I was not kidding about Rustoleum. Wasn't there a thread on here a while back about painting a car in this manner? It can be done reasonably well if one is careful. I have not done a car, but I did do the tank on my air compressor and it looks pretty good. Nice and shiny and no runs or that sort of thing. Pretty bad orange peel if one looks closely but I gather that my error was in using the paint right out of the can. If one thins it somewhat, then it is possible to get a decent finish. I am not certain how long it will last but it can look reasonable - at least good enough for an old and inexpensive vehicle.
Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alex Chamberlain Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 4:28 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Portland CL: Cheap 126 SD for someone On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 2:21 PM, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A couple of quarts of Rustoleum and a few foamy rollers, and the car can be > Blue or Green in no time. > Nah, I think that would be against my neighborhood association bylaws or something. ;) Where I live the standard lawn decoration is less old cars painted with house paint than it is a rusty collection of defunct tractors and a couple of scruffy goats. Actually, my closest neighbors keep hay for their cows in an old cargo trailer next to the road---not the kind you pull with a pickup, but the trailer part of an 18-wheeler. I figure there's very little I could do that could possibly be more of an eyesore than that! Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo et al. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
