Rusto-roller paint tutorial

[Dave]

time for the next installment...
when I left you guys last time on page 1, the fenders had been sanded up to 400 grit and primered where bare metal was showing. The next step is to start applying the paint! I put down one coat then after it dried I realized that there had been some dust and trash left on the fender from the sanding and priming, so I had to sand again in those areas, DOH! I didn't get any pictures of the first coat or this sanding, but it really isn't that critical. After I finished sanding, I wiped it off a with a rag and some mineral spirits to get off any other debris and sust particles.
All of these pictures are taken of the paint after it is dry. I get down 2 coats a day: one right before I leave for work, one right after dinner. The pics are taken right before I lay down a fresh coat.
After #2. Thin coats = takes a few layers to cover the primer and old paint


Then came coat #3


And coat 4


The next step is to wetsand to area to level out the paint and pull off contaminants. I skipped the 600 grit and did this with 800 grit sandpaper. Normally, I'd run through the whole list, but I'm under a severe time crunch here.


There was definitely some orange peel present... Keep sanding till it's smooth, if you care


Wipe off all the dust from the sanding, then rub it down with some mineral spirits to make sure you got it all. It will evaporate very quickly, so go ahead and put down coat #5


Let it dry, put down coat 6



That's where I'm at right now. I've got 4 more coats of paint I'm going to try to get on there, and I'll be wetsanding with 1000 and 1500, plus polish and wax. The goal is to have this all done and going on the truck on Monday :twisted: