Friendly tip for rattlecan users... Warm your cans up in a bucket of hot hot water for a bit... You'll be amazed at how nicely the paint job will "flow out".... ;)
You know what, that's very true, might do it again if we get the trigger handle. I did have an idea for another spray bomb paint job, so maybe with that handle it won't be so bad haha
It does feel good disassembling everything, and then when the job is done seeing it come together when putting it back together. Very satisfying seeing the results of putting in work
Using the bolts to pull out those dents was genius, seems the heads have more surface to pull more evenly than the spot welder style, but I don’t think I would try that with the aluminum can body panels the newer cars have now. Excellent job on the rattle can paint job, if you attempt to try that again, get yourself a spray gun handle for rattle cans,and save your finger and thumb Cam, and as always , great job putting the video together Tim !👍🇨🇦
Thank you! Ya the bolt technique was pretty cool! Ya we did think about those handles for the spray cans, but I guess we never talked about it again and didn't get one haha. Turned out good though. Thanks for the comment and for the support!
The sheet metal on these bodies was super thin. It was just one of the ways GM cheaped out on this car. Notice it didn't take him much effort to pull the dent out. That coupled with things like the unsleeved, high wear, cheap aluminum engines killed it. And it's such a shame. I think these (all GM versions) were some of the best looking cars that ever rolled off an American assembly line.
I've owned several Vegas over the years. Your rattle-can color reminded me of those days. Two of the GT's had a beautiful Chocolate-Bronze paint job -one of those was stock and the other had a 350 with a Turbo 400 tranny. With the Doug Thorley swap kit none of the car needed pounding with a hammer to get it in there. The Hooker kit was awful. Years ago I bought one of the later (model year) Vegas. I believe it had an air-cooled automatic. It also had a rod protruding out of the driver's side of the block. A neighbor had one of the first Monza's with a four speed and the Iron Duke 151 in it. He sold it to me with the understanding it had either a blown head gasket, a cracked block or a cracked head. It turned out to be the head. We found another head (with low miles) in a junk yard and we swapped it out. We also swapped the engines and the Vega's original TH350 automatic with the Monza's 4-speed. Literally everything swapped over -foot pedals and all. There was a plate in the Vega's floor to accomadate the shifter -all we had to do was peck away at the sealer (holding it in) until it could be removed. The Iron Duke was the perfect engine for the Vega. The rear axle was in the wrong range for the transmission swap so take offs were done somewhat softly. On the highway it was excelent however.
Thanks! Ya the copper orange is a really cool color. But duplicolor is discontinuing the orange and a few other colors. I think are only going yo make red and blue now.
I used the same 2k clear from Napa on a small panel project. Was amazed at how well it did after a wet sand, compound and polish with a DA. 4 coats of 2k clear, and then a 2000, followed by 3000 grit was enough to knock away the orange peel. Used a sonax compound and then autoglym polish. Ceramic coat over top.
@@RustedRides I was amazed by the end result as it was my first time DIY’ng a rattle can paint job. After a lot of research, talking with connections and TH-cam, it seemed that this was the general consensus to do the $43 can of Spray Max 2k clear. It wasn’t cheap, but was worth every penny
Thank you! It's an extra step but this finish needed it and it takes it to a new level! And my wife and I love the east coast, we haven't been in a few years but such a nice part of Canada. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Someone else said that and I had to go look it up! That have got to be based of one or the other. Hard to find info linking them other than both part of GM
@@RustedRides what is the colour? ...I'm sure there's a lot of cars that would share the same GM parts between the two countries it's just the body shapes are a little different
Not to mention all the extra time and work involved. There are ways of reducing orange peel and with some clear coats they don't need sanding. If you are going to do that much prep work, just use the proper equipment and paints. It will add to the value of the car.
You guys need those pistol grip trigger attachments for the spray cans. Makes it much more comfortable and smooth and as close to an airbrush gun as you can get. Game changer really.
I love that clearcoat spray paint, for small jobs, because I painted the roof of my truck and clear coded with that stuff. And then clear coated the rest of the truck, the proper way, and the roof clearcoat just peel radar from being outside in the weather.
Guys, a $20 gravity feed gun from harbor freight and a gallon of custom mix would’ve been much better and more primer befor blocking would serve you well. That being said, kudos for taking on the challenge. Car looks much better. Keep up the effort!
And exactly how much for the air compressor capable of delivering the required airflow? This in addition to the automotive grade paint, stirrers, measuring equipment, etc, etc?
Appreciate you guys taking the time to show the the whole process just as an experiment. Always wondered about this. I rattle canned a few cars but never shot them with 2k clear cans. The spray pattern always told me it would be a nightmare and you guys proved it.
Thanks, now we have had a few comments that have said if we warmed the cans up in a bucket of warm water first they would have sprayed better. And we could have looked for different tips. And there are those handles that make it easier on the spraying finger too. But we wanted to use the cans as they came just to see how it would all turn out and what the experience is like. Overall, with a wet sand and polish it's looking pretty good!
I'm glad I found this video I have a 1975 Ford Maverick that had been sitting for about 20 years under a car cover and a tarp it wasn't quite as hateful as the car you're doing it doesn't have any big dents but I don't have all the equipment to spray and I don't have a booth so I do want to learn how to use spray paint i watched thiss like 4 times thanks for all the advice and help. 👍👍
It was so bad, thank goodness for respirators. We still have to dig into cleaning up the inside. Hope the next video on this build will be a few patches and then paint the whole inside, plus a motor!
8:19 - I'm pleased to see that there's at least primer before the bondo is laid down. 20 years ago I used zinc chromate primer (no longer available) and covered that with rust paint, scuffed it, and bondo on top. The panel is still rust-free.
If Cam is not Canadian I'll eat my words. Some say Letterkenny was inspired by Cam. He's definitely molded his new hockey skates by sitting in a hot bath. Kills two birds with one stone eh!
As someone mentioned, the trigger handle is wonderful and helps bunches. You can also get different nozzles typically used by graffiti artists that gives the can a wide spray for better coverage
Great episode! I really just happened upon your channel. Something that goes along with this episode is I ordered a replacement floor pan panel for my '70 SS396 Chevelle and it came unfinished. Knowing that it would be awhile before installation, I painted it with a spare can of VHT Flat Black Engine Enamel, I think its SP130. It has the wide angle swath of paint and went on easy and beautiful. In order to get it semi-presentable to actually drive, I am going to do this as an intermediate step on the entire car since it needs quarter panels also, of course,. Everything else is in good rust free condition. I know that the flat black look has passed but I do not really care. It is one of those situations where the car has sat since 2000 and I have not driven it because of the body work and paint. The feeling is that if I do not get it back on the road this year in flat black, I may never finish it. It is going to be the stock Forest Green Metallic eventually......
Just responded to your other comment, but also love hearing about other people projects. 70 Chevelle is amazing...was just looking at a 72 but it got snatched up. Too many projects on the go anyway. But yes just get it black and on the road. Driving a work in progress is still awesome. It will help keep you motivated and interested!
Man I totally forgot that this car exists, I remember seeing alot of them back in the 70s growing up It's going to be a awesome ride when finished, good job guys 😊
Rattle can clear goes on thin. So you have to go very slow. If you move too fast, it looks dry. My theory is that it's better to fix a few runs or sags than to sand and buff the whole car. So if I use a rattle can, I lay it on thick and heavy.
a 400 pontiac would be way too heavy, small block chevy would be ok but you can get some real power out of that stock engine and they are so light, you can get sleeves that take 60 over pistons, all cheap stuff, mill and port the head, I had a Vega years ago that ran in the 14s, that original engine is so light, that would be my pick a cast iron V8 makes them front end heavy, the Vegas handled very well
@@RustedRides If a pontiac 400 is a big block, I wouldn't recommend it unless it's just going to be a drag car going in a straight line. A small block 400 with a quadrajet (or similar) and an automatic and the right gearing, plus the GT sway bars and proper v8 springs can result in a very nice driving car as long as the car itself is reasonably straight. A 327 with an afb (or similar) and a standard can be a real screamer. I don't remember as much about how well the 400/auto did because I was about 5 and most of what I know about it was stories my dad told. But I drove the 327 one in high school. It'd burn the tires in all 4 gears (if I remember right, we were running 3:23 gearing in the rear end. it's been a while stock 4 banger gearing was insane. I think think the rear end was from a v8 monza, but needed the vega suspension mounts welded onto it, as the rear suspension got changed in the later years. our's was a 72 though, and I've heard that the late model vegas had the redesigned rear suspension, so those might have the same mounts as the monza). 0-60 was 4 seconds, or maybe a little less. basically, you drop the clutch in 1st, then shift, drop shift, drop, shift drop, then let off the gas, and by the time the tires stopped spinning, you were already going 60. I don't know the top speed because we never got a speedometer cable to survive past about 120. (not because we were accelerating too fast :P something must've been wrong with the housing or something. like maybe it was kinked. the internal cable would come unwound and rip apart) Anyway, a lot of the parts for the v8 monzas will just bolt right in. If you run a 327 with a standard, i don't recommend a quadrajet style carb. ours never liked them for some reason. Don't really know why. But I don't like the way the power comes in. It might be okay with an automatic. I always thought a 5 speed/overdrive would have been nice, because you run out of gears long before you run out of power... but then again, you might not want/need to be reaching the kinds of speeds you could hit with an overdrive in that car, soooo.... lol Anyway, good luck with your build :) OH! and if you have the older style rear suspension, and the car ever starts to sort of lift and drop, lift and drop (sort of like a very slow bounce) in the rear as you decelerate... Check your rear suspension arms! Cause I ripped an upper one loose, and didn't realize it. It just started doing that slow bounce when I'd slow down in gear and I didn't know what it was. Then I went out of town into this nice long curve while testing out a new clutch, jumped it up to a hundred, and as the wheels started to drift out a bit I let off a little... And it started that *bounce* in the rear, but *not* so slow this time. The outer rear tire locked up and the car started skidding and spinning slowly toward the inside of the corner. I had just enough time to tell my buddy in the passenger seat "hold on" before we went across the shoulder and into the grass. There was a bit of a hill and we went sliding up that, sideways, turning slowly, as a barbed wire fence was flying by a few feet in front of us. Then, by the time we were fully backwards, we were sliding back down the hill, back towards the highway. And by the time we'd come to a stop, what seemed like an eternity later, we were facing straight toward the road, which was about 20 feet in front of us. So jumped out to check the tires, then jumped back in, turned the key, and got us the heck out of there lol. Then we went to the car wash to spray off all the evidence, and found tons of weed sticking out between the tires and the rims lol So, yeah, if you are going to go having fun in fast cars, *don't* ignore strange handling issues that spring up ;)
@@chrischaf The smallest V8 would be a really good balance and make for a very fun car. I come from Ford so I'd put the GM equivalent of a Ford 260 or so in it. A V6 would not be slow, either.
@@HAL-dm1eh Not sure if you mean smallest *externally*, or smallest *internally*, because the old small block chevy used the same block for everything from 262 cu in, clear up to 350 cu in, and then there was also the 400 cu in sbc, which was still the same size externally, but I don't know if Ii'd say the 400 uses the same block, since the cylinders were siamesed... And I believe ford used the same (external size) small block for engines ranging from 221 cu in up to 302? To be honest, I don't know a lot about fords, but... I once drove a friend of mine's 65 mustang with a 260 and manual tranny. *loved* the engine. Very rev happy, which is what I like :D The *car* wasn't quite so lovable though... lol I don't mind a little rust, but this car was hurting, baaaad. Like, when you accelerated, the harder and longer you accelerated, the more the steering wheel would turn to the right. The *car* would still be going straight, but to keep straight you had to let the steering wheel turn to where it wanted. So it'd get turned clear around to, like, the 3 o'clock position, then you'd let up on the gas and put in the clutch to shift, and the steering wheel would snap back to centered (12 o'clock). I never looked under it to see what in the world was causing that... But the engine was darn nice :) And the car I've probably loved the most in my life was a Sunbeam Tiger II my dad had when I was a kid. I never drove it, cause I was, like, 5 lol but he'd take me for rides and I loved the sound of that 289 as it purred and roared... So I've always had a soft spot for 289s :) I never drove a hot 302 in a small car, so I don't really have any experience with them, although I actually have one on an engine stand that I got for a project that never got started... And with chevys, I never really got interested in the 350s. I've driven a couple of nice ones, but they never excited me as much as the 260/289 ford, or 327 chevy did. Didn't have the sound, didn't rev the same. Of course, those engines were all in cars that had manual transmissions, and weighed around 2500 lbs or less, so that probably helped with the excitement level ;P
Paint stores can make custom paint color spray cans if you ask. There are trigger handles for spray cans to save your fingers. You can buy spray can nozzles to be able to make the spray pattern match. My father did some super custom paint jobs using spray cans.
Great job - you folks are so nice and down to earth I enjoy your banter as much as the autobody and paint work. Leaving in the little mistakes that happen is funny "plugging it in helps" 😂 . Looking forward to seeing this one come together!
Thank you very much. What a nice comment! Glad you like our content! We are trying to stay consistent with uploads so hopefully it won't be too long before a follow up video with the next steps!
Not going to lie , I had my doubts with this paint . But in the end you guys have pulled it off. I think the colour is perfect for it. Now a nice loud engine and some sick rims and tires and this car will be a fun driver . Right on Rusted Rides. Oh I almost forgot , love the dent pulling technique 🙌🏻 🚘
Thank you, yes it really turned out! Like we said it wasn't easier or cheaper, but if someone has the time and no spraying equipment, a good paint job can be achieved. Especially with a wet sand and polish
You know it's very rare to see someone rattle can paint a car and do a fairly good job like that one .I've seen very few people in my life that had that kind of paint skill nice work.
That turned out so great! Years ago, my twin brother & I painted our friends Plymouth Sundance with rattle cans, it was red with a white top, it turned out good...not Rusted Rides good though!
Ya its surprising the level you can get with spray cans, but it's not super easy as the spray pressure and tips are not nearly as good as a proper spray gun. Thanks for the support!
Definitely glad you guys popped up in my suggested list, that's a phenomenal rattle can paint job right there! Cheers from out west in Southern Alberta!
Hey, thank you! Glad we popped up as well! Cam is heading out to Alberta in May actually. He's flying out but willing to drive back if he finds something cool for a new project haha! Thanks for watching and for commenting!
I can say with experience that that 2K CLEAR BRAND IS VERY GOOD STUFF. IT'S made in Germany and I use it a lot for paint work it is a high build and it lays down and melts undetected into the next lay. Great for spot repair or overall small projects
@RustedRides I forgot to mention, it water sands with ease. And buff out to mirror shine. Small repairs, such as, a scratch in a bumper cover or motorcycle tin. The paint jobber store/auto body supply house sells it. They can mix any color car paint and put it in a spray can too. So, if someone has a preference of a particular brand of paint, they mix it and put it in a spray can. This substantially reduces the costs involved in buying thinner/activators, hardner and paint. Plus, you need to clean spray equipment, hoses, an air compressor all the gadgets.. Hit a swap meet and put a 350 sbc with a 671 blower . 488/510 lift cam and 10-1 compression. make it all show engine for little money. That car will do 12's all day long because of the weight. 2 speed POWERGLIDE with 3000 stall and 488 in the rear housing 33-22.5 tire.
I painted a motorcycle with that exact paint. It was a pretty color. But it didn't cover very well and took 4-5 cans to get the job done. While I didn't have a can that was that far off, from one can to another there were slight shade differences and needed a mist coat to level out the color overall. I couldn't imagine doing a whole car. My suggestion if someone were to rattle can a car I'd suggest something like rustoleum and using a solid color since it is more consistent. Metallics don't atomize well from a can.
Yes! You are very right! It is a cool color though haha, just a pain to use. Did you find the tip was always clogging up? We had a bit of thinner in a cup and would keep the tips from the cans in there and would swap them out when they clogged.
@@RustedRides yeah I had to clear the nozzle a few times.. after a short period of the bike being that color I ended up rattle canning it a satin black, then wet sanded all the edges of the bike fairings and tank till the orange showed back through. It was a neat effect. After that experience though, the next bike I just painted with a gun and used hok tangerine candy.
I know a guy who painted a ford ranger with cans an bought 30 cans of just the paint . It was over whelming an he used a trigger for the cans that snaps on the cans . Nice video guys
Thank you! Wow 30 cans would be a lot even with the trigger attachment. We would get that for sure if we do another like this. Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment!
Thank you! We are trying to stay consistent but sometimes hard to balance the videos and our other jobs. But we are finishing filming on anotber video project today!
Hello All'!. I thought at 1ST sight. That car was a Vega. I'm familiar with the "Pontiac". Also and the Monza/Spyder! Thanks for the nostalgia. Thumbsup!!!
Thank you! Ya it was a lot of work. The prep was something that would have had to happen no matter what painting technique was used, but the rattle cans did make spraying a harder and longer process. Thanks for watching and for the comment!
Nice job on the paint! I am tempted to do my 1999 XJ. Love the Astra (Vega.) I built a 1973 Vega street car in 1973 with an LT1 350 with double hump angle plug heads. It was quick and fast.
I e never painted a car with rattle can but i have primed with rattle can primer. I've found that a lot of really light coats gets me the best results.
Allright lads, great work on body prep! I like the metal pulling technique as well, very inventive. 2 caveats though, #1 all mechanical must be done before paint. Too much chance of damaging all that hard work.#2 engines and transmissions go in that platform with the nose off only! On mine I removed the nose, core support, fenders so I had clear access to exaust and motor mount placement, I used weld up Hooker super competition header kit, made my own motor mounts out of 1/4 " plate, I used the Saginaw 4 speed transmission and made custom mounts for it as well relocating the mounts to have radiator clearance, I deleted the mechanical fan and installed dual derailed electric fans and shroud with adjustable thermostat. I ran a 160° thermostat in the engine because it was over 400 hp, a custom desert cooler all aluminum radiator with dexcool only in the system . Folks it is alot of work and fabrication to install a v8 in one of these cars unless it was already equipped with one like the monza v8 versions, I suppose you could source old nos monza parts to make it all bolt in. But these days that's very unlikely since most were crashed and crushed due to over enthusiastic driving😂😂😂😂
I lost my dad of cancer. His dream was to take his 88 ranger and put a 327 in it and paint it up. Wish we had money to have someone like yall to get his truck up and going. Nice job on the car
Always liked these car's ❤ a good small block chevy and a manual be cool. The 2k spray Maxx clear is great for touch-up and i have seen it done on a friends car, one can or so per panel on a car that size roughly 14 can's to do it right. Great for someone who does not have a compressor. Great job guy's
you can get spray can lids with handles that prevent hand fatigue when spraying for a long time. These only costs a few bucks and would make that guy's job WAY easier on his fingers.
Thanks for sharing this. There is a device for spraycans so you have a trigger instead of a finger to use. Still not bad looking... so was the car...huba,huba...
You need to think about painting the engine bay black that would make it look real sweet. Plus you can paint the brake drums and calipers. Great job guys keep up the great work and God Bless you guys. 😊👍🙏🏼
yes a small block V8 and a TH350 trans is a good way to go but way back in the 80s I bought a Vega burning oil for way cheap, it did not have much rust so I repainted it got the interior in good shape and had the block sleeved, it took 60 over pistons I had the head milled 40 thousands and ported it, found an exhaust header somewhere and had a local shop make a cool exhaust , not too loud but free flowing, put good tires and wheels on it, it ran great had a manual 4 speed it was a lot of fun to drive, handled great and had lots of power, ran 14.89 at the track not bad for a 4 cylinder, yes a 325 horse 350 would do 12s but all that weight in the front makes it not feel like a sports car
First time watching… not bad! I’ve painted a few cars with rattle can, but we didn’t have 2K clear back then, so mine looked like crap. I always said, it wasn’t cheaper than shooting paint… but if you don’t have the tools, then it is W A Y cheaper.
Crazy to see the amount of body work and buffing done for a spray can job , I get ur trying to get the same results as a regular paint job but the point of using spray cans is it a quick splash job
Thank you very much! Thanks for taking the time to watch a few and subscribe. We are trying to get back to a more consistent upload schedule. The summer was a busy time and didn't get as much time to be in the shop
Friendly tip for rattlecan users... Warm your cans up in a bucket of hot hot water for a bit... You'll be amazed at how nicely the paint job will "flow out".... ;)
I'm 68 years old, never heard about warming up the cans till 2 weeks ago.
Get a saws all shaker and that paint can will be hot if you shake it long enough.
I used to do this with hot wheels made a huge difference with those little details
another tip... buy a rattle can trigger. your fingers will thank you
thanks
Get yourselves a couple of spray can trigger handles. It will change your mind about not trying this again. Good job guys
You know what, that's very true, might do it again if we get the trigger handle. I did have an idea for another spray bomb paint job, so maybe with that handle it won't be so bad haha
Exactly what I wanted to say, as well.
@@paulhoskins7852 same
Heck Yeah, I did a Mini School bus, And those Handles SAVED my Fingers!! LOL
Yep, I have a couple of Can Guns. Can't live without them.
I am proud of you guys you just don’t see many younger people like you that try to learn
Skills that are useful for now and the future
I wish everyone could see it in person, it sparkled and shined so much in person! Congrats on another great video!
Thanks! Ya, hopefully we get this to a car show and can let it shine in the sun!
When you doing some more songs love you voice
This little car never knew it’d have a second chance at life!
Ma’am you got to see it? I’m kinda in love with this thing
Oh shucks you are the lady in the video
The prep work removal of the seals and trim is so satisfying to watch. I can imagine doing it myself. I love taking stuff apart.
It does feel good disassembling everything, and then when the job is done seeing it come together when putting it back together. Very satisfying seeing the results of putting in work
Its the putting it back tighter that gets me. I loose patience half way through, and end up just throwing it in. 🤣 But ripping it out 😘👌
Agreed on putting in the time with prep work. The best paint and equipment won’t fix poor prep.
I did one of these years ago, I put a 3.8 5spd with a 4bbl carb loved it. It was not a slug.
A 3.8 would be really nice. They are great engines. I have always wanted to do the 3800 in a fiero
Using the bolts to pull out those dents was genius, seems the heads have more surface to pull more evenly than the spot welder style, but I don’t think I would try that with the aluminum can body panels the newer cars have now.
Excellent job on the rattle can paint job, if you attempt to try that again, get yourself a spray gun handle for rattle cans,and save your finger and thumb Cam, and as always , great job putting the video together Tim !👍🇨🇦
Thank you! Ya the bolt technique was pretty cool! Ya we did think about those handles for the spray cans, but I guess we never talked about it again and didn't get one haha. Turned out good though. Thanks for the comment and for the support!
The sheet metal on these bodies was super thin. It was just one of the ways GM cheaped out on this car. Notice it didn't take him much effort to pull the dent out.
That coupled with things like the unsleeved, high wear, cheap aluminum engines killed it.
And it's such a shame. I think these (all GM versions) were some of the best looking cars that ever rolled off an American assembly line.
WOW. That looks incredible in the light.
Good job guys. I like that you show how it is. Unless you paint cars every day, it is a journey with up an downs.
I've owned several Vegas over the years. Your rattle-can color reminded me of those days. Two of the GT's had a beautiful Chocolate-Bronze paint job -one of those was stock and the other had a 350 with a Turbo 400 tranny. With the Doug Thorley swap kit none of the car needed pounding with a hammer to get it in there. The Hooker kit was awful.
Years ago I bought one of the later (model year) Vegas. I believe it had an air-cooled automatic. It also had a rod protruding out of the driver's side of the block. A neighbor had one of the first Monza's with a four speed and the Iron Duke 151 in it. He sold it to me with the understanding it had either a blown head gasket, a cracked block or a cracked head. It turned out to be the head. We found another head (with low miles) in a junk yard and we swapped it out. We also swapped the engines and the Vega's original TH350 automatic with the Monza's 4-speed. Literally everything swapped over -foot pedals and all. There was a plate in the Vega's floor to accomadate the shifter -all we had to do was peck away at the sealer (holding it in) until it could be removed. The Iron Duke was the perfect engine for the Vega. The rear axle was in the wrong range for the transmission swap so take offs were done somewhat softly. On the highway it was excelent however.
That's a great color for that car. Nice job with the wet sanding, too.
Oh wow! That is simply a sexy car in that orange! Fantastic final transformation! Even this transformers would be envious of this sweet ride!
Thanks! Ya the copper orange is a really cool color. But duplicolor is discontinuing the orange and a few other colors. I think are only going yo make red and blue now.
I used the same 2k clear from Napa on a small panel project. Was amazed at how well it did after a wet sand, compound and polish with a DA.
4 coats of 2k clear, and then a 2000, followed by 3000 grit was enough to knock away the orange peel. Used a sonax compound and then autoglym polish. Ceramic coat over top.
That's awesome! Ya seems like thats the best way to get the best results!
@@RustedRides I was amazed by the end result as it was my first time DIY’ng a rattle can paint job. After a lot of research, talking with connections and TH-cam, it seemed that this was the general consensus to do the $43 can of Spray Max 2k clear. It wasn’t cheap, but was worth every penny
Im really impressed with how that fender turned out after buffing. Keep the vids rolling and hello from Nova Scotia!
Thank you! It's an extra step but this finish needed it and it takes it to a new level! And my wife and I love the east coast, we haven't been in a few years but such a nice part of Canada. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Sorta looks like the Australian Holden Torana hatchback , the colour is sweet too
Someone else said that and I had to go look it up! That have got to be based of one or the other. Hard to find info linking them other than both part of GM
@@RustedRides what is the colour? ...I'm sure there's a lot of cars that would share the same GM parts between the two countries it's just the body shapes are a little different
A very nice result! 30 cans at £20 a can gets expensive. I'd look into hiring a compressor and spray gun.
Yes, as he also stated "a real bad way to paint a car". lol. i was thinking it could compare to price just the same.
Not to mention all the extra time and work involved. There are ways of reducing orange peel and with some clear coats they don't need sanding. If you are going to do that much prep work, just use the proper equipment and paints. It will add to the value of the car.
You guys need those pistol grip trigger attachments for the spray cans. Makes it much more comfortable and smooth and as close to an airbrush gun as you can get. Game changer really.
We did pick one up in case we end up doing this again haha. Thank you for the tip though! Appreciate the comment!
I love how you guys pulled those dents out. Nice job guy's
Hey, thank you! Ya it worked really well for these dents. This car is in remarkable shape for how old and how long it's been sitting!
I really like your honesty and no nonsense. New sub.
Thank you very much 👍
Impressive. Shows what you can do with good skills.
True yes, it's not just what's possible with spray cans, there is also all the prep and skills to do it well. Cam has put the time in haha
I love that clearcoat spray paint, for small jobs, because I painted the roof of my truck and clear coded with that stuff. And then clear coated the rest of the truck, the proper way, and the roof clearcoat just peel radar from being outside in the weather.
Guys, a $20 gravity feed gun from harbor freight and a gallon of custom mix would’ve been much better and more primer befor blocking would serve you well. That being said, kudos for taking on the challenge. Car looks much better. Keep up the effort!
And exactly how much for the air compressor capable of delivering the required airflow? This in addition to the automotive grade paint, stirrers, measuring equipment, etc, etc?
Appreciate you guys taking the time to show the the whole process just as an experiment. Always wondered about this. I rattle canned a few cars but never shot them with 2k clear cans. The spray pattern always told me it would be a nightmare and you guys proved it.
Thanks, now we have had a few comments that have said if we warmed the cans up in a bucket of warm water first they would have sprayed better. And we could have looked for different tips. And there are those handles that make it easier on the spraying finger too. But we wanted to use the cans as they came just to see how it would all turn out and what the experience is like. Overall, with a wet sand and polish it's looking pretty good!
I'm glad I found this video I have a 1975 Ford Maverick that had been sitting for about 20 years under a car cover and a tarp it wasn't quite as hateful as the car you're doing it doesn't have any big dents but I don't have all the equipment to spray and I don't have a booth so I do want to learn how to use spray paint i watched thiss like 4 times thanks for all the advice and help. 👍👍
Glad you found it helpful! And hope that your paint job turns out great!
I could almost smell that car when you were vacuuming it out. Been there, done that lol
It was so bad, thank goodness for respirators. We still have to dig into cleaning up the inside. Hope the next video on this build will be a few patches and then paint the whole inside, plus a motor!
8:19 - I'm pleased to see that there's at least primer before the bondo is laid down. 20 years ago I used zinc chromate primer (no longer available) and covered that with rust paint, scuffed it, and bondo on top. The panel is still rust-free.
Back in the day before this, friends in the 70's put small block 327 V-8 in there Vega.
If Cam is not Canadian I'll eat my words. Some say Letterkenny was inspired by Cam. He's definitely molded his new hockey skates by sitting in a hot bath. Kills two birds with one stone eh!
They're not Yoopers or from North Dakota, so definitely Canadians.. they pull stuff oat and go oat and aboat.
As someone mentioned, the trigger handle is wonderful and helps bunches. You can also get different nozzles typically used by graffiti artists that gives the can a wide spray for better coverage
That's a great idea about the tips and graffiti artists. They'd have options for sure!
Love that color!!! 🧡 🧡 🧡
It would look great on my old BMW 318i. Guess I better start stocking up on sandpaper & paint...
Great job, guys....... I liked the row of hooks welded on in order to pull the dents. I learned a couple of good tricks from this video.
Great episode! I really just happened upon your channel. Something that goes along with this episode is I ordered a replacement floor pan panel for my '70 SS396 Chevelle and it came unfinished. Knowing that it would be awhile before installation, I painted it with a spare can of VHT Flat Black Engine Enamel, I think its SP130. It has the wide angle swath of paint and went on easy and beautiful. In order to get it semi-presentable to actually drive, I am going to do this as an intermediate step on the entire car since it needs quarter panels also, of course,. Everything else is in good rust free condition. I know that the flat black look has passed but I do not really care. It is one of those situations where the car has sat since 2000 and I have not driven it because of the body work and paint. The feeling is that if I do not get it back on the road this year in flat black, I may never finish it. It is going to be the stock Forest Green Metallic eventually......
Just responded to your other comment, but also love hearing about other people projects. 70 Chevelle is amazing...was just looking at a 72 but it got snatched up. Too many projects on the go anyway. But yes just get it black and on the road. Driving a work in progress is still awesome. It will help keep you motivated and interested!
Ivy’s got a lot of experience with those bad boys and they are easy to V8 and a hell of a lot of fun to drive 💪👍
Oh awesome! Yeah we really hope to make this a fun toy!
Man I totally forgot that this car exists, I remember seeing alot of them back in the 70s growing up
It's going to be a awesome ride when finished, good job guys 😊
Ya you really don't see these anymore! Neat car. Not easy finding specific interior parts though
@@RustedRides All that Vega needs is 2 Kirkey seats and a rollbar.
Rattle can clear goes on thin. So you have to go very slow. If you move too fast, it looks dry. My theory is that it's better to fix a few runs or sags than to sand and buff the whole car. So if I use a rattle can, I lay it on thick and heavy.
Good to know. Ya it wasn't pleasant, but with enough sprayed on it looked much better
This car with a Pontiac 400 or a small block Chevy would be awesome. I love these and vegas
The plan is a small block, a pontiac 400 would be crazy in this little thing haha, loads of fun though
a 400 pontiac would be way too heavy, small block chevy would be ok but you can get some real power out of that stock engine and they are so light, you can get sleeves that take 60 over pistons, all cheap stuff, mill and port the head, I had a Vega years ago that ran in the 14s, that original engine is so light, that would be my pick a cast iron V8 makes them front end heavy, the Vegas handled very well
@@RustedRides If a pontiac 400 is a big block, I wouldn't recommend it unless it's just going to be a drag car going in a straight line.
A small block 400 with a quadrajet (or similar) and an automatic and the right gearing, plus the GT sway bars and proper v8 springs can result in a very nice driving car as long as the car itself is reasonably straight.
A 327 with an afb (or similar) and a standard can be a real screamer. I don't remember as much about how well the 400/auto did because I was about 5 and most of what I know about it was stories my dad told.
But I drove the 327 one in high school. It'd burn the tires in all 4 gears (if I remember right, we were running 3:23 gearing in the rear end. it's been a while stock 4 banger gearing was insane. I think think the rear end was from a v8 monza, but needed the vega suspension mounts welded onto it, as the rear suspension got changed in the later years. our's was a 72 though, and I've heard that the late model vegas had the redesigned rear suspension, so those might have the same mounts as the monza). 0-60 was 4 seconds, or maybe a little less. basically, you drop the clutch in 1st, then shift, drop shift, drop, shift drop, then let off the gas, and by the time the tires stopped spinning, you were already going 60.
I don't know the top speed because we never got a speedometer cable to survive past about 120. (not because we were accelerating too fast :P something must've been wrong with the housing or something. like maybe it was kinked. the internal cable would come unwound and rip apart)
Anyway, a lot of the parts for the v8 monzas will just bolt right in.
If you run a 327 with a standard, i don't recommend a quadrajet style carb. ours never liked them for some reason. Don't really know why. But I don't like the way the power comes in. It might be okay with an automatic.
I always thought a 5 speed/overdrive would have been nice, because you run out of gears long before you run out of power... but then again, you might not want/need to be reaching the kinds of speeds you could hit with an overdrive in that car, soooo.... lol
Anyway, good luck with your build :)
OH! and if you have the older style rear suspension, and the car ever starts to sort of lift and drop, lift and drop (sort of like a very slow bounce) in the rear as you decelerate...
Check your rear suspension arms! Cause I ripped an upper one loose, and didn't realize it. It just started doing that slow bounce when I'd slow down in gear and I didn't know what it was.
Then I went out of town into this nice long curve while testing out a new clutch, jumped it up to a hundred, and as the wheels started to drift out a bit I let off a little...
And it started that *bounce* in the rear, but *not* so slow this time. The outer rear tire locked up and the car started skidding and spinning slowly toward the inside of the corner.
I had just enough time to tell my buddy in the passenger seat "hold on" before we went across the shoulder and into the grass.
There was a bit of a hill and we went sliding up that, sideways, turning slowly, as a barbed wire fence was flying by a few feet in front of us.
Then, by the time we were fully backwards, we were sliding back down the hill, back towards the highway.
And by the time we'd come to a stop, what seemed like an eternity later, we were facing straight toward the road, which was about 20 feet in front of us.
So jumped out to check the tires, then jumped back in, turned the key, and got us the heck out of there lol.
Then we went to the car wash to spray off all the evidence, and found tons of weed sticking out between the tires and the rims lol
So, yeah, if you are going to go having fun in fast cars, *don't* ignore strange handling issues that spring up ;)
@@chrischaf The smallest V8 would be a really good balance and make for a very fun car. I come from Ford so I'd put the GM equivalent of a Ford 260 or so in it. A V6 would not be slow, either.
@@HAL-dm1eh Not sure if you mean smallest *externally*, or smallest *internally*, because the old small block chevy used the same block for everything from 262 cu in, clear up to 350 cu in, and then there was also the 400 cu in sbc, which was still the same size externally, but I don't know if Ii'd say the 400 uses the same block, since the cylinders were siamesed...
And I believe ford used the same (external size) small block for engines ranging from 221 cu in up to 302? To be honest, I don't know a lot about fords, but...
I once drove a friend of mine's 65 mustang with a 260 and manual tranny. *loved* the engine. Very rev happy, which is what I like :D
The *car* wasn't quite so lovable though... lol
I don't mind a little rust, but this car was hurting, baaaad.
Like, when you accelerated, the harder and longer you accelerated, the more the steering wheel would turn to the right.
The *car* would still be going straight, but to keep straight you had to let the steering wheel turn to where it wanted.
So it'd get turned clear around to, like, the 3 o'clock position, then you'd let up on the gas and put in the clutch to shift, and the steering wheel would snap back to centered (12 o'clock).
I never looked under it to see what in the world was causing that... But the engine was darn nice :)
And the car I've probably loved the most in my life was a Sunbeam Tiger II my dad had when I was a kid. I never drove it, cause I was, like, 5 lol but he'd take me for rides and I loved the sound of that 289 as it purred and roared...
So I've always had a soft spot for 289s :)
I never drove a hot 302 in a small car, so I don't really have any experience with them, although I actually have one on an engine stand that I got for a project that never got started...
And with chevys, I never really got interested in the 350s. I've driven a couple of nice ones, but they never excited me as much as the 260/289 ford, or 327 chevy did. Didn't have the sound, didn't rev the same. Of course, those engines were all in cars that had manual transmissions, and weighed around 2500 lbs or less, so that probably helped with the excitement level ;P
Having done autobody and paint for a living long time ago you dudes kicked ass on this Job well done ! Hard to believe its rattle can
Thank you rusty rides . All the best . 👍 🤠 👌
Thank you! For watching and for commenting!
Paint stores can make custom paint color spray cans if you ask. There are trigger handles for spray cans to save your fingers. You can buy spray can nozzles to be able to make the spray pattern match. My father did some super custom paint jobs using spray cans.
Like auto paint stores ?
Great job - you folks are so nice and down to earth I enjoy your banter as much as the autobody and paint work. Leaving in the little mistakes that happen is funny "plugging it in helps" 😂 . Looking forward to seeing this one come together!
Thank you very much. What a nice comment! Glad you like our content! We are trying to stay consistent with uploads so hopefully it won't be too long before a follow up video with the next steps!
Massive amount of work, you did good, can't wait to see the final.
Probably going to get carpel tunnel after that one guys lol. Good Job.
Haha ya good chance! Definitely not making a habit of painting like that
Not going to lie , I had my doubts with this paint . But in the end you guys have pulled it off. I think the colour is perfect for it. Now a nice loud engine and some sick rims and tires and this car will be a fun driver . Right on Rusted Rides. Oh I almost forgot , love the dent pulling technique 🙌🏻 🚘
Thanks! Ya we were not expecting it to be amazing, but we were very very satisfied with how the sparkle looked under a glossy wet clear coat!
That color looks great on it! Goes to show what you can do without a paint gun. Good experiment fellas.
Thank you, yes it really turned out! Like we said it wasn't easier or cheaper, but if someone has the time and no spraying equipment, a good paint job can be achieved. Especially with a wet sand and polish
You know it's very rare to see someone rattle can paint a car and do a fairly good job like that one .I've seen very few people in my life that had that kind of paint skill nice work.
Hey thanks! Cam is really talented when spraying. Even with the spray can he has good technique.
0:18 Hoooo! 1st and 2nd gen Chrysler minivans !!!! And I love Pontiac Astra too ! ^^
Got a handful of them, might do a video on one soon!
@@RustedRides Ho yeah so cool :) . 1 have 2 second gens 2,5 L gasoline, I need to make some vidéos too. And I have 2 US classics too, soon 3 ^^ .
Awesome guys. Great to be watching on a very relaxing Sunday evening
Bless you guys.
Much Love ,❤
And respect 👊🏻
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Is that Bob Probert son.. from the Wings/ blackhawks Lolol
I see the resemblance now lol
I just ordered a disc brake conversion with 2.5" drop spindles along with ordering new wheels and tires for my 1957 build.
That's awesome! A drop, wheels, and tires can totally transform a car. Thanks for watching!
Nice! You guys picked a great car I have only ever seen one, one time in real life back when I was a mechanic.
I have never seen on on the road. I used to see one in someone's yard in a town near by, but then one day it was gone
That turned out so great! Years ago, my twin brother & I painted our friends Plymouth Sundance with rattle cans, it was red with a white top, it turned out good...not Rusted Rides good though!
Ya its surprising the level you can get with spray cans, but it's not super easy as the spray pressure and tips are not nearly as good as a proper spray gun. Thanks for the support!
It turned out great. I'm inspired
Thank you, that's awesome!
Definitely glad you guys popped up in my suggested list, that's a phenomenal rattle can paint job right there! Cheers from out west in Southern Alberta!
Hey, thank you! Glad we popped up as well! Cam is heading out to Alberta in May actually. He's flying out but willing to drive back if he finds something cool for a new project haha! Thanks for watching and for commenting!
I can say with experience that that 2K CLEAR BRAND IS VERY GOOD STUFF. IT'S made in Germany and I use it a lot for paint work it is a high build and it lays down and melts undetected into the next lay. Great for spot repair or overall small projects
Ya that was our first time using it but we were surprised with how it went on!
@RustedRides I forgot to mention, it water sands with ease. And buff out to mirror shine.
Small repairs, such as, a scratch in a bumper cover or motorcycle tin. The paint jobber store/auto body supply house sells it. They can mix any color car paint and put it in a spray can too. So, if someone has a preference of a particular brand of paint, they mix it and put it in a spray can. This substantially reduces the costs involved in buying thinner/activators, hardner and paint. Plus, you need to clean spray equipment, hoses, an air compressor all the gadgets..
Hit a swap meet and put a 350 sbc with a 671 blower . 488/510 lift cam and 10-1 compression. make it all show engine for little money. That car will do 12's all day long because of the weight. 2 speed POWERGLIDE with 3000 stall and 488 in the rear housing 33-22.5 tire.
That looks beautiful! It's alot of work even with a gun! Can't wait for the next video!
Thank you! Ya you're right it's a lot of work either way haha.
Looks amazing. I’ve seen shops thst were not that good with expensive equipment
I painted a motorcycle with that exact paint. It was a pretty color. But it didn't cover very well and took 4-5 cans to get the job done. While I didn't have a can that was that far off, from one can to another there were slight shade differences and needed a mist coat to level out the color overall. I couldn't imagine doing a whole car. My suggestion if someone were to rattle can a car I'd suggest something like rustoleum and using a solid color since it is more consistent. Metallics don't atomize well from a can.
Yes! You are very right! It is a cool color though haha, just a pain to use. Did you find the tip was always clogging up? We had a bit of thinner in a cup and would keep the tips from the cans in there and would swap them out when they clogged.
@@RustedRides yeah I had to clear the nozzle a few times.. after a short period of the bike being that color I ended up rattle canning it a satin black, then wet sanded all the edges of the bike fairings and tank till the orange showed back through. It was a neat effect. After that experience though, the next bike I just painted with a gun and used hok tangerine candy.
I know a guy who painted a ford ranger with cans an bought 30 cans of just the paint . It was over whelming an he used a trigger for the cans that snaps on the cans . Nice video guys
Thank you! Wow 30 cans would be a lot even with the trigger attachment. We would get that for sure if we do another like this. Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment!
That kid in the bibs is a very talented young man.
Ya he knows how to spray, even with a spray bomb his technique is great. Thanks for the comment and for watching!
For the body lines, I just use a hacksaw blade like that and you don't have to worry about hitting the metal
That's a really good idea, much safer for the body metal!
Thanks guys. Keep the Videos coming. We are watching.
Thank you! We are trying to stay consistent but sometimes hard to balance the videos and our other jobs. But we are finishing filming on anotber video project today!
Poor guy I know his fingers were blistered and his eyes were coated. But he did a damn good job on that spray bomb paint job!! Well done bud!!
Thank you, ya he is good at what he does for sure!
Hello All'!. I thought at 1ST sight. That car was a Vega. I'm familiar with the "Pontiac". Also and the Monza/Spyder! Thanks for the nostalgia. Thumbsup!!!
Great video! Looks like a ton of work…but incredible results
Thank you! Ya it was a lot of work. The prep was something that would have had to happen no matter what painting technique was used, but the rattle cans did make spraying a harder and longer process. Thanks for watching and for the comment!
Nice job on the paint! I am tempted to do my 1999 XJ.
Love the Astra (Vega.) I built a 1973 Vega street car in 1973 with an LT1 350 with double hump angle plug heads. It was quick and fast.
that's a damn fine paint job for rattle cans
Aerosol paint has come a long way! Nice job and great video. The spraymax pattern is a big improvement
Thank you very much! Yes it has come a long way. I still loose my kind when I buy a spray bomb that has a round spot as a spray pattern though haha
You boys have a properly nice bass boat- maybe this comment will help towards funding a trolling motor.
I like how one guy was doing all the work
I e never painted a car with rattle can but i have primed with rattle can primer. I've found that a lot of really light coats gets me the best results.
It's all in the prep.
It looks good wit the gold inside the orange.
I agree! It really sparkles with that gold fleck
Allright lads, great work on body prep! I like the metal pulling technique as well, very inventive. 2 caveats though, #1 all mechanical must be done before paint. Too much chance of damaging all that hard work.#2 engines and transmissions go in that platform with the nose off only! On mine I removed the nose, core support, fenders so I had clear access to exaust and motor mount placement, I used weld up Hooker super competition header kit, made my own motor mounts out of 1/4 " plate, I used the Saginaw 4 speed transmission and made custom mounts for it as well relocating the mounts to have radiator clearance, I deleted the mechanical fan and installed dual derailed electric fans and shroud with adjustable thermostat. I ran a 160° thermostat in the engine because it was over 400 hp, a custom desert cooler all aluminum radiator with dexcool only in the system .
Folks it is alot of work and fabrication to install a v8 in one of these cars unless it was already equipped with one like the monza v8 versions, I suppose you could source old nos monza parts to make it all bolt in. But these days that's very unlikely since most were crashed and crushed due to over enthusiastic driving😂😂😂😂
I lost my dad of cancer. His dream was to take his 88 ranger and put a 327 in it and paint it up. Wish we had money to have someone like yall to get his truck up and going. Nice job on the car
Always liked these car's ❤ a good small block chevy and a manual be cool.
The 2k spray Maxx clear is great for touch-up and i have seen it done on a friends car, one can or so per panel on a car that size roughly 14 can's to do it right. Great for someone who does not have a compressor. Great job guy's
This is what I'm talking about great content great work great people this is so educational keep what you are doing big fan
Thank you very much, that was a really nice comment!
No problem I wish you guys where closer unfortunately no one around me likes to work with there hands stay well
I just saw 👀 the Intro of this car 🚗 and that was enough to get me to click and subscribe..
What an awesome ride...
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Can't believe Chris Fix narrated this whole video for you guys! 😅
I just painted a 1964 fury with the same type of paint,turned out good but very labor intensive
you can get spray can lids with handles that prevent hand fatigue when spraying for a long time. These only costs a few bucks and would make that guy's job WAY easier on his fingers.
Thanks for sharing this. There is a device for spraycans so you have a trigger instead of a finger to use. Still not bad looking... so was the car...huba,huba...
That was a lot of hard work, but end result looks good 👍.
Kudos too you!!!
This is my first video of yall I have to say you got me hooked in one video.
You guys came up on my youtube feed so I gave it a watch, Awesome video! Subscribed and Liked
Oh awesome! Thank you very much!
You need to think about painting the engine bay black that would make it look real sweet. Plus you can paint the brake drums and calipers. Great job guys keep up the great work and God Bless you guys. 😊👍🙏🏼
yes a small block V8 and a TH350 trans is a good way to go but way back in the 80s I bought a Vega burning oil for way cheap, it did not have much rust so I repainted it got the interior in good shape and had the block sleeved, it took 60 over pistons I had the head milled 40 thousands and ported it, found an exhaust header somewhere and had a local shop make a cool exhaust , not too loud but free flowing, put good tires and wheels on it, it ran great had a manual 4 speed it was a lot of fun to drive, handled great and had lots of power, ran 14.89 at the track not bad for a 4 cylinder, yes a 325 horse 350 would do 12s but all that weight in the front makes it not feel like a sports car
First time watching… not bad!
I’ve painted a few cars with rattle can, but we didn’t have 2K clear back then, so mine looked like crap.
I always said, it wasn’t cheaper than shooting paint… but if you don’t have the tools, then it is
W A Y cheaper.
Thanks for tuning in! And ya you are right, depending on the circumstances it could be the right option for some people. Lol lots of work though!
Awesome paint job
Thank you!
Much love to the painter-I painted cars for over 1700 years, and I get it ;- )
Tha k you very much!
There are also handles with triggers you can get that clip on the rattle cans so you don't have to push the spray head with your finger.
I would’ve paid 2 grand for this …this looks better than my c10 truck paint job and I went to a paint shop wow dude amazing job
Thank you! Ya it turned out pretty nice! It looks crazy in the sun!
I think you should build an awesome go-cart for that engine!!
A go kart would be totally awesome!!
Pretty cool car and that color looks great on it.
Thanks! Ya, you don't see many of them. No one kept them thinking they would be a classic so there aren't a ton left
Hello All'. Newby here in NC. LA! I like a vega. Mine was a '73 Wagon/w '81 V6 same 4spd. Surprised a lot of Tang's and Maro's
Save the vega converter, love the color turned out nice, there was at least 3 or 4 V8 Vegas running in my town of 10K back in the day
Crazy to see the amount of body work and buffing done for a spray can job , I get ur trying to get the same results as a regular paint job but the point of using spray cans is it a quick splash job
Just found you fine folks. Great vid! I subd.
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New subscriber here! I enjoy your content, I've watched 4 videos so far! 🔥 keep up the good work!
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Fun video, just subbed. Car turned out pretty good so far. ✨
Thank you! Ya we are happy with it and excited to do the next steps to make it driveable again