Oil based paint from the hardware store

[Jbirds51]

Ok so i got a tip that i could take rustoleum in a gallon can and cut it with laquer thinner @ 20-30% what my question is..what pressure do i set my gun?
I have 1 hvlp and lvhp.Oh Im shooting floorboars by the way to seal them and the trunk,inner fenderwells.Am i a retard for considering this?

[Slide]

I just brushed the paint on my floors. I used POR-15, but I'd expect Rustoleum to do just as good (for 1/3 the $). You can slop it on a little thicker with a brush to seal off some seams a little better. Plus you don't have to worry about masking or overspray.

Jus get a couple of those cheep chip brushes from the SuperMegaHomeImprovementWarehouseStore™ and have at it!

[Unkl Ian]

What do the instructions say on the Rustoleum can ?
I'm guessing they would recommend Mineral Spirits,or Naptha.
Lacquer Thinner would work,but the fumes are wicked.

[Jbirds51]

The car says use a BRUSH...the reason i want to shoot it with a gun is i can get it thin enough to get the srews in the inspection covers on the floor to be able to turn.i will most likely go heavier in the trunk and fenderwells but the floorboards will be thinner cuz im gonna put down pad and carpet.

[Kustom55]

For some reason I cannot go back and pull pix from the search part..oh well. Anyways on my old 54 Buick I used Rustoleum satin green and satin black. I sprayed a poly primer as a base and then the colors. The colors lasted a long time and were very easy to clean. I did not add any water or reducer. However, I believe the can calls for mixing water. I used a gravity feed gun as well as a primer gun and both worked wonderfully. Probably not the best way to go, but the fastest and cheapest with great results. ai would spray it with those if you plan on working on the car still until you decide later what to do.

[safariknut]

Rust-O-Leum used to use a special fish oil based thinner.I'm not sure that it is still available separately but I would imagine mineral spirits would work just as well.Most alklyd enamels are reduced 50% for spraying if I remember correctly.I'd personally use a brush as the overspray is damn near impossible to remove.

[overspray]

Lacquer thinner will reduce rustoleum-but it is NOT the correct reducer. It will dry faster with lacquer thinner and probably lose some gloss (if that is a concern). Every thing within about 200 feet of where you are spraying (maybe 175 feet with the lacquer thinner) will have a coating of overspray from the rustoleum if you spray it. Brushing works fine, and adhesion and durability are excellent if the metal is cleaned and prepped properly. The overspray can be removed with enamel reducer or mineral spirits. It gets harder to remove as time goes by. Good luck. overspray

[Jbirds51]

Im actually using Ace brand "Rust stop" paint..I really appreciate the imput...so if i decide to say fuck a brush anyway should i set my pressure low and apply multiple coats?Im not gonna brush the inner fenderwells..haha

[Unkl Ian]

Rustoleum comes in spray cans for anything that must be sprayed.Easy clean up too.

[daddylama]

Ive sprayed it on everything... thinned about 25% with laquer thinner... the faster evaporating, the less gloss.
Never had a prob with overspray, either.
HVLP gravity feed POS gun, with about 45psi at the gun with the trigger pulled...
My Binks gun likes the pressure at more like 60psi... guess it totally depends on the gun. Just mix it up, and start squirtin stuff like the garbage cans, to get the feel of the pressure.
It's WAY forgiving... sprayed my truck satin black, with a 2 gallon contractor's compressor... so pressure was all over the place. Worked just fine, layed on nice.

[Jbirds51]

Awsome buddy thanks for the answer i asked for...ive got a 30 gallon compressor so i should be golden....