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I have a 61 Apache that I am fixing mechanically and driving as I do it. It is about five colors, has dents, rust and body filler on it. I'd like to spray some rustoleum on it as a temporary measure to stabilize it and to get it looking good enough to photograph for insurance, cruise-in's and maybe a parade or two. Has anyone tried rustoleum and then done the restoration? I'm thinking flat black and white. I don't expect perfection but I'd like it to be at least a 20 footer. Or maybe a 50 footer. At least all the same color. I need to use it to take hay to our horse and general errands so it's going to be a long restoration. I figure rustoleum is easy to get, cheap and easy to match as I go.

I use it on all my little danglee parts under the cab/bed. If a part has not been blasted and primed and painted with dupont gloss black, I will use Loctite rust encapsulater and finish it off with gloss black Rustoleum. It holds up very well.

Paint (any paint) is no better than the prep work under it. If you just want to get a consistent color that looks good from a distance temporarily, Rustolium or BPS is probably the least expensive way to go and if you go with a flat finish it will help hide the flaws.

i say go for it.if it doesnt seem like its going to work for ya.switch and do something else.i've used it on my frame and it sat outside unprotected for almost 9 yrs.it held up very well,tho it did fade a bit..........dave

I used it on the exterior of my cab. it faded a bit so then I scuffed it lightly and sprayed on some good ol' cheap cheap (emphasis on cheap) black primer and it looked new.. for a few weeks in the sun.. then faded (big surprise). the hammered rustolium is what i painted the engine bay, completely rusted out firewall, and the interior (which was horrible) in my 1979 Chevy and all the rust stopped in its tracks and looks great today, seven years later. I stick by my rustolium. oh yeah... the hammered paint i used was brush on- so it is a thick layer, and is really tough.. hasn't faded, and has a neat gunmetal look to it.. i wouldn't use it on the exterior of my trucks just because of the orange peel that seems to come natural for it but it looks great inside.

I would recommend a degreaser to wipe down all the fingerprints, guck etc on the body,...then fly around with a tack cloth. That should eliminate the orange peel or fish eyes.

brake clean seems to work on for the smaller parts but most degreasers I've used leave some sort of residue.. any recommendations? maybe just acetone?

One of the things I learned from an old body man was Rust-o-leum works great as a interior sealer from water. He showed me to to paint the interior of the doors on my truck. You simply pour in a quart and two guys tilt the door every which-a-way until all the surfaces are covered.

Several rules to this:

1. Use Gloss Rustoleum
2. Do it in an area over grass or sand.
3. Wear gloves and old clothes.
4. Buy a 6 pack and get some friend over to help.
5. Let dry in the sun for a day or two. Bakes it on real good.

MOst of our truck will hardly never see the rain or hard work again so this treatment is way more than needed, but what the hell it's the least we can do the old gals.

Love the door idea,...will HAVE to do that sometime. The idea of the six pack is better though !!...lol.