$50 paintjob... Tremclad is Canadian.

[deevergote]

Ok, the original $50 paintjob discussion found here uses Tremclad. Tremclad is Canadian. It is made by Rustoleum.

However, in searching Rustoleum's site, they don't really have a direct US equivalent to the Tremclad paint. The closest I can find is with the standard or Professional lines, the Protective Enamel paints.



I don't think anyone here has done this yet, and I want to give it a shot... I just want to get the right stuff before wasting my time!

[SteveB]

ok...so what colour do you want, and how much do you need?
http://www.rustoleum.com/product.asp...t_id=541&SBL=5

[ACC0RD22]

http://board.accordtuner.com/showthread.php?t=32969

A guy from AT did this. Looked pretty good IMO. I dont think he said what paint he used though.

[King James]

Deev you want some tremclad paint?....Ill ship some out to you lol

[JohnD1079]

I dont understand how its only $50 to paint the whole car. I can of paint is around $5 ro that puts you at 10-12 cans. There is no way your gonna completley cover your car in paint with that many cans. Let alone give it two coats.

I painted my engine bay, and i used 9 5oz cans at $5/each.

[Gettin_faster91]

I dont understand how its only $50 to paint the whole car. I can of paint is around $5 ro that puts you at 10-12 cans. There is no way your gonna completley cover your car in paint with that many cans. Let alone give it two coats.

I painted my engine bay, and i used 9 5oz cans at $5/each.

It's not spray paint. It's a gallon and roller brushes!
I'm very tempted to do this myself after winter and don't forget to thin it down and gets lots of sand paper. I also heard Rustoleum dtm (Direct to metal) paint are the equivalent.

[Juice21]

whoever trys this i would love a diy man i cant wait to do this

[lokuputha]

+ = sweet

my little brother is redoing the interior of the CB, Im gonna get him to do this to all the bare metal.

nice find Deev.

[Gettin_faster91]

Here ya guys go. There are a few links on this page. You can also google and find everything you need. click me

[deevergote]

I have a spare CB7 hood in good shape (it's a replacement hood, but it'll make a great test dummy!) I figure I'll pick up a can of paint and see what happens.

Anodized Bronze seems pretty cool (I'm a bronze nut), though I'm not sure if I want the whole car that color. I may do bronze and black, or blue and black... I don't know. I'll try on the hood first and see what happens! I don't see the Bronze on the US listings, though... not for the type that I think might be correct... http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=150

It'd be great if I could find a small can to work with. $25 or so is still pretty cheap to test something out, but if I can spend $10 on a little can for just the hood, that would be great!

[Ilikebigbutts]

i am almost tempted to do this with the supra...

to bad i would neevr have teh patience for the sanding

[cvc7chris]

here's the EXACT WORDS from that SITE
here's how i painted my car for about $50, it's actually very easy and the results are amazing. First off, get a can of tremclad real orange (or what ever color u want) in the can, not spray, yes tremclad, it is a acrylic/enamel paint which is very durable. next prep your car as if was any other paint job, fix all the rust, ect....no need to prime the car since the tremclad allready contains elements which allow it to be painted over bare metal. next, after prepping the car get a small 4" professional FOAM rollers, it's tiny and has one end rounded off, and the other cut straight, and is a very high density foam. u also need a jug of mineral spirits to thin the paint. The thing i really like about this is that there's no mess, no tapeing the whole car, just key areas, and u can do it in your garage, since your not spraying there is virtually no dust in the air, just clean your garage first, also it does'nt really smell at all, dries overnight and it super tough paint. also it you decide to paint the car professionally later, just prep and paint, there's no need to strip the tremclad. i have done this to a few cars, and i can say it works amazing, u just have to be paitient. next u thin the paint with mineral spirits so it just about as thin as water, a little thicker. get out the roller and paint away, don't get the paint shaked when u buy it, enamel is stirred, otherwise you'll have bubbles in the paint for a week!!! after u do 2 coats, wet sand the whole car, then repeat, 2 coats, wetsand, 2 coats wetsand. i painted the charger using a can since your not spraying the car u use all the paint and not spray 50% in the air, use progressivly finer sand paper each time. it's not really that much work, cause u can stop and start any time, u can do just a door, or the hood, ect. do one panel at a time, and don't stop once you start. once your done the final coat, wetsand with about 1000 grit to a totally smooth finish, and then using a high speed polisher i use a buffing bonnet and turtle wax polishing compound. do the whole car with this, and i'm telling u, depending on the amount of time and paitence you have, the results are amazing. laugh if you want, but for $50 ($30 for paint, about $20 for rollers, sand paper, ect...) it really looks good. also you can do these steps overnight, paint one evening and by morning u can wet sand. i have personally done alot of painting, mostly single stage acrylic enamel, and i've sprayed several cars in my garage with really good professional results, just it stinks, it's a real pain to do, easy to make a mistake, messy, and expensive. The tremclad is awesome paint, the "real orange" is an amazing hemi orange, and almost looks like it has some perl in the sun, awesome color right out of the can. I used this technique on my 1974 beetle also, here are the results:


the car before:

another after pic:

here is a car i sprayed (71 beetle, midnight blue metalic)

here is the car before (71 beetle):

here's a few pics of the charger done:

well that's my 2 cents worth, sorry for the long post. i was borred lol
i painted the orange beetle in 1999, and it still looks like the day i painted it, the 71 blue beetle i painted in 2000, and built the car for my dad, i used the same paint on my charger, maybe one day i'll spring for a good paint job, prepping is 90% of the work, stripping the car, sanding, ect.....painting is overrated!!! <br>So if you have TIME, then i'd say go for it, the worst that could happen is that it does'nt turn out and your out $50, but if your paitient, and expriement with lets say just the trunk pannel and if you like it do the whole car, if not just get it done by someone else for $4000. i don't know about you guys, but i would rather spend the $4000 on other parts like getting the mechanics sorted out and new chrome, cause when u have really nice paint and crappy bumpers, door handles it just sticks out more.


someone try this

i would but i want me a garage b4 i do this since
weather is just unexpected here

but yeah

[deevergote]

Yeah, the whole thing has been covered already. There are at least 3 threads here regarding this paintjob, and I linked to the thread with all the information in my first post.


MY question is: What Rustoleum products in the US are the equivalent to the Tremclad paint used on those cars?

[deevergote]

This might be even better:
http://www.hondasociety.com/board/sh...1&postcount=65

[cvc7chris]

Yeah, the whole thing has been covered already. There are at least 3 threads here regarding this paintjob, and I linked to the thread with all the information in my first post.


MY question is: What Rustoleum products in the US are the equivalent to the Tremclad paint used on those cars?

someone has to try this

i can't wait to paint my own car when i get a garage