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HEADLINES . . . Up-To-The-Minute Industry News Headlines DOC'S NOTEBOOK . . . The viewpoints depicted in 'Doc's NoteBook' and "Doc's Archived Articles" represent the opinion of the author. Paint A Car with a Brush and Roller . . . I had an old '69 F-250 4X4 that I used to drive in the woods. To keep the rusting to a minimum, I would just slop a little paint on any new scratch. Twice a year I would paint the truck bed - I would take a paintbrush and lay down a coat of whatever leftover paint was sitting in the garage. I was finishing one such paint session, when Bobby - an old friend - pulled in the driveway. "Cripes!", he teased, "How did you manage to get all that paint on your truck? Drive through a paint store window? Maybe you were attacked by drive-by shooters with paintball guns?" "I was just painting out some of the scratches." "You did that on PURPOSE? What a waste of a perfectly good truck! Looks like hammered dog doo." "Aww. It doesn't look that bad." "You're right. It looks worse than hammered dog doo." Well, Bobby - wherever you are - I want you to know that I have just found out that it IS possible to paint a truck with a brush and roller - and the results are not that bad. 
Using highly thinned-out Rust-Oleum with foam brushes and rollers, do-it-youselfers are achieving credible results painting their vehicles. The result, while not show car quality, is as good or better than some discount and bargain spray shop work costing lots more. Nobody would recommend this application for your car-show classic but if you want to shine up that rusty beater or spruce up an old equipment trailer, truck or tractor - this process might be just the ticket.
The process isn't very difficult but does involve a lot of sanding. Rust-Oleum is thinned 50/50 with mineral spirits to the consistency of milk. Foam rollers and brushes are used to apply each coat.
 Expect to apply at least seven coats of paint with lots of hand sanding between each application. The process usually takes at least a week. When the painting is complete, the final coat gets power-buffed. Then, the paint is left to harden for a month before applying any wax.
For more information, consult: Rick Wrench.Com Poor Man's Paint Job Roll your Car 2008.07.07 For more Articles from Doc's Notebook,
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