to the clinic. It was too late to save the skin anyway, but I could hear him crying while trying to drive the shop truck w/out power steering and manual trans. as his skin stretched loose from his fingers. Both of their hands looked like something from a horror movie. They came back with mummy wrapped hands. That's not the end of the story, but all that's relevant to the comment section...

So i use the paint, can i wet sand or dry sand, to smooth it out, so i can compound and polish it? Please respond....because i really need to try this.....

Good info, I'll be painting my 1998 dodge 350 van wagon come summer. I liked the video and subscribed. TKS. I am considering a textured look, got any ideas on how to do it, do they make a four inch roller that leaves a textured look?

I'm going to to this to my 2007 Crown Victoria that the factory paint has peeled off in some areas to bare metal. Old police car, the factory paint sucks.

What "nap" did you use? The 1/4 or 3/8 inch?

home depot has 2 quarts for $25

I'm thinking of doing this. How much paint did you need? I'm wanting to paint my Chevy Silverado.

Excellent explanation...

How many cans of paint you think you need for a 4 runner.

Would adding a hardner be good?

i had to do my 2016 charger outside if u have to make sure your dad dosent decide to cut the grass

What was your total cost for the supplies?

I have a gallon of Acetone would that be fine to thin the paint with before rolling?

Will 400 grit sand paper work for this? I’ve sanded with this and feel it’s ready but wondering your thoughts

How long does this paint take to dry?

Can this paint be mixed into any color or is it limited colors?

Is primer paint really necessary?

Where did you get the Farm paint?

Thought I'd give this a go , I prepped as I would to spray , for some reason I just cannot get rid of the roller marks ! I've tried to wet and dry after a few day . Maybe it's because I'm going sheen black

For some reason Amazon cannot ship this paint to California.😭

Can i use a spray gun? Please advice 3:54 😊

Can a hardener be used for more gloss and how much do I add, along with, say penetrol?

Tractor supply paint or Rural King paint is GARBAGE. I made the mistake of repainting our horse trailer with their "house brand" paint. Color faded first year very badly and paint started to fail after 2 years. I'd like to hear about this Rust-Oleum after 3 or 4 years. Cheap automotive paint, which is far superior to Rust-Oleum is available for just a little more and it will last a long time.

No no noooo. There's so many body shops heavily invested in education, equipment and shop space. Just pay them the $6000 and give back to the community. Money isn't everything. We've got to look out for one another.