I spent all last night reading the post on the guy that painted his charger with roller and some paint similar to rustoleum. Being the wtf kinda guy I am I thought I would try it on my Z. Plus being short on money is a big factor...

I preped the car as normal with my body work and primer. I wet sanded the car then took the instructions from the other post and wiped the car down with 100% mineral spirits and tacked it off. It is 7:24PM here now and I just finished the first coat. Here are some before and after pics.

http://picasaweb.google.com/NewZMan2...30621683584658

This is just the first coat and I haven't wet sanded. Hopefully tomorrow I will wet sand and put another coat on. I will post more pics tomorrow night. From what I've seen so far I think this is going to be great.

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i feel let down, i want to see pictures!!!!

stupid 404, id rather have 409

Nice let down...

Rod.

Make sure the image link is correct... the link you posted isn't to an image.

Sorry about the link, but I fixed it and it works now. I will update later today.

you did that with a roller! Thats nuts! looks great

vrocious I didn't do this with a roller. That scared me. I have a spray gun and compressor from other projects so I just sprayed it.

I took some more photos and added to the restore pic site. I wet sanded this morning with 400 grit and washed it down. The re-coat looks much better. I'm going to let it sit until late this afternoon and try a second wet sand with 1000 grit then spray again.

I'm using gloss black rustoleum and thinning with acetone. I also added Jap-Dryer to speed the drying up some. I did the fingernail test on an out of site area and the paint passed. Granted it is still very soft, but it wouldn't flake off. So I am very pleased so far. Here is the link again.

http://picasaweb.google.com/NewZMan2...30621683584658

I'm sorry dude... I had to report that gallery to the moderators for "inappropriate" content.

You should not be able to get a paint job that good with rustoleum!

P.S.
My white 240Z is gonna get a Bob Sharp #33 paint scheme with the same method... shhh... don't tell anyone...

What model paint gun do you have and what was your acetone / paint mix ratio?

I finished up putting on the last two coats of paint. I love to paint, but the wet sanding sucks...

lww my mixture is about 2 or 3 to 1 acetone to paint. I made it really thin and with the dryer added it seems to really bring out the shine. I am using a Cornwell gravity feed HVLP gun at about 25lbs. The pressure a little high for the gun, but I really got a good flow.

I added a few more pics. The last one is a test section after I sanded with 2000 grit and polished with the compound and wax. I think it is going to turn out great, but I've had enough for today. I really need to find me an electric buffer..

http://picasaweb.google.com/NewZMan2...30621683584658

So, like you did a lacquer paint job?? On a Z?? You are a brave man looks good!

Are you keeping the wheels????

yep, I'm gona buff and polish them back to life.

I guess you could say that. Acetone is simular to lacqer.... I need to find a buffer today though.

Spent all day on the passenger side of the car. I can't seem to get the rear quarter sanded out enough. I will pick it up again tomorrow. Front fender and door are looking good though.

http://picasaweb.google.com/NewZMan2...30621683584658

Looks good in the pics! Black shows the flaws and I see no flaws.

Don't look real close, cause I got a few. I finished up sanding and waxing today. Finally figured the sanding part out. 2000 grit wet sanding with a random orbital sander seemed to work well. I added a few more pics of the finished product. Now I'm headed for the interior

http://picasaweb.google.com/NewZMan2...30621683584658

also spray the inside bottoms or edges of the doors? I know those bottoms tend to rust out after the drains get plugged up by leaves and stuff, might be a good idea to give the insides a good spray. Just a thought.

looks very good newzman, i woulda never guessed rustoleum if you didnt tell me.


dude, thats my scheme, well at least itll be on a 240z, not a 280zx!!! are you going full out with the decals too.

totally not fair haha i jsut painted my truck like three weeks ago with black rustoleum to haha only two coats!

We'll see how it goes. I'm gonna get it as close as possible. I just wish I had a G Nose to complete the effect...

thats aight, we can meet in the middle somehwere with the cars and put a show on at the local track. we could charge admission and make back the cash we spent making the cars perfect.

Has anyone read or heard about a clear coat to apply over this paint? I've been looking around but can't seem to find anything.

I don't believe there's any clear coat necessary.