I know just about everyone on the forum has probably seen this,
it's one of the hottest automotive subjects on the internet for the
last year. But in case you haven't check out this website:

http://rollyourcar.com/default.aspx

John

 

Actually I have never seen that before. If I had an older car that needed a paint job I would probably give it a try. But I'm NOT taking a roller to my Volvos.

 

Yeah I would never do this on anything but a junker car.

And the Charger they say the did this method to looks like they did. It looks like crap IMO.

So does the Mustang. The paint looks so dull.

 

I agree, I wouldn't do this on a new car with good paint.

But in all fairness to the people that did this I think the
results were pretty good, especially for about $50.
A car isn't an easy thing to paint, especially for a novice.
To me it is really amazing that they were able to achieve
these results with only a roller and some very inexpensive
and easily obtained paint.

I think it's a hoot, one guy even painted his in a Home Depot
parking lot because he lived in an apartment and had no place
else to work.

Best regards, John

 

Great idea for old cars. But yeah very risky for new ones. Won't do it to my Volvo either.

 

I thought the corvair looked pretty good. He took the time and actually put some effort into it. I have to say, I've rattle canned an old Accord that I used to have. I repaired the rear quarters that rusted through from salt. Did the body work, prep, prime, paint, and clear in a 2 day span. The results were pretty impressive. Enough to impress my friends and fool the insurance adjuster when I totalled the car.(hehe). I think no matter what the method used, a desired result can be achieved witheffort. The people that stop short and skip steps are the ones giving it a bad name. Not that I would EVER do the rollerbit on my nice Volvo.

I thought it was a good post.

 

I did my front spoiler on the T5R with rattle cans. Came out great, but took four or five days to get it done. Sanded everything off to where it was perfectly smooth., followed by two coats of grey primer whith wet sanding between coats and after last coat, then three coats of yellow spray paint that was specifically made in the color for this car and then two coats of clearcoat. Wet sanding was done when needed between all coats. Looked very profesional when completed. Doubt it would have come out near as good had I used a roller.

 

Hi hanpark, fast ride, and JimKW,

I thought the little pickup truck looked pretty good too. So far I
have painted one complete car in my garage and the rear third of
another in my driveway, both using spray cans.
Here is what I learned:

Spray cans are great for narrow areas up to about 12-14 inches in
width and for areas about 12 inches square where the area outside
is masked off. Spray cans have a narrow spray pattern and are
fine for these types of areas (bumpers,spoilers, exterior window
pillars etc).
My experience has been that spray cans do not work well to
paint entire large panels such as hood, roof, trunk, etc. Due to
the narrow spray width you end up with alternating stripes of
glossy and dull paint areas. I have found that it is harder for me
to wet sand these areas and get the gloss to match in all of the
areas.
The roller method is best suited for large flat areas. The surface
initially may not be as smooth as the smooth areas done with a
spray can, but it is easier to wet sand the paint to a uniform gloss
throughout the entire area.
I think either of the above techniques will give exactly the same
final result if you are willing to put in the necessary time repainting,
sanding and polishing. For that matter you could get the same
results with a brush if you don't mind sanding out brush marks.
I think at one time expensive automobiles such as Rolls Royce
actually were painted using a brush.

I'm open to any comments or ideas on this subject, the roof
on my 850 is in pretty bad shape and I'm going to have to
find some way to paint it.

Best regards, John

 

im actually open to the roller paint idea, even for show car applications...

Dont buy cheap paint, buy something good.. take the time you need and you could make that paint better than being sprayed on.

You roll it on, wet sand, another coat, wet sand.. it's extremely time consuming, but you can wet sand to a near perfection..
The only thing that you have to spray is the clear.

 

Very cool, I have an old beater truck that could use a roller paint job like that...it would be quite an improvement without the hassle of setting up a temp paint booth and spraying.

 

Although it's been said many times, many ways...................






why did you dig that up???