painting an MV with a roller

[maddawg308]

Has anyone here painted an MV with a paint roller (narrow one, like 3" wide) and had good results? If so, what type of paint did you use? Automotive or latex? Anyone got pics of their paint job this way?

 

[swbradley1]

Westy said they used paper towels dipped in buckets to paint their trucks when he was in. I just spray over all the runs and drips and my trucks and trailers keep their "real military look".

I did do a roller job on my S280 and I think it looks very good.

 

[Srjeeper]

That's how I painted the 'Waci Shak' and you've seen it. I used a brush for trim and tight spots and the rest with big & small roller. I used Gilispe 24087 right outta the can.

 

[dependable]

A friend of mine painted his Mercedes 300TD with grey Rustolium with roller. It came out suprisengly good. I don't have any pictures. He looked up how to do it somewhere on internet.

 

[SteveKuhn]

Are you figuring on flat or semigloss? That can make a big difference in the finish. My suggestion is to get a small sample of the paint you intend to use, some Floetrol or Penetrol depending on acrylic vs. alkyd, and work out a bit on flat sheet metal.

I did tests for the outer sheet metal with a 3" fine foam roller and acrylic latex semigloss but found it set too fast and didn't have enough flow for my taste, whether I did it with a 'wet' or 'dry' roller. I was being super picky wanting it to lean toward a sprayed texture. Came out just short of that. In retrospect, it was probably very good with the wet roller. The 'dry' roller and lots of back 'n forth gave a CARC-like texture. If I was working with current 383 or tan flat I'd have loved it.

I did the inside of my bed with epoxy latex (satin) porch and floor with a 6" foam and liked the results a lot. It deadens out a lot with time. The bed is not as critical to me as the outside and the surfaces are already roughed up.

Both of the above had max amounts of Floetrol/gal.

Before the weather started to catch up, I was all set to do the same to recoat my tailgate, this time with industrial alkyd because it flows MUCH better. Still might have time to get to that. I'm anticipating very good results after using that paint with a chisel-tipped trim brush on my front pintle assembly. Virtually undiscernable brush tracks, even within 3'. And that result was without Penetrol.

Steve

 

[rickf]

You repainting the Durango?

Rick

 

[gungearz]

Yep, cut with a brush and roll it out with a 9" and 4" 3/8" nap, lint free roller. Semi or flat really don't matter if you "finish brush lit". Cutting it first then hitting it with the roller should give you the best results...

 

[F18hornetM]

In the Marines we painted ours with paint brushs. Didnt look too bad really. A roller would probably do even better.

 

[Warthog]

While not an MV a fellow member just painted his suburban with a roller and Behr house paint.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/cucv/95436-my-1990-gmc-suburban-cucv-clone-aka-m1007-m1029.html

 

[85CUCVtom]

My M1009 is rolled black. It doesn't look too bad. I bought it that way and haven't changed it. I plan on going to green though and I'm debating weather to just roll green on top or sand down and spray.

 

[SteveKuhn]

I was intrigued by the mention of rolling cars with RustOleum so I Googled. Here are 2 URLs with photos. Both had these in common: 50/50 thinning w/ mineral spirits; loads of sanding; many (6 - 8+) coats. Wonderful results. Loads of work on a Deuce and probably too much for a MV.

My "rustoleum $50 roll-on paint job"

Rickwrench, Alfa GTV, Falcon Squire, Corvair

Steve

 

[swbradley1]

I used the 1-gal cans from Rapco "383" green. Poured it into the pan and rolled it on. Took almost two whole gallons for the 280 shelter.

 

[maddawg308]

You repainting the Durango?

Rick

No.

Did you guys find you had to use two coats to get good coverage? I'm sure that painting a light color with a darker color, probably not. But maybe going from something that was 24087 and making is 383 green, might have to use 2 coats?

Your thoughts?

 

[Lindsaym151]

Pics of my Deuce, M151&65 fordl

All where done with a Brush,rollerand Airless sprayer. Iused latex on the M151&deuce Carc 383 match 15 yr warranty exterior flat

 

[Stan]

I've painted several trucks and trailers. One by four roller, the flat paints from Rapco, one coat coverage.

 

[70deuce]

Behr paint and primer all in one. Mostly roller applied. Could use a second coat in some areas of the brown on the trailer. Almost three years on the trailer. Holding up well. Trailer's OD is original paint. M818 fuel tank not painted yet.

 

[FrankUSMC]

While in the Marines we repainted all our fire trucks in 1991 with rollers. They all turned out very good and passed the IG inspection. The fire trucks were the P19As crash trucks.
One of the few, Frank USMC RET

 

[nmwildman013]

Three years ago I painted one of my m35s and a couple trailers with Parker Duck Boat paint then spray painted the camo colors and they came out real sharp. That stuff sticks and is very tough.