Rattle Cans

[melliott]

Hello All

I need to paint a full car,i'm on a very tight buget after all my plans and savings have gone
I've covered the car with primer (rattle cans)
Is it possible to get a good finish using rattle cans from a paint supplier (not car spares) then laquering and then compounding with G3
The colour is gold
I just want to put the car back together as things are getting damaged and lost as the time goes on

Thanks
Mark

 

[jaykay]

it would cost more to paint it that way.
also rattle cans are not the easiest way to paint.

 

[melliott]

it would cost more to paint it that way.
also rattle cans are not the easiest way to paint.

Rattle cans £10 x 20 = £200 (=10 litres)

Laquer Rattle can £4 x 10 = £40

G3 & bits etc £60

Total £300ish

Quote for paint job £600 + paints (£180)

 

[malcolm]

A friend painted a car with rattle cans once. Cost him £400 25 years ago and the job looked awful. They give a really thin coat.

Paint from a paint supplier £200, Really cheap and nasty compresor £100. Water trap for said compressor and cheap gun £50. Half decent job - priceless.

 

[jaykay]

beg,borrow the use of a compressor.
there are a few on here from your way might help you out.

 

[melliott]

Thanks guys that is a thought

 

[cumbriasteve]

Aldi have a £79 comp on offer this week...worth a thought I should think

 

[jaykay]

what car are you spraying??

 

[yarpap]

if your near Oldham any time I have ..etch primer ,high build primer ,celly thinners and two spray guns..yours for free

 

[jaykay]

there ya go melliott,christmas came early.

 

[Balders]

A guy (Chris aka "Badger") from Hazzard VW Club (Ashford, Kent) did his bug with rattle cans. Bloody awesome job - no ifs, buts or maybes here. It was a solid colour though.
Later he went on to "lace" the roof and pinstriped it.
It got featured in one of the mags.

Yes it is possible, but it's very hard work & works out very expensive.

Get a cheap/2nd hand compressor and a gun. I sprayed my bug with a 25l/2hp sip comp and a Kestrel gun

 

[pedrobedro]

A neighbour of ours painted his car with cans of gold metallic and it looked like a quilt when he'd done, more lines than British Rail. You need the patience of a saint to do more than a square foot. Get a compressor from Aldi and a cheap gravity gun with a 1.4 nozzle from ebay, 2 litre of cellulose paint (£60) and same of thinners (£20 for good quality nitro)

 

[steveo3002]

gold wont be the easiest colour to spray with any method , if you could go for another maybe solid colour then i would suggest you do

light solid colours will be most forgiving

 

[Coo]

Alternatives to consider:

Rustoleum - Roller on or Brush, used successfully by the VW community etc

Electric Sprayer - ~50 quid + paint, take your time....

 

[Chickenjohn]

A guy (Chris aka "Badger") from Hazzard VW Club (Ashford, Kent) did his bug with rattle cans. Bloody awesome job - no ifs, buts or maybes here. It was a solid colour though.
Later he went on to "lace" the roof and pinstriped it.
It got featured in one of the mags.

Yes it is possible, but it's very hard work & works out very expensive.

Get a cheap/2nd hand compressor and a gun. I sprayed my bug with a 25l/2hp sip comp and a Kestrel gun

Yes it is possible to get a good finish with rattle cans. I've done a number of panels on my Traveller with rattle cans (five panels), it is possible, but you'll probably need more than 20 cans to get sufficient film build to allow for wet sanding and polishing to get a really great finish.

As for lining and "quilting" that is probably more down to technique than a deficiency in the cans themselves. Get the spray cans from a paint factor.

But the best way is to buy cellulose from a paint factors and use a spray gun and compressor!

 

[danelectro]

Yeah, just don't bother with rattle cans if you're on a tight budget. cheap comp and some paint, job done!!

 

[Balders]

PS not to mention that a rattle can session will really hurt your index finger!

 

[gavuk]

Years ago i bought a plastic trigger that fits onto a paint can,stopped the finger pain ....compressor and gun is far easier as previously mentioned

 

[superfly]

I don't have to much experience in painting bu tI try the rattle can for a quick dirty fix on my van and it was quick and dirty last 2 months and it is not looking good now and cost me 50€ for 4 cans, I would have about 2.5L plus the thinner for price...

 

[SC_BK]

You can get an alright finish using rustoleum on a roller, even with very little sanding
Or if you really put the effort in you can get an amazing finish