Register now to get rid of these ads!

rattle can

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by JDiGio1960, Jan 13, 2012.

  1. JDiGio1960
    Joined: Mar 1, 2011
    Posts: 84

    JDiGio1960
    Member
    from Ventura,CA

    Anyone have a rattle can job on their truck or car, that actually looks decent? what steps did you take? doesnt have to be amazing, but it seems like spray paint today, is almost better than the factory paint then! am i seeing things? thanks!:D
     
  2. fleetside66
    Joined: Nov 20, 2006
    Posts: 3,003

    fleetside66
    Member

    I did mine with rattle cans & I'm happy with it. One of the reasons I did it is that I always mess up nice paint jobs. I'm sick of the worry & maintenance that it takes to live with pretty paint. I'm not so sure that a rattle can job can be compared to normal paint job, however. There are some interesting old threads here discussing brush & roller paint jobs, some of which produce startling results. Check it out.

    [​IMG]
     
  3. Rattle can here, Krylon BBQ black.

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]

    Also rattle can'ing a buddy's Datsun truck right now that is turning out wonderful. No pics and it's a '73 so not exactly HAMB material.
     
  4. SledDriver
    Joined: Oct 30, 2001
    Posts: 99

    SledDriver
    Member
    from California

    Rattle canned this... Let it sit for a week and then washed it with soap and water using 0000 steel wool. Turned out nice! I forgot the brand, but used Satin White.
     

    Attached Files:


  5. tommy
    Joined: Mar 3, 2001
    Posts: 14,757

    tommy
    Member Emeritus

    [​IMG]

    I liked the look.
     
  6. Jalopy Joker
    Joined: Sep 3, 2006
    Posts: 31,179

    Jalopy Joker
    Member

    look for rattle cans that spray a flat fan spray pattern more like a spray gun, rather than standard cone shape pattern
     
  7. Never rattle canned an entire car that came out OK but quite a fw motor cycles. The first step always was to get really twisted, then the other steps after that were just basic painting procedure. Probably would be about the same for a car.

    This is OT and fuzzy, but it is rattle can paint, I think its got about 10k on it at this point. Still had the same paint in '85 when I sold the bike, still looked about the same.


    [​IMG]

    DOH the pic was snapped in '82. My last year full time on the road.
     
    Last edited: Jan 13, 2012
  8. Crankhole
    Joined: Apr 7, 2005
    Posts: 2,634

    Crankhole
    Member

    Sorry for the sidetrack, but...what kinda wheels are these?

    [​IMG]
     
  9. not a full car.but this is rattle can touch up paint on my firewall wimbledon white.

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
  10. Straight8's&Aces
    Joined: Oct 9, 2009
    Posts: 370

    Straight8's&Aces
    Member

    low budget rattle can jobs
     

    Attached Files:

  11. 52pig
    Joined: Jun 9, 2007
    Posts: 436

    52pig
    Member

    That is an awesome bike. Great picture, reminds me of my pops.
     
  12. jammersspeed
    Joined: Sep 28, 2010
    Posts: 346

    jammersspeed
    Member
    from herman mn.

    krylon satin on a '60 bel air 4dr i did a couple of years ago.... just have to prep it like you would any other paint job...and dont try and get it to cover with just one coat
     

    Attached Files:

  13. Oldhenry1
    Joined: Jan 4, 2012
    Posts: 48

    Oldhenry1
    Member

    I rattled mine. It was light blue with brown primer that looked too much like rust so now it's flat black.
     
  14. Morrisman
    Joined: Dec 9, 2003
    Posts: 1,602

    Morrisman
    Member
    from England

    I'm well impressed with the finish available from rattle cans now. I always remember it as thin watery paint back when I was a teenager, but now it comes out thick and lustrous, and tough.
     
  15. My sedan in the pictures on here was a roller job. I just redid it last winter and did a rattlecan Rustoleum flat black. It turned our alot smoother and looks alot better than the roller job. I just need to wet sand the roof to get rid of the overspray.
     
  16. t-buckethead
    Joined: Jun 20, 2006
    Posts: 256

    t-buckethead
    Member
    from texas

    all rattle can and a little blue painters tape.any one in the houston area seen this bucket,i miss it...
     

    Attached Files:

  17. Pic to big to show but everything I did paint was rattle can.
     
    Last edited: Jan 13, 2012
  18. Cosmo49
    Joined: Jan 15, 2007
    Posts: 1,551

    Cosmo49
    Member

    IMHO this is a hot rod and it is beautiful. Congrats to all the rattle canners and brush jobs. I neither have the funds nor lungs (sorry about the rhyme) adult onset asthma, to do the several thousand dollar job.

    I came here for inspiration and that^^^^is what I'm talking about.

    Regards,

    Cosmo
     
  19. lt1racing
    Joined: Jan 30, 2011
    Posts: 79

    lt1racing
    Member

    [​IMG]
    krylon satin black. i bought a cheap harbor freight D/A sander for 24.99 and some 180 sand paper. it turned out ok. had a few places in it. since this pic., i have gone over the car with a scotchbrite pad. it looks cleaner now.
     
  20. Original57
    Joined: May 5, 2010
    Posts: 159

    Original57
    Member

    Never attempted to paint anything substantial before, so forgive me if this is a stupid question, BUT do you guys paint a clear coat over the top or just wet sand/buff when you're done?
     
  21. lt1racing
    Joined: Jan 30, 2011
    Posts: 79

    lt1racing
    Member

    spraying clear over flat or satin will make the car look like it just came thru a heavy rain.
     
  22. BLUDICE
    Joined: Jun 23, 2006
    Posts: 1,511

    BLUDICE
    Member

    On the Tbucket everything EXCEPT the black is Duplicolor, on the shoebox all areas where I've removed door handles, mirrors, etc is also DupliColor. I love the stuff.
     

    Attached Files:

  23. vg62truck
    Joined: Dec 17, 2011
    Posts: 50

    vg62truck
    Member

    Done a few rattle can and roller paint jobs over the years, but mostly on stock cars, but I always say, "At a hundred miles an hour down the back straight who cares"

    Vern
     
  24. fleetside66
    Joined: Nov 20, 2006
    Posts: 3,003

    fleetside66
    Member

    They are Mopar spare tire wheels from the junk yard. They come from the bigger Mopars (16" X 4"), so they don't exactly jump out at you when you're looking for them. I don't think I paid more than $15 apiece. Speaking of paint, all four of them never saw the pavement, so I didn't have to paint them. They're a 4.5 " bolt circle, by the way.
     
  25. I didn't rattle can the whole truck but patched some places on the body. Panted the engine, firewall, running boards, wheels, grill, inner fenders, interior and dash with rattle cans.

    [​IMG]


    [​IMG]


    [​IMG]


    [​IMG]

    To do a whole car I'd do one panel at a time.

    Here's a little tech I did on rattle can.

    http://jalopyjournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6953234&postcount=230
     
  26. sobpunx
    Joined: Feb 7, 2009
    Posts: 314

    sobpunx
    Member

    I painted a ot fury I had with a rattle can, I used a ny fat spray tip that graffiti artist use, you get a better coverage with it and seems to go on smoother. It does takes a few more cans to do a whole car thou.
     
  27. barrnone50
    Joined: Oct 24, 2010
    Posts: 571

    barrnone50
    Member
    from texas

    QUOTE=LowKat;7340741]I didn't rattle can the whole truck but patched some places on the body. Panted the engine, firewall, running boards, wheels, grill, inner fenders, interior and dash with rattle cans.

    [​IMG]


    [​IMG]


    [​IMG]


    [​IMG]

    To do a whole car I'd do one panel at a time.

    Here's a little tech I did on rattle can.

    http://jalopyjournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=6953234&postcount=230[/QUOTE]

    Rattle can master how do you do those white walls? Nice work I have been watching your tech.Great Job not to jack the thread but one should check it.
     
  28. Mr48chev
    Joined: Dec 28, 2007
    Posts: 33,861

    Mr48chev
    ALLIANCE MEMBER

    In the 70's in Waco, Tx guys would go to Foster's paint store and he would mix custom colors and put them in rattle cans. A lot of the choppers in that area got painted with those rattle cans at that time. I lost track of how many cans of red primer I bought from him but I hit his shop on my lunch hour on a regular basis for spray bomb paint for the T and the 48.

    Laddie Segrest (sp) of Waco used Gibson's true black lacquer spray bombs from the Gibson's dept store to paint his 32 Ford. The car that held the Texas 32 Ford license plate for many years after Texas started issuing personalized plates. He told the story of going into the store every week and picking up another case or two of the spray cans and spraying on another coat and then wet sanding the car and spraying on another coat. The car still had a decent looking black paint job in 1975 when I moved from Texas back to Wa. I'd still like to know what happened to that car after he passed away and what happened to the 32 frame that was under his house in the crawl space under his bedroom.
     
  29. acadian_carguy
    Joined: Apr 23, 2008
    Posts: 795

    acadian_carguy
    Member

    I rattle can painted the white roof a couple of years ago. It recently has stared to peel in a few spots, I probably did not prep it properly before spraying. No problem, it only cost about $20 to do, this spring I'll re-do it.
     

    Attached Files:

    • A C.jpg
      A C.jpg
      File size:
      61.8 KB
      Views:
      163
  30. miraclepieco
    Joined: Mar 17, 2011
    Posts: 103

    miraclepieco
    BANNED

    Uhhh, when doing a whole car with a rattle can, doesn't your index finger get tired?

    sore finger.JPG
     
    Last edited: Jan 15, 2012

Share This Page

Register now to get rid of these ads!

Archive

Copyright © 1995-2021 The Jalopy Journal: Steal our stuff, we'll kick your teeth in. Terms of Service. Privacy Policy.

Atomic Industry
Forum software by XenForo™ ©2010-2014 XenForo Ltd.