$100.00 Rustoleum paint job I did on an old Datsun 510 wagon.

[Sean1978]

I did this project about 2 years ago, and just got around to making a video of it:
Datsun 510 wagon paint

Here's the final product:


It was super simple. I didn't have the time or money to make this job complex, and the goal was to make it one color and slightly better than a rattle can. It exceeded expectations.

I removed everything I could easily (taillight, bumpers) Cleaned it really well. Used a wire brush on rust patches, sprayed rustoleum primer from a can onto bare metal rust spots, sanded the entire car with a single grit of paper (I think it was 300), and then my friend sprayed it (Had access to a booth at the time)

Total prep time was around 2 hours (that included pulling parts off)

My friend didn't want to use his nice gun on the rustoleum paint, so we used a really cheap gun (like the cheapest you can buy from a home improvement store). We thinned it with mineral spirits as per the directions on the back of the pint cans.

I used 1 pint of Safety red and 1 pint of safety yellow to make the orange color.

Rustoleum self-levels so the completed job actually was very glossy in every part that didn't have surface rust scabs. The zinc content in the rustoleum will slow the corrosion proccess significantly until hopefully someone tears her down and does a full restoration.

I sold this car about 2 years ago, just got around to making a video of the process. I have another immaculate wagon I bought from Arizona.

[HyperTek]

rustoleum 7777 satin black is really good, hot rod guys love it.

[Eramo323]

nice job !

[Eramo323]

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[562s13]

nice... like the color

[h23]

No clear????

[89JDM240sx]

Looks good... I just did my bay with Rustoleum

[SimpleS14]

Looks good! I did it with my S14 and it's still holding on.

Originally Posted by h23

No clear????

You don't need it with this paint.

[fyneyoungstunna]

nice! love the end result. For the purpose of the color, everything on the body that was chrome; I would change to black.

[rat240]

op that looks real nice , so you used one of these
if so im so going to do this

[silviaguy240]

nooo, you use a "real" automotive paint gun. Did this on a buddys s13 with a gun and only used one can, did it in a barn without that great of light plus we were kinda rushed so i missed a few spots twords the bottom of the skirts and rear bumper and a few spots came out a bit flat but other than that it worked pretty good.

[whitefedorafilms]

I love the poor man's paint project, but shit i have seen way too many flat black S13's at SWD.

[D1S13]

good work!

[Sean1978]

Here's the video of the nice one that I didn't skimp on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM8xvdw6wEw

[Sean1978]

nooo, you use a "real" automotive paint gun.

You can see the gun we used in the video, my friend did not want to put cheap paint through his real gun.
it was kind of like this:
Walmart.com: Titan 19114 Gravity Feed H.V.L.P. 1.4mm Needle & Nozzle Spray Gun: Paint & Home Decor

[Sean1978]

No clear????

I don't think putting clear coat over rustoleum would be a good idea. It probably would not be compatible. It was as shiny as real single stage any place that wasn't scabbed.

I have seen people make comments about this type of paint job saying that real single stage doesn't cost much more. Good luck shooting single stage in your back yard with minimal prep. Real paint requires real prep, and in my opinion can be a real waste of time and money if you don't do it 100% right.