cheapest durable "paint"

como · 07-22-2009, 05:02 AM

I'm not looking for mr2 specific information so much as generic.

I've got a small fleet of beater cars that I need to keep on the road, and recently I've been adding cars from the west- as in little to no rust on them.

Living in new england, it's weird to me, but the cars out west that werent exposed to new england all their lives seem to rust faster, as I guess they were sand blasted by the roads out there before coming here and getting assaulted with our caustic enviroment.

I do not in any way shape or form care how these cars and trucks look, but I dont want them rusting. What are my options?

I've toyed with stuff that you spray on rust that turns it into a sort of black plastic crap, then painting over it with cheap primer, and the rust always comes through within a year.
I've tried grinding off the rust and using a primer, a paint, and a clearcoat, and rust comes through in two.
I'm starting to toy with rattle can epoxy paint, anyone think it can hold its own?

I'm basically looking for something that can be used anywhere, if it comes in a rattle can its a bonus (I dont have all the time in the world to maintain these damn cars), and is durable- withstanding sun, rain, oil, gasoline, salt, sand, and calcium chloride. Easy to apply is a bonus, as it's not that easy to strip half a car down to bare metal.
I'm also seeing a reoccurring theme from these western cars of 5+ paintjobs done to freshen up color, but they're all done wrong so the paint is peeling in some places, flaking in others, etc. aside from grinding down to bare metal on those, can I just take a wire wheel and take off all the paint that's not going to flake, and then put some sort of sealer over it as a good solid base?

Denz · 07-22-2009, 05:27 AM

A wire brush wouldnt be a great idea haha
You could just rough up the paint with some sand paper but they will look pretty darn **** to be honest.

como · 07-22-2009, 11:40 AM

Taking off the flaking paint alone doesnt help me at all, I need to put something over it. I've read that putting paint over paint without a "sealer" will just cause the new paint to rip up the old stuff, causing the think brittle flakes I'm seeing now.

07-22-2009, 05:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
como Road Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 652 Thanks: 13 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	cheapest durable "paint" I'm not looking for mr2 specific information so much as generic. I've got a small fleet of beater cars that I need to keep on the road, and recently I've been adding cars from the west- as in little to no rust on them. Living in new england, it's weird to me, but the cars out west that werent exposed to new england all their lives seem to rust faster, as I guess they were sand blasted by the roads out there before coming here and getting assaulted with our caustic enviroment. I do not in any way shape or form care how these cars and trucks look, but I dont want them rusting. What are my options? I've toyed with stuff that you spray on rust that turns it into a sort of black plastic crap, then painting over it with cheap primer, and the rust always comes through within a year. I've tried grinding off the rust and using a primer, a paint, and a clearcoat, and rust comes through in two. I'm starting to toy with rattle can epoxy paint, anyone think it can hold its own? I'm basically looking for something that can be used anywhere, if it comes in a rattle can its a bonus (I dont have all the time in the world to maintain these damn cars), and is durable- withstanding sun, rain, oil, gasoline, salt, sand, and calcium chloride. Easy to apply is a bonus, as it's not that easy to strip half a car down to bare metal. I'm also seeing a reoccurring theme from these western cars of 5+ paintjobs done to freshen up color, but they're all done wrong so the paint is peeling in some places, flaking in others, etc. aside from grinding down to bare metal on those, can I just take a wire wheel and take off all the paint that's not going to flake, and then put some sort of sealer over it as a good solid base?

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07-22-2009, 05:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Denz Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Posts: 487 Thanks: 2 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	A wire brush wouldnt be a great idea haha You could just rough up the paint with some sand paper but they will look pretty darn **** to be honest.

07-22-2009, 11:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
como Road Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 652 Thanks: 13 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Taking off the flaking paint alone doesnt help me at all, I need to put something over it. I've read that putting paint over paint without a "sealer" will just cause the new paint to rip up the old stuff, causing the think brittle flakes I'm seeing now.