The Ford Barn

wrndln · 12-28-2014, 03:26 PM

I totally agree with Curt, Rustoleum really doesn't do the job. When I first starting on my model A restoration, I used Rustoleum primer and top coat, not the spray cans, but in quarts with a decent spray gun. BTW, I sandblasted and cleaned the metal before priming and painting, so the surface was good. I noticed the rustoleum would come off with very little rubbing or scraping and expose the primer. I ended up resandblasting the frame and other items I used Rustoleum on and painted them with a high quality paint - normally PPG auto paint products like DP90 and Concept. The PPG items are much more expensive, but like the old saying goes "you get what you pay for". I no longer use cheap paints like Rustoleum on my items to be painted. I am sure other people will swear that Rustoleum is great, but this is my experience with it.
Rusty Nelson

12-28-2014, 03:26 PM	#3
wrndln Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 5,297	Re: Paint warning! I totally agree with Curt, Rustoleum really doesn't do the job. When I first starting on my model A restoration, I used Rustoleum primer and top coat, not the spray cans, but in quarts with a decent spray gun. BTW, I sandblasted and cleaned the metal before priming and painting, so the surface was good. I noticed the rustoleum would come off with very little rubbing or scraping and expose the primer. I ended up resandblasting the frame and other items I used Rustoleum on and painted them with a high quality paint - normally PPG auto paint products like DP90 and Concept. The PPG items are much more expensive, but like the old saying goes "you get what you pay for". I no longer use cheap paints like Rustoleum on my items to be painted. I am sure other people will swear that Rustoleum is great, but this is my experience with it. Rusty Nelson