Roll-on-paint-job-mod

Brain · 01-23-2007, 12:31 AM

So, upon finding that guy on a Mopar forum who painted a few of his cars with Rustoleum paint, I figured I'd give it a shot on my truck. Seeing that my dark green Aervoe camo paint was fading pretty bad on the roof and hood, I felt that repainting the truck in green would suck pretty bad if I knew it was going to fade again in a year.

After digging through a 100 page thread, I came to the conclusion that using Interlux Brightside paint would yield better results than Rustoleum paint. Interlux makes durable, high gloss paint for boats that is rolled on with a high density foam roller. After being rolled on, simply go over the paint with a foam brush to pop the bubbles. Once that is completed, the paint self-levels and leaves you with a shiny, almost wet-looking finish. Another good thing about Brightside paint is there is no need to thin out the paint with mineral spirits. When using Rustoleum, you almost have to use mineral spirits or the paint goes on too thick and won't dry quick/evenly.

I chose to do black on my truck simply because black is sick! LOL I know, it used to be black, I'm an idiot for painting it, blah blah blah. Well, live and learn I guess.

So far, I've only used half a quart of this paint ($22 a quart) and already completed most of one coat. Interlux says you only need 2 or 3 coats of the paint to be completely done.

One thing that some may have a gripe against is the orange peel in the paint once it settles. This can be completed by wet sanding with 1500 grit sandpaper then power polishing to an even better shine than before. I probably won't wet sand because I am OK with a *decent* looking paint job.

Here is a link to where you can find Interlux Brightside paint. I did some research and found this place to be the cheapest.

http://www.boatersland.com/intbrightside.html

I got the paint today and figured I'd roll some on to see how it would turn out. Well, I ended up doing one whole coat on the truck LOL Here are some pics of the progress...

badmoonrising · 01-23-2007, 12:36 AM

damn that looks clean

Rock Taco · 01-23-2007, 12:59 AM

Looks a lot better than I thought it would being roll on and all.

PappaF2 · 01-23-2007, 02:35 AM

paint looks really good brian

amatoer10 · 01-23-2007, 06:39 AM

wow that came out incredibly good

DentedTacoma · 01-23-2007, 07:34 AM

That looks real good but want to see some pictures of it in the daytime. How long did a coat take you, a lot of taping or what?

Paul · 01-23-2007, 06:58 PM

Holy shit, your truck was green when i saw you like two days ago. Good job.

Interex · 01-23-2007, 07:06 PM

X2 on the daytime pics

ocdropzone · 01-23-2007, 07:09 PM

Looks great for roll on...your secret was all in the prep?

Daytime shots would be cool, but seriously, I like it. My wife won't let me rattle can my '05 just yet..

PS: Looks like your garage could use a 3" body lift...

SurfingDrunk · 01-23-2007, 07:11 PM

the bullet holes don't look as good now, but, nice job!
all in all, ya think it's worth doing? (trail rig, dd, or street queen?)

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Dunk · 01-23-2007, 07:17 PM

Looks real good! From what I can tell it looks better than the rustoleum right off the bat. I looked on that link but couldnt find a color swatch page. Did you by chance find one for the interlux paints.... Never mind.. found one:

Brain · 01-23-2007, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DentedTacoma

That looks real good but want to see some pictures of it in the daytime. How long did a coat take you, a lot of taping or what?

So far there is only one coat on mostly the whole truck. It took ~2 hours

No taping really, except around the license plate and stuff. I didn't even take out the tail lights (didn't get everything completely pretty much). I still need to do a coat on the roof and paint the grill and stuff

Brain · 01-23-2007, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Interex

X2 on the daytime pics

I may take some pictures tomorrow after school. I haven't been home long enough during the day to take some pics.

I did find out that I should have thinned out the paint with mineral spirits. The paint would have laid out much better if I did that

Brain · 01-23-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ocdropzone

Looks great for roll on...your secret was all in the prep?

Daytime shots would be cool, but seriously, I like it. My wife won't let me rattle can my '05 just yet..

PS: Looks like your garage could use a 3" body lift...

No prep really. I wiped the green paint off since there was a bit of dirt on it from the weekend. The black paint went right over the green without problems.

I'm probably going to wet sand this coat tomorrow as best as I can since there are some runs in some spots. Also will be sanding to get rid of the high spots on the stars since I was too excited to slap the paint on

Wes · 01-23-2007, 11:11 PM

Looks good man, I bet a good wet sand- better yet wet 1000 then 1500 then 2000 and a good polish would probably make it look like a new car (according to what I've been reading about regenerating old paint).
I still want mine flat black like the old trucks- saw a show where they managed to get that old flat black look then some sort of clearcoat on it. One of these days when I need to fix body damage maybe.

Brain · 01-25-2007, 01:10 AM

Well I didn't end up getting any daytime pictures for you guys because it didn't look that good. After school though I started tearing the truck apart in prep for the second coat. What a difference from the first coat! I only have one picture for you guys but will get more before work tomorrow

Aaron · 01-25-2007, 06:00 AM

So how much paint have you used total. i am thinking about doing this to my truck but i dont want to buy to much.

mayhem · 01-25-2007, 08:32 AM

nice freaking work.... curious how much paint it took as well

Brain · 01-25-2007, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron

So how much paint have you used total. i am thinking about doing this to my truck but i dont want to buy to much.

I haven't even used 1 quart yet to do 2 coats

Mind you, I bought 3 because I didn't know how much it would take

Brain · 01-25-2007, 11:36 AM

Here are a couple daytime photos

95taco · 01-25-2007, 11:43 AM

Very nice work!

NorcalPR · 01-25-2007, 11:52 AM

Wow

you should wetsand it to see what it comes out like!

PuckerFactor · 01-25-2007, 12:01 PM

BRAIN!!! I wanna paint my truck now

lookin good

Brain · 01-25-2007, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by PuckerFactor

BRAIN!!! I wanna paint my truck now

lookin good

NO! Keep the black! I was an idiot for painting my truck

Brain · 01-25-2007, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by NorcalPR

Wow

you should wetsand it to see what it comes out like!

I'm tempted now

I think I might actually...

badazz427 · 01-25-2007, 12:39 PM

I think this is how i'm going to paint my Cougar.

Bear · 01-25-2007, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by badazz427

I think this is how i'm going to paint my Cougar.

you are not afraid that it won't piss him off and he will scratch you or something?

badazz427 · 01-25-2007, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bear

you are not afraid that it won't piss him off and he will scratch you or something?

Very funny........

TACO 4X4 · 01-25-2007, 01:02 PM

Looks realy well done...aren't you going to miss the "Are you in the Army?" comments?

Brain · 01-25-2007, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TACO 4X4

Looks realy well done...aren't you going to miss the "Are you in the Army?" comments?

Not at all

01-23-2007, 12:36 AM	#2
badmoonrising Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: southern california Posts: 2,460	damn that looks clean __________________ Proud member of the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TACOMA CLUB SCTC what the fuck is resale value?

01-23-2007, 12:59 AM	#3
Rock Taco Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 798	Looks a lot better than I thought it would being roll on and all. __________________ Originally Posted by Rebuilt98 That's it I'm going to rip off my nuts so I can run faster, jump higher, and generally be way cooler. 99 Tacoma extra cab (currently under construction), 02 Tacoma 4-door

01-23-2007, 06:39 AM	#5
amatoer10 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: i'm a masshole Posts: 532	wow that came out incredibly good __________________ All-Terrain Armor

01-23-2007, 07:34 AM	#6
DentedTacoma Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wilton, ME Posts: 1,045	That looks real good but want to see some pictures of it in the daytime. How long did a coat take you, a lot of taping or what? __________________ RIP - 1998 Tacoma SR5 (to the crusher) 1985 4Runner SR5 with a 22RTE

01-23-2007, 07:06 PM	#8
Interex Veteran Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Addison, TX Posts: 5,143	X2 on the daytime pics __________________ Harold '07 Tundra Double Cab Limited 5.7L '99 Tacoma Ext. Cab V6 non-TRD - Converted PreRunner -> 4X4 TRD E-locker, Man. hubs, independently controlled ADD diff, Aussie Front Locker, Warn XD9000i, CBI Bumper, 4xInnovations Sliders, Custom bedbar, 16x8 ProComp 1079's, Donahoe CO's, Chevy 63" Springs, Bilstein 5150 10" Resi Shocks, 3" RB BL, Hayden tranny cooler '94 Toyota Supra Turbo PT76-GTS, Auto->6 speed '87 Toyota Supra Turbo 4X4 Conversion Thread

01-23-2007, 02:35 AM	#4
PappaF2 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Danville Posts: 1,198	paint looks really good brian

01-23-2007, 06:58 PM	#7
Paul Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,447	Holy shit, your truck was green when i saw you like two days ago. Good job.

01-23-2007, 07:09 PM	#9
ocdropzone Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: PDX Posts: 1,924	Looks great for roll on...your secret was all in the prep? Daytime shots would be cool, but seriously, I like it. My wife won't let me rattle can my '05 just yet.. PS: Looks like your garage could use a 3" body lift...

01-23-2007, 07:17 PM	#11
Dunk This is so real... Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pissing in Wierdbean's nachos. Posts: 1,272	Looks real good! From what I can tell it looks better than the rustoleum right off the bat. I looked on that link but couldnt find a color swatch page. Did you by chance find one for the interlux paints.... Never mind.. found one: __________________ 2004 Dcab Tacoma TRD (AKA money pit) with lots of friggin junk on it http://www.treadlightly.org http://www.blueribbon.org http://www.cal4wheel.com http://www.friendsoftherubicon.com Last edited by Dunk; 01-23-2007 at 07:24 PM.

01-23-2007, 11:11 PM	#15
Wes Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sacramento Posts: 2,208	Looks good man, I bet a good wet sand- better yet wet 1000 then 1500 then 2000 and a good polish would probably make it look like a new car (according to what I've been reading about regenerating old paint). I still want mine flat black like the old trucks- saw a show where they managed to get that old flat black look then some sort of clearcoat on it. One of these days when I need to fix body damage maybe. __________________ "i'll help when i get home. help by standing around and scratching my butt and drinking your beer, that is how you help someone work on their truck, right?" -Molly

01-25-2007, 06:00 AM	#17
Aaron Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 149	So how much paint have you used total. i am thinking about doing this to my truck but i dont want to buy to much.

01-25-2007, 08:32 AM	#18
mayhem Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 352	nice freaking work.... curious how much paint it took as well __________________ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 01 Toyota Tacoma Dcab: Camburg 2.5 coilovers, Upper A-arms, All-pro front bumper, Warn M8000, Stubb's sliders, Trailgear Axle Housing, OME springs, Addicted Offroad Rear Bumper, Custom Tire Rack, Oasis compressor system, 4.88 gears ChromeKiller Videos

01-25-2007, 11:43 AM	#21
95taco Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hurley, WI Posts: 229	Very nice work! __________________ 95.5 Toyota Tacoma - Extended Cab, 3.4L V6, Auto. OME 881's, OME shocks, OME Dakar leafs. 265/75 R16 Mud Kings. 193,000 miles and counting.

01-25-2007, 11:52 AM	#22
NorcalPR NorCal Vice Prez Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: In Cali Posts: 8,485	Wow you should wetsand it to see what it comes out like! __________________ Hi, my name is Phill, above are things I say

01-25-2007, 12:01 PM	#23
PuckerFactor Go Sharks! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NorCal Posts: 2,903	BRAIN!!! I wanna paint my truck now lookin good __________________ I don't even know ya...and I hate ur guts NorCalTTORA

01-25-2007, 12:39 PM	#26
badazz427 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westminster Ca Posts: 173	I think this is how i'm going to paint my Cougar.

01-25-2007, 01:02 PM	#29
TACO 4X4 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lincoln, CA Posts: 808	Looks realy well done...aren't you going to miss the "Are you in the Army?" comments? __________________ 1987 - FJ60, 202k, OME lift, 32's and that it so far.

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