Scion Rustoleum roller job is finished

[Elkins45]

For before photos and back story please see this thread: https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/paint-prep-advice-please.386997/

Everything is done except for putting the wheel covers back on and regluing the badges on the hatch. I didn’t do the plastic front and rear bumper covers because I’m probably going to replace the front one and will just pull them both off and paint them at the same time. It looks pretty darned good from 10 feet away, certainly better than with huge sheets of missing paint. I’m pleased, given that paint and materials cost <$80.

 

[SatinSilver]

Before pictures

 

[Nukeman7]

WOW! That looks great for $80 of material. Like you said, from 10 feet away, not many people will be able to tell it was a DIY paint job. Perfect investment for a daily driver/beater vehicle.

 

[Elkins45]

WOW! That looks great for $80 of material. Like you said, from 10 feet away, not many people will be able to tell it was a DIY paint job. Perfect investment for a daily driver/beater vehicle.

Gallon of Rustoleum, gallon of mineral spirits, sanding disks, foam sanding blocks, some foam rollers, a bag of 1" foam detail brushes, and some masking tape.

 

[Nukeman7]

Gallon of Rustoleum, gallon of mineral spirits, sanding disks, foam sanding blocks, some foam rollers, a bag of 1" foam detail brushes, and some masking tape.

And a LOT of elbow grease!

 

[AZjeff]

Nice job. I'd be parking that gem way out to not get door dings!

 

[eljefino]

Looks great, better than mine. Scion should have done pinstriping or those door guard things to break up the body lines a little.

 

[Pterostylis]

That looks really good. I really should repaint the hood of my car soon.

 

[Elkins45]

Looks great, better than mine. Scion should have done pinstriping or those door guard things to break up the body lines a little.

Yours looks pretty good. How well has it held up to the elements?

I liked the Griffins on the doors when I bought it but I had to scrape them off.

 

[eljefino]

^ Hard tellin', sold the car that year.

 

[RhondaHonda]

Not too bad. Just tell people it’s got a matte white wrap on it. If you had pulled or masked the moldings and antenna better, it’d be believable.

 

[Rand]

should buff your headlights and spray them with clear.

 

[Elkins45]

should buff your headlights and spray them with clear.

I bought a cheap 3M restore kit. It’s on the to-do list, just not near the top. I have to do the front struts in this car too.

 

[Exhaustgases]

And if you want it to be as good or better than any body shop or new car paint job, let it cure for some months then do a 2K clear over it, then stuff like spilled gasoline etc. won't remove it. Rustoleum will stick way better than any of the water colors that the factory used. I'd say 100's times better. It looks real good, excellent job you did.

 

[Yourhomiematt]

I've never seen paint failure that bad before. I remember back in the day when rustoleum paint jobs were the talk on here and homemadeturbo . Com. Looks great

 

[michaelluscher]

Looks good
I'll run mine over, you can do my hood (there's little paint left)

 

[dwcopple]

I bought a cheap 3M restore kit. It’s on the to-do list, just not near the top. I have to do the front struts in this car too.

Yeah, who needs night time visibility anyways?

 

[zzyzzx]

I've used Rustoleum before, and wished I had used the marine version of Rustoleum. It faded pretty quickly. Not sure how applicable that would be to white paint, but make sure that whatever wax or sealant you use has UV protection.

 

[Elkins45]

And a LOT of elbow grease!

Because of the shape of the panels I really couldn’t use an orbital sander anywhere except the broad flat surfaces. I had to do a fairly large amount of the surface with foam sanding blocks. I did it in four big sections: roof, hood, passenger side, and driver’s side + hatch.

The most difficult part was removing all the adhesive residue from the chip guard stickers in front of the rear wheels. Even after scraping off the stickers with a heat gun I had to use steel wool pads and mineral spirits to scrub off the thick glue residue, and it really didn’t want to come off.

 

[dwcopple]

Because of the shape of the panels I really couldn’t use an orbital sander anywhere except the broad flat surfaces. I had to do a fairly large amount of the surface with foam sanding blocks. I did it in four big sections: roof, hood, passenger side, and driver’s side + hatch.

The most difficult part was removing all the adhesive residue from the chip guard stickers in front of the rear wheels. Even after scraping off the stickers with a heat gun I had to use steel wool pads and mineral spirits to scrub off the thick glue residue, and it really didn’t want to come off.

Lacquer thinner would've worked better