How did you paint your cage?

[mindspin311]

Recently had my personal track car caged. Initially decided on, and purchased, POR 15 Top Coat. Plan was to roll or brush on. No spray. What product has everyone else used? Whats the best way to avoid trash in the paint if using a roller?

 

https://www.por15.com/POR-15-Top-Coat-DTM-Paint

[Black Magic]

If you have more time and want to make it pretty, use thinner and brush it. Roll spots you can easily reach. Thinned will take more coats

[mindspin311]

15 minutes ago, Black Magic said:

If you have more time and want to make it pretty, use thinner and brush it. Roll spots you can easily reach. Thinned will take more coats

Thinning just makes it easier to work with? Just grab some lacquer thinner at HD?

[Ian]

Original POR for sure.

 

That's as close as you can get to powder coat in a can.  Extremely durable.

 

Brush on and let cure.  It's very good at self leavening, even when not thinned.  They make it in a few colors as well.  I plan to do the new cage in silver except around the windshield, which will be black.

[the5]

Rustolem Paint from Home Depo + Paint Thinner + Automotive Paint Hardener (the Key) + Harbor freight Spray Gun About $60 all in with  materials+gun 

 

Also you can pick up Automotive Single Stage if you want a Better finish But It is about $25 a quart vs $7, I used two Quarts on the interior. 

[mindspin311]

17 minutes ago, the5 said:

Rustolem Paint from Home Depo + Paint Thinner + Automotive Paint Hardener (the Key) + Harbor freight Spray Gun About $60 all in with  materials+gun 

 

Also you can pick up Automotive Single Stage if you want a Better finish But It is about $25 a quart vs $7, I used two Quarts on the interior. 

I feel like I would make a giant mess spraying.

[the5]

7 hours ago, mindspin311 said:

I feel like I would make a giant mess spraying.

 

Its pretty controllable, I had the Volume set pretty light. 

Its less paint than a Spray can at times

[cheins]

we tried both brush and spray and found spraying easier, quicker and provided a better result especially in the hard to reach corners. 

[pintodave]

To tack on to what @the5 said, the nice thing about using Rustoleum to shoot anything racecar related, is you can get touch-up in a can.

[MMiskoe]

F_ck POR in the ear.  I've used it on a couple of projects and hated it.  Didn't spread well, didn't stick well to all surfaces, surface quality when done was poor, can welds itself shut so you can't re-use the left over.

 

SEM Rust Shield with hardener.  Spray it or brush it, surface quality is good for interiors (not good enough for an exterior paint, but better than a rattle can if you had to).   Flattens out nicely as it dries, minimal brush tracks, sticks to anything short of oiled sand.  Easy to spray with a primer gun.  When applied to inner fender areas it can get rock chipped, but is otherwise a very durable paint.  Much more so than any rattle can.  The only down side is they don't sell all colors in quarts anymore, white and grey are gallons only.

 

Yes, spraying will take you a while to mask the interior.  Yup, it does.  But you will find you have a better finish when you're done.  The more stuff you can remove the easier the masking.  Remember that masking doesn't have to be fancy or look good, it just needs to be complete.  Tape and newspaper are cheap.

 

 

 

[zack_280]

I used tractor paint with hardener from tractor supply.  I think maybe it's hardened now.  I probably won't use that again.  Especially in the winter.  But also not in any other season either.

[Alchemy Autosport]

used crappy rattle can, got crappy results.  As @the5 said, Hardener is important for sure.

[Turd Ferguson]

We used Ford Gray tractor paint from Tractor Supply and applied it with foam brushes and cheap paint brushes.  Worked great and looks good.  And it easily duplicated.  Any TSC will have Ford Gray forever.  

[erich]

We used Imron III brushed on.  It turned out OK, they guys slopped it on too thick and it ran in places.  It's very durable.

 

A safety note to everyone, the paint hardeners are usually isocyanate based (as are just about all 2K paints) and are extremely hazardous.

That poop absorbs through the skin and mucus membranes.   Cover yourself up and use a well-fitted top notch respirator.

Edited September 27, 2019 by erich
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[dpm5049]

I brushed on rustoleum gray from home depot but also bought matching spray cans. Once I finished brushing a section, I did a light coat with the spray to get rid of all the brush marks. The spray sticks very well to the wet paint. Mine came out decent for DIY and a track car.