Anyone done it?
I've recently bought an 82 Jago Geep and the body looks tired and shabby!
I want to re-paint it to freshen it up, and have sprayed a couple of my previous cars in matt black from a rattle can, but this can get expensive! And im also bored of matt black!
Im undecided what colour to paint it, but have heard people mention they rollered their car before with reasonable results...
So has anyone done this and able to give me any advice on whats required etc?
Its a fibreglass shell, so rusting wont be a problem, and its also only a £500 motor, hence why I dont want to pay for a re-spray!
Bruce
Whos Rollered Their Car?
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rsroadkilla
, Aug 11 2011 08:07 PM
Best Answer leadly , 11 October 2011 - 07:49 AM
Still need to get my finger out and test rollering out on my old bonnet to see what I can acheive. Alot of roller projects look great on the net but I still don't think i'v seen a good job in the flesh yet....unless they were that good I didnt realise it was rollered. lol
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Posted 11 August 2011 - 08:07 PM
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Posted 11 August 2011 - 09:03 PM
The first car I rollered was my race car, I did the roof first as an experiment,
It looked crap so I left it and went to bed.
Next day when I looked at it the finish was fantastic, the shine was about a foot deep and it looked like a spray job so I did the rest of the Mini and it was great.
The paint I used was Crown outdoor gloss.
just dont get any runs in it and dont put it on too thin and you will be ok.
It looked crap so I left it and went to bed.
Next day when I looked at it the finish was fantastic, the shine was about a foot deep and it looked like a spray job so I did the rest of the Mini and it was great.
The paint I used was Crown outdoor gloss.
just dont get any runs in it and dont put it on too thin and you will be ok.
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Posted 11 August 2011 - 09:04 PM
i have rollered my camper including the fibreglass roof
should be lots of info and pictures on my project topic
should be lots of info and pictures on my project topic
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Posted 12 August 2011 - 06:45 AM
I know this is Aussie but this is the site I am using as a guide to do my mini
http://uob-community...u.au/~dmwilson/
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http://uob-community...u.au/~dmwilson/
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Posted 12 August 2011 - 05:40 PM
the shine in that is nice!
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Posted 12 August 2011 - 05:59 PM
you can get a nice shine with a roller
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Posted 12 August 2011 - 06:30 PM
bungle how long did it take for you to roller your bus?
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Posted 12 August 2011 - 08:10 PM
This is something I would love to do, I have got it pretty good with rattle cans but this may be easier.
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Posted 12 August 2011 - 08:20 PM
bungle how long did it take for you to roller your bus?
i take my camper off the road over the winter and did it then (about 5 months)
more info should be in my project thread
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Posted 12 August 2011 - 09:03 PM
I might have done this one with dulux and a roller
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Posted 14 August 2011 - 08:41 AM
This finish is amazing, can't believe the finish you guys get. do you do a lot if prep?
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Posted 14 August 2011 - 04:40 PM
I'm thinking of doing this since I sold all my spraying gear years ago.
What paint did you use?
What paint did you use?
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Posted 16 September 2011 - 06:45 PM
Wow some great results!!!
Now all to do is pick a colour!!!
Now all to do is pick a colour!!!
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Posted 01 October 2011 - 01:01 AM
how hard is it to roller a car, any diy anywhere?
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Posted 01 October 2011 - 08:13 AM
There are a few videos in the links section
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