Thinking of Painting the K5

[76zimmer]

It's all kinda relative, but if you are going to use Rustoleum for $$ reasons, I'd just rattle can it with FLAT paint. If you have a desire for anything glossy or even kinda nice, or if you're painting more than one car, use the gun and spend a few more dollars on catalyzed paint.

Also, gloss black is also the hardest color to paint nicely. It shows every flaw. But the fiberglass top is textured anyway so that's probably easy to do with 8-10 rattle cans, even if you use the glossy stuff.

I don't know about how much paint you'll need, but I used about 1 gallon to paint a 69 VW beetle. You might need more for a truck. If you use spray cans, plan on getting a few cases of them. I'd expect to spend an entire day removing parts you don't want painted and taping off everything else you can't remove.

Painting is kinda the easiest part (compared to the prep work), the prep is really time consuming and easy to screw it up.

And don't forget to save your ass....invest in a good facemask type respirator, with organic vapor cartriges, do not use a dust mask for painting, anything.

 

[m1ndless]

Alright, thanks, I am not sure what I am doign for sure yet.

 

[m1ndless]

I really like this rig..is that rattlecanned? Anyone know where I could get a bumper like that

 

[bp71k5]

good point, I've had some issues a while back from not wearing a respirator. A dust mask only works for dust, not fumes.

 

[76zimmer]

Yeh, uh foolishly I painted a few Laquer jobs a long time ago without wearing anything....I took a break between coats once, sat out on the picnic table, and was amazed at how many ants I saw on the ground.....seemed amazing at the time....