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It is indeed the shiny side, and yes, a red shirt....
I don't see any reason why this shouldn't/wouldn't work, bear in mind that is without wetsanding and I used a regular brush and not a roller, roller is too random for my liking.
Now, if wetsanding is the key to further shinyness, then this is on course to really be a somewhat successful undertaking.
Next experiment will be the durability.
 
Here's a 'Before and After' of the pass side rear.
Same time of day, same weather etc.
I guess from this, you can be your own judges, but I personally, am sold, and really happy with the results.
$56 remember!
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I need a nap.
 
How many coats is that so far, Barry?
 
That is unreal, did you take chrome stuff off? or just paint around it?
 
I think Barry is taking his nap. He did a lot of work. Was there sanding after every 2 coats?
 
I must admit that from this distance it looks very nice.
 
That's one coat.
No sanding (yet).
Kept the chrome and brightwork on, but was very careful with a modelling brush.
From a distance Jack, you're right, up close it does look like I painted it, but I mean up close.
I will put another coat on saturday, then wetsand like crazy on sunday.
This stuff goes on glossy, so I really don't think there'll be much wetsanding to do.
It's a lot of work, so anyone thinking about taking this route, bear in mind, as Mike said, it's 90% labour.
Because the colours are so close, existing and new, that I don't think I'll be doing 4,6 or 8 coats. Just buff & polish.
I'm having fun with it, it's nice and relaxing to be outside and painting, really been quite fun.
Thanks for all your thoughts.
Big thanks to Morris for bringing this up.
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Barry, I read through all pages of this post again, so if I missed it, I am sorry, but what color is that? I want to go blue, but I think I might like something a little more dark.

I am looking at 7493, Midnight Blue
 
Wow! A spray bomb of silver on the wires and off to the concours, eh? /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
 
Yes Mike, wheels are next, definately!
Art, that particular colour, from the Rustoleum range, is Gloss Navy, it's very close to BMC Basillica Blue.
Outdoor Metal is this range, most other stuff comes in rattle cans, or isn't the 'protective enamel' so the stuff on that page is really your best bet.
Depending on what colour you're starting from, will determine the amounts of coats you'll need. I got lucky-ish.
 
Ah, oops....I ended up on the American Accents page by accident.

I'll check the link you gave. Currently, the car is midnight blue metallic, however, I plan on stripping it quite a bit to do some extensive bodywork.
 
Seems to be more effective than brushing it on... I remember spending the first two weeks of Sprite ownership with rubbing compound getting all the brush marks out that the PO had put on it. My hands were almost permanently yellow during this little escapade. Mind you, bought the shine back like a treat!
 
Blocking it down, buffing/polishing it will be the REAL hard work. Looks pretty good so-far, too!
 
I've seen a lot of cars that have been brushed or rattle-canned and never thought the results were very good. I'm still extremely skeptical but am going to try this as well on an old hood I have. I do think I'll hit it with some epoxy primer first though since I plan to sandblast it down to bare metal to give the process a fair shake. Barry, thanks for being the test pilot for us...
JC
 
I knew a guy who spay canned a mustang and it looke killer for about 6 months and then it slowly began to look like a zebra. Its hard to explain what I mean but it had stripes all over it. I am more interested in the brush deal. I still want to learn more about wet sanding the paint. I would love to see someone do this or watch a video or something. I don't see how you could ever get the sandpaper scratches out. Hopefully I can meet up with some of you guys sometime. Its easier to explain things face to face.
 
You start with maybe 600 paper and work up to 2000. The fine paper is just under buffing and that is the final step.
 
I rarely start with anything more than 1000. On some cars I've gone all the way to 2500 before starting the buffing with an extra fine cut.
 
There ya go, the voice of experience.
 
ahhh... but on my midget I started with 1000, used mostly 1500, and hit a few placees with 2000, then rolled it outside and cranked up the buffer!
 
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