The Rattle Can Paintjob Thread.

[Dr.AK]

You painted your car yourself using rattle cans? You're in the right spot. Share the love.:eyebrows:rofl

Anyways, I searched and haven't found anything like this.

YES, Rattle Can Paintjobs can easily look like shit - but if some effort is made they can look very good too!


All things rattle can paintjob related can go in here. Wether it's pictures or discussions about how to do it etc.


I'll start with a few pictures I have found on the web:


http://www.abload.de/img/1008091657ajsx4.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/3010gutvsmo.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/3524325210_ea33178c9cireb.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/352hjsi4siw.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/4485726572_dc2dcc9517_jt0y.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/copyofdsc003518rfz.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/dsc_2709_20zocf.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/dubfest090499s08.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/kk002aj4std4.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/streettour09000301tt0.jpg


And a few questions:

Since I am forced to abandon my plans for my Touring (which included a complete rebuild with also having it professionally sprayed) due to personal & financial reaons, I am contemplating doing a DIY paintjob myself using rattle cans since it will need new paint once I get around to fixing the bodydamage.

I don't want it to stay that way forever though, so I'd like to go with a paint that is easy to remove or work with for a bodyshop once it's time for a real professional respray. Or more like what kind of paint to avoid if the car will get professionally resprayed later.

I'm looking for some kind of matte colors.

[Mr.M]

you can use primer.

I did my mk1 with red primer ,thinking about spraying it yellow this summer

[magoo_lc1]

not a big rattle can man but i do like the ef hatch up top

[trism]

alot of those look done with a spray gun, just with satin/matte paint.

[Jorge]

Some of the finish on those is flawless, they can't be rattle cans surely.

The camo looks good, usually matt paint goes patchy, but with a camo effect it kinda hides that.

[Anonymoose]

To be honest you may be better off buying a spray gun and a tin of paint because it takes a lot of rattle cans to do a whole car nicely and would probably cost more. I agree though, you can definitely get a very good finish with them

[hinrichs]

I used rustoleum thinned out on my beetle with a gun just like you would if you were rolling it, i rolled it brown first and didnt like how it turned out

for not using clear and having no real idea what i was doing it turned out good i would say, still holding up well, dont have the car anymore however

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/airgli/jimsbeetle.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/airgli/jimsbeetle2.jpg

[P78]

damn like ur beetle man

and i lolled hard at the vacuumcleaner on ur rack

[Zic]

http://www.abload.de/img/4485726572_dc2dcc9517_jt0y.jpg

beautiful.

[Eric M]

Heres my friend John's I forget his name on here, he doesn't post to often
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs680.snc4/62043_437285633691_74728438691_5301294_1489400_n.j pg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs700.snc4/62043_437285638691_74728438691_5301295_1247632_n.j pg

[whit3b0y]

heres a couple that ive done....

My Jeep Cherokee aka Chitty
the night b4
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/whit3b0y_photos/2ff1b812.jpg
then
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/whit3b0y_photos/chit.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/whit3b0y_photos/chitt.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/whit3b0y_photos/chittychitmogrit.jpg
red ef back in 05... just the hood roof and hatch spray painted
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/whit3b0y_photos/BIGRED-1.jpg
Bought it "murdered out" black fades hella easy....
this is the one that came out best fave of all
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/whit3b0y_photos/DSCF0685-1.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/whit3b0y_photos/DSCF0710.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/whit3b0y_photos/DSCF0719.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/whit3b0y_photos/rdiy.jpg
hoodride ef installed widebody in the rear and spray painted.....
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/whit3b0y_photos/hoodride-1.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u318/whit3b0y_photos/ghettobuggy-1.jpg

[apexilude]

Just one cause my piece has a build thread.

Dupli Color Hot Rod Black FTW
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v406/apexilude/Bimmer%20Done/DSC00617.jpg

[Kabat]

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7185/p1100357.jpg
Dirty... :shifty
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/1514/p1060292y.jpg
And some more :)
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1399/imggolf22yo9.jpg
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/4816/wndmzodk1nnm0mtnkzmqzmx.jpg
http://img5.imagebanana.com/img/1ltloxxn/44.jpg
http://img5.imagebanana.com/img/xqs3u9xf/4832694908_1200e42898_b.jpg
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/5043/21743974744070329012.jpg

[redciv1]

Not a car but just as good:
BEFORE:
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l196/redciv1/DSC00359.jpg

AFTER:
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l196/redciv1/HPIM1161.jpg

[bennorz]

rattle-canned/rolled paintjobs can look good, it just takes an ridiculous amount of time

http://www.abload.de/img/polished48px8.jpg
http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html

[Jesus Christ]

well i can tell you right now that alot of those vw's arent rattle cans.

they are hod rod flatz sprayed through a gun.

[Anonymoose]

Neither is the alfa, bennorz wtf you yappin bout? The pin stripes?

Although that job with a roller is probably more impressive

[FABEL]

definiately TRUTH Jaze.

with spray cans you will not get the smooth semi-shine as you do with hot rod flatz sprayed through an actual gun. cans easily produce patches of dry overspray & have increased margin of error as the spray area increases.

the majority of guys rattle canning their cars do not properly prep their body which will dramatically effect the paints overall flow & consistancy.

simply put, the more patience you have in prepping & the better control you can conjure up while spraying are all certain to be seen in your final outcome.

regardless, almost all the photos posted here look very nice.

[NorCalFocus]

I've done a lot of DIY spray jobs and would never rattle can a whole car. By time you bought enough spray cans to do the whole car you could buy a spray gun and a few quarts of paint to do it.

I will say that I did rattle can the jambs of my wife's wagon and they came out good. But those alone took about 6-7 cans.

[Kielan]

Cory's car (Nelson) was rattle canned. By far the best rattle can job I have ever seen.

[bennorz]

Neither is the alfa, bennorz wtf you yappin bout? The pin stripes?

hm, i guess i can't translate the tounge you are speaking in. but taken literally, i don't see a single alfa in this whole thread?!
aaaand i was "yappin" about the good possible outcome at the cost of a LOT of manual labor and time. who cares if the corvair was done with a roller. same rules apply to rattle can and any other method of applying paint (the crappier the method, the more time it'll take to look good)

[HooWybrow]

My old car....

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j295/98crvee/Shaccord002.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j295/98crvee/Shaccord017.jpg

[Slammed85]

sick, my other thread got closed. lol. but now i see this one so i dont care. =] sick cars.

[benzoutlaw]

Rattlecan undercoat followed by Ankor Wax on my 59 Benz. Still a work in progress.


http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g88/darryg/aw3.jpg
Left the trunk lid because this was the only og paint left on the car from new with great patina.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g88/darryg/aw4.jpg

This was her before.....
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g88/darryg/home6_resize.jpg

[noodleboy]

I am so going to rattle can my slownoma. Will post pics when its finished

[Mattphi]

I rattle canned my tank with some "OEM matched" paint and some clear. Came out okay. Still need to wetsand and buff.

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/226289_763723944503_57208191_37902798_204112_n.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k100/mattphi/261edac6.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/261400_137722386306111_100002050508252_238414_7901 224_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254345_777251555063_57208191_38072537_768167_n.jpg

[joshg51]

say is that your "sub" woofer??

[Walnuts]

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/297754_10150283662260675_707120674_7684881_940626_ n.jpg

[Snappy]

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/251344_123306554420138_100002223811466_198099_2005 326_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/283998_131022746981852_100002223811466_226729_4230 559_n.jpg