Can You Paint a Car with Amazon Airless Paint Sprayer? Rustoleum Paint Job E36 DIY

In this video I try repainting my 1995 bmw 318ti with rustoleum paint. I try to spray it with an amazon airless paint system.
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[@limabravo6065]

Good on you man I love diy paint jobs, but here’s a little advice: 1. Paint from the top down aka start on the roof and the next tallest surface 2. Do 2 light coats and one heavy coat 10 minutes between coats 3. Fill your sprayer with water and food coloring and practice painting on like cardboard I’ve been diy painting for quite a few years and practicing helps the most

[@AtomicGarage]

I love the advice! I will try those out!

[@MatrixAlphaCWX]

I actually never thought about using water and food coloring to practice. Haha. Thank you. I'll have to give it a shot.

[@mattgotsskill]

Im tottally bout to go do the food coloring thing before i paint my car, thank you

[@Spoofaged]

That guy ain't lying. Especially with the way that gun was throwing paint out like it was. Couple light almost dust coats will help the paint stick and not run, then you can hit it with a heavier coat or 2. You'll still deal with orange peel considering the equipment your using, but it'll probably be easier to fix later

[@haroldgc1140]

Great tip mate...

[@thesykboy]

Here’s your problem. It was your first time using the tool to paint a car so some learning is in order. However, like you said, with some wet sanding, they paint job will look TIGHT! It looks great overall and I think the next thing you paint with that sprayer is gonna look even better. Overall, it looks incredible and I’m inspired to get one for my house AND resting my VW Bus. Thank you my friend!

[@AKABLACKKGYPSY]

To much to fast. To close. Take your time, lay a light coat for adhesion then move back and start from top to bottom addressing the creases first. Good job for a beginner tho👍🏾

[@paintingandlife4288]

I disagree. Tack coat is bull shit. If u sanded it right and cleaned it right. Being black color you want to lay it out as smooth as possible. With that turbine sprayer that means horns in and wide open. But that’s just 20 years of painting talking

[@mrarivv0007]

@@paintingandlife4288 tac layer is fail safe for beginners though. I personally can do both but prefer a tac coat being that it lays the paint more even imo.

[@jonathanlawson4667]

life tack coat definitely isn't bullshit buddy lol I've painted for years and always lay a light first coat

[@fkkmag8692]

Painting and life if this is 20years of paint, Well i never want u to paint anything! It look like shit!

[@TheRoadhammer379]

If he went slower he'd have one door done and the canister would be empty. Going fast he had crazy runs, going slower with that wide of a fan pattern, it would look like spilled paint, 😂

[@thepassionofthegoose5472]

Looks sharp. I've been doing a deep-dive on every DIY car painting video on KZbin, and your's in one of the better. Cheers

[@AtomicGarage]

Thank you very much

[@latrace1986]

Newbie here looking to learn a little bit more and have been Googling/Youtubing around for DIY, affordable ways to paint a vehicle. Gotta say, I appreciate your unpretentious and straight forward style here. A lot of KZbinrs try too hard to hype up stuff that doesn't need it.

[@AtomicGarage]

Thanks! My goal is to show you guys everything.....good or bad! How else for everyone to learn what to do or not to do!

[@veli-penttipernu9428]

Check out Paint society if you want to learn painting.

[@bigkid757]

Awesome! I painted a car with a brush and roller using latex when I was a kid 😂

[@robertwaid6988]

Old school rule---keep on trucking!

[@kd45914]

honestly if not for the runs in the paint the areas that didnt have runs look really good. nice work!

[@hugot12]

And with that gun and volume of paint coming out thinned that way, your not a bad spray man, those runs were expected. God luv ya for giving it your best effort. A smaller air compressors with a 5 gallon harbor freight extra tank added to a smaller compressor Would get you thru half the hood, wait a min for air to build up , then spray the other half of the largest surface like the hood. I did a car this way with a double tank air compressor adding the overflow 5 gal tank for reserve. Then you could spray with harbor freight cheaper hvlp gravity cup gun. With the right tip orifice.

[@lharchmage6908]

With a 2.0 tip that is considered primer or rhino lining level Try it straght up with some valspar hardener. In the 90's i did it with a cheap Wapner and rustoleum and valspar hardener.

[@joshr3687]

This is what its about! Love seeing others do things the backyard way! More power to you!

[@anidamanns7968]

thats the best paint job i ever saw

[@PerviousSauc3r]

Looks decent man! I give you props and not hiding the mistakes for the first time makes you the man.

[@BulliKid]

never seen someone spray with airless system. I think 4:3 is to much reduced and you had the runs. also the sprayer fan pattern was nice but i think its just not atomizing the paint enough. i did a few paint jobs rustoleum on my channel and im still learning. Good job overall good video and clean content!

[@AtomicGarage]

I’ve definitely watched several of your videos! I just suck as a painter 😂

[@FloridaHockey11]

Atomic Garage everyone has to start somewhere, you don’t get good by just watching other people’s videos but by actually doing it yourself. Nicely done 👍🏼

[@scorpius7jeremiel500]

@@AtomicGarage it's a learning process just one tip viewers like to see the name of products used and the quantities as well. Good job with the video

[@ESARDARSINGH]

Thumbs up. You tried something many only wonder about. Nice job.

[@AtomicGarage]

That was the goal. Thanks

[@hotrod88846]

I think that's awesome. Props for doing it yourself lowbuck. Good video and helping people.

[@keithjordan8116]

The important thing of you doing this is: I know now that I can at least get my step daughter’s Nissan Altima the way she wants it to be. She’s not expecting perfection either so she and I are both on the same level of anticipation. THANKS AND GREAT JOB BRO!!!

[@SgtBergin]

Nice work. Never losing, always learning.

[@richags328]

9:45 LMFAO...."IT'S PAINTED"....bout pissed myself....😅😂🤣....all kidding aside, great DIY project. the more you do the better you get, God Bless my Brother...

[@kennoland5319]

you can not color sand/wet sand flat paints because you cant buff them. Only sand it if you plan on repainting, like you could probably sand out the run and do a spot in/ blend job and make it look ok. possibly even with a rustoleum spray can. as far a getting rid of the orange peel you'll have to repaint the whole car. I use a 1.4 tip when painting only use a 1.8 for primers.

[@larylhuntington5398]

I think it came out great. Yes it needs a little sanding, etc, but that's in most paint jobs. Thank you for putting it in terms that normal garage DIY guys like me can understand. I feel encouraged to be able to do something like this on my own now. Thanks again and keep up the great work.

[@williammyatt1981]

I always cloud my first coat, little heavier on a second coat 20 mins after I finish the first, and then 20 mins after the second I do a heavier coat to finalize it, that thing seems to spray kinda fast though.

[@lewisderful0]

Wasnt expecting perfection...was really curious myself...but yessir!!! Did that!!

[@AtomicGarage]

Thank you!

[@Pallidus_Rider]

KZbin recommended I watch this video. I'm glad I did. 👍

[@AtomicGarage]

Glad you did! Thanks!

[@chrisfranklin1535]

Great job man!!!!

[@djcrazysmokegarza2866]

Awesome. I painted my '67 Cutlass with a air compressor that kept stopping. Very frustrating, like you said. finished it thanks for your video awesome.

[@treyboyautomotive5108]

This edit was sick, loved watching. appreciate you sharing

[@ericneering6357]

Wonderful wonderful remember the person that didn’t try something new is the one that didn’t do it wrong great job wonderful keep it up keep doing the projects that everybody says can’t be done

[@debhas4cats]

Very educational video!! You're straight forward with your approach and I admire your "managing expectations" outlook! Keep up the great work!

[@nielsei]

I love your positivity

[@AtomicGarage]

Thank you!

[@frankmarti8984]

This was still great because you wanted to and what makes it so enjoyable thanks for sharing

[@chrishua6444]

Good video. Good content and laid back vibes.

[@wrenchtrenchgarage5997]

I love the color choice. That thing absolutely pumps that paint out fast! I wish I had this when I painted my trailer lol. I love these experiments with different methods and materials to get things done! Keep it up!

[@AtomicGarage]

I like to experiment how else will we know if it would work or not!!

[@mini_worx]

"It's painted!" 👍👍👍 You got a subbed.

[@darrenjohnson2043]

LMAO "it's painted"

[@sentradynamics8889]

Holy smokes that thing lays the paint down with a quickness😂 Cool video

[@johnnywilliams78388]

That's what I'm looking at also, I'm wondering how well does it lay the base coat

[@vermontjeff2535]

Keep painting and you will be awesome soon . The car looks good. If you are happy with it that that job that is all that counts . 👍🏻

[@williamgrissom9022]

Thanks for posting. Painted my 1965 Dodge Dart using Interlux Brightside 1-part polyurethane "boat paint". I had used that on a camping trailer with smooth sides which came out shiny and smooth using the "roll & tip" method (foam roller followed by foam brush to pop the bubbles). It is "self-leveling" and got only a few runs on vertical surfaces, mostly at corners which scuffed paint off the roller. For the Dart, I used an HVLP sprayer for the Interlux pre-Kote primer (poly which sands), but a bit too much orange-peel (sanded smooth). For color coat, I tried a Wagner 200 electric sprayer (airless) which I figured would conserve paint (less overspray), but not any better than the HVLP. It kept leaking from the nozzle connection to leave a few drips. Got orange-peel too, but wet-sanding after a day w/ 1000 grit got rid of it (much work). Waiting a month to harden before cutting w/ a polisher and hopefully thick enough to not cut thru. Since I rigged a paint booth in a carport (hung tarps around, box fan w/ filter to keep positive pressure), I'm doing my 1985 M-B, with Interlux primer but pricey 2-part poly auto paint since had to match existing. My air compressor failed during priming, so switched to the Wagner electric and it dripped worse than before (even after trying to add an O-ring at nozzle tip), but finished. A few runs but sanding will cure. Will buy another compressor. Only surety is that things will go wrong whenever painting.

[@hugot12]

First that is a turbine fed hvlp not airless. High volume low pressure air. You just needed a finer tip on the gun. Your spraying solvents which go thru the big tip orifice you have very fast and heavy. I think you thinned just right, you don’t need Japan dryer, that acetone and hardener will cure that paint just fine. That sprayer is for the average joe to spray fences house siding, and with a finer tip it can pull off spraying some cabinets, but not with how big the gun is going inside the cabinets. I only needed to see a few seconds of spraying that the tip orifice was too large. They are made for thicker water base paints. You could have sprayed that solvent material with a harbor freight gun, You would have needed a good air compressor though to have enough volume of pressure to keep the air flowing as you needed. I’m a specialty painting contractor of 44 yrs spraying with any type of sprayers you can think of. The grace 9.5 hvlp turbine air with the graco edge 2 plus gun with a number 3 tip is what your really after here if your wanting to use a turbine hvlp spray setup. You little sprayer might work, but only with a finer tip orifice. You just covered the black way too fast, the orange peel must have been terrible, if it was a gloss you were spraying , oh boy !

[@sdaafasfad]

Question for you - I have the very same sprayer and have been considering painting my car with it but have been very wary about it for this exact reason - I'm not too keen on getting runs. Orange peel isn't too bad cos I would flatten it down with an 800 grit and then hit it with a clear coat and then hit it with 1500 trizact to buff the clear coat. With regard to the nozzle - will any nozzle size fit on the gun? Or does it need to specifically be built for this gun? You get three in the box and can change between circular, vertical and horizontal when painting. I think vertical would be best and it looks like OP used circle.

[@hugot12]

@@sdaafasfad do not try this with that sprayer, the air pressure might work but you would need a smaller tip orifice , an accessory item. Remember this is done in light layers. Once a light mist coat as a first coat is applied, it dries tacky like how masking tape would feel. Then a second coat would absorb into that tacky coat and cling to it without the possibility of major runs. You need a coat that the solvents will absorb into. Its the right environment thats warm so it sets up well. The right solvent for the temperature where your spraying. Build the coats medium wet, watch it as it goes on so its not too dry a coating. Be robotic as to how consistantly your the right distance from the surface so you dont flood it on, or too dry a coat either. If you have a decent air compressor, for less than 50$ Harbor Freight has an Hvlp gun with the right tip orifice size for automotive viscosity paint, which is thin. You dont want to get into sanding down orangepeel, thats10 times the work over spraying it right with minimal orangepeel in the first place . If you do get a smaller tip size and do spray a lighter dryer base color coat, then the clearcoat will be your finish coat, if you go with a 2 stage application. Clear coats come at package consistency, not all require thinning with solvents. These clearcoats are very user friendly with the right tip size to avoid runs or too dry a coating for it to flow. You dont want to be sanding down your clearcoat and buff it down if at all possible, its too much work. Just decide if the vehicle is only worth doing a single stage color coat application made to be without a clearcoat, thats not so bad.

[@KeithSchrecengost]

I have sprayed a ton of things with Rust-Oleum. Try using mineral spirits to thin next time. It dries slower, but fast drying is what causes orange peel. Love the look!

[@jeromemalveaux3790]

How do you feel about acetone

[@bigred2262]

Sand and light coat over it for even finish. Not as thick but nice seeing a real person be real and show test. Props

[@garyw4596]

I like your enthusiasm.

[@garyw4596]

That said, now go ahead and sand it off and try again LOL.

[@JeremyS86]

lol this is awesome, goin to town on a bmw with a household sprayer and some tremclad

[@1212sman]

I feel like maybe it might have had too much reducer in the mix, and I always start painting on the roof first, so in case I lean against the car during the process. I may have to play with this process myself. Good vid.

[@stephengill1762]

Surely 4 or 3 parts paint to 1 part of total solvents

[@elliottstanaway2]

Nice bmw

[@theeedragonseye]

Do you think a different mixing ration would of been better? Like 5:2:1 or less paint and more coats?

[@AtomicGarage]

That and a smaller nozzle would have done me wonders!

[@charlesyates6687]

Reducer vs acetone both alow the paint to lay smooth but with acetone it's one shot you can not lay strips or touch ups over it or it will wrinkle as with reducer you can strip touch up and secont coat without wrinkles. Yes reducer is 4 times the price and dries slower but is the best choose in my eyes

[@Gats001]

I like the honesty of the results, great job

[@DigitaIBot]

The color looks awesome! I would never do something like that outside, but it turned out quiet well (maybe the paint was a bit too thinned out). A idea would be to maybe get like a party tent then you could do a Paint job without dust and stuff landing on the fresh paint.

[@maxa3221]

I could tell the paint was too thin right at the begging of the video, couple resands and OP will still definitely be fine. This was an $85 gun.

[@speedokoterefinishnetwork4937]

Dude I love your videos

[@Fentertainment]

I was wondering when the video started if you were from south carolina also. I could see that beautiful sc heat lol!

[@AtomicGarage]

That sc heat is something else!

[@feddy11100]

"how does it look 24 hours later?" *"O-O-OREIIILLLYY..."* DEAD 😂

[@mezmorizedauto1]

Like it my man!! Not too bad! And your right it wouldn't be feasible to shoot kandy, metallic or some sort of pearl on Huge project! Maybe you can, maybe not... that would be a nice video though. Big ups.. great info.

[@zze86]

Thank you for sharing this, the ggod, the bad and the ugly. :) It really helps to see alternative methods, how things turn out so that we can "mange our expectations". Great video.

[@FNGstationtwentyeigh]

I'm new to your channel and wonder if you posted a video of this car after it was wet sanded and buffed out... Secondly, the airless sprayer includes different nozzles right? Might be worth messing with those to see what works best for your application... Thanks for posting video...enjoyed it as well as your commentary...

[@stanthrasher4815]

I no nothing about painting a car but my hats off to ya you sure painted it and you still have 800 bucks in the bank. That's the main thing. Great job.

[@andyo303]

Nice work. Love your attitude! Keep it up.

[@jeffallen3382]

Runs everywhere! LOL!

[@nakomarumpus]

Airless sprayer mainly used for painting wall, fence and so on but not a car.

[@williamcox2996]

why not..?? .use alkyd paint for metal...should work

[@kasperdelauder6999]

AWESOME video . thank u

[@Crtnmn]

Manage expectations.....great advice bro

[@Thanksabunch]

Great video.

[@grimson]

Interesting effort, really like the way you present info and your demeanor on camera. I was looking at alternative ways to paint because I didn't want to spring for a big compressor, but I found a Craftsman 33 Gallon 6.5 hp pushing good SCFM on Facebook Marketplace for $90. I should be able to easily do a panel-by-panel job with that.

[@AtomicGarage]

Most definitely you can!

[@jimstenlund6017]

I rolled flat white Rustoleum on a ‘88 Acura Legend, looked really good, did three coats a week in between coats. Blindingly-bright white, lol. Saw the car years later and it still looked good.

[@DrewSmith1981]

I use to love the 318ti. We use to call them the 318 "Trunk Impaired" :-)

[@AtomicGarage]

That’s funny

[@Anthumsnailbunny]

Loved the "well. Its painted" pft i feel that with my DIYs

[@sccarguy8242]

For wheel covers use big 30-55 gallon garbage bags. Makes the job so much easier !!

[@adamwest404]

Ain't never met a black Adam. Thanks for sharing.

[@DavidAdams-bp5iu]

I think it turned out pretty good for the airless paint gun when you start wet sanding do the left front fender with the big run in it and just concentrate on the Run that way if you have to repaint that fender you can panel paint

[@phantomnus]

I'm definitely going to try that on my station wagon, thank you for the info, I'm at subscribing

[@BB-oz8oc]

Good work bro

[@95TurboCivic]

Wowzers that looks great for what it is .. good job brother

[@BBroadnax]

Hi I'm new. Just wanted to tell you your intro song is life.

[@oldbikerbear]

It looks incredible good considering what you used to paint it. I wonder how well it would do with a shiny paint? I am going to paint my truck but dont want to use a flat color.

[@expatconn7242]

Just checked .. $119.98 sprayer. Your vid is what I was looking for . I am restoring a 1979 powermatic floor drill press 1150 I don’t like the brush look, roller look both not even coverage. Same paint different color hunter green . Thanks great vid

[@dirkdidler8072]

Looks great for banger racing.

[@vanderumd11]

Painted atleast 30 cars. Use a jack sand trash bag for wheels. Takes 1min per tire

[@AtomicGarage]

I need a second set of jack stands. I was getting made trying to mask the wheels.

[@garypowell4565]

Spray thin coats, 3 or 4, and it will turn out smoother. Laying on to much paint at one time creates those runs with to much buildup, thin coats is the trick.

[@furiouswolf777voodoo4]

Tip When spraying pull hose over your shoulder that way you don't have to hold it. You were brave for shooting black outside lol but that's how we learn. I did body and paint for 14 years . Good luck my friend 💯😎

[@huttonrl5043]

SprayIt-33000 lvlp works with a small compressor. i used a small kobalt compressor and it never shut off on me. 7:3 ratio of paint to mineral spirits and roughly 35 psi at the handle.

[@vhf2582]

Now that is more of a BMW color.

[@whipznflipz]

Dope video

[@chrishartbarger4512]

Thanks for including all the plusses and minuses. I wish I could find Krylon in a liquid format, it's been a better paint for me. Great video

[@Justthemow]

What about condensation in a paint booth the spray air compressor has a Water separator on it to pull water out of the air. Also you should use tac rags to wipe down before spray to pull any dust particle off. Looks like an Earl Scheib paint job from the 80s

[@LimitedWarranty]

Lmfao

[@coinharvest101]

My neighbors painted their hood with a spray paint can 🤣. An airless paint sprayer would definitely look 100 times better than what they did.

[@georgebryandiaz7061]

Looks good. Thanks for the information.

[@BROOKLYNPOETZ]

Great video man. Glad I came across it. Great job, you got it looking clean. 😎

[@JoseTorres-mi9ju]

Your running for president

[@highspeednoblesgarage3152]

Brother, it's all about trial and error. Looks good.

[@AtomicGarage]

It’s the only way to learn something that hasn’t been done before!

[@jamesssss621]

Hell yeah. Only way you learn is by doing it!

[@sixahem]

Nice job man👊🏾 You may want to use a make shift paint booth from plastic sheeting (subjective ) to keep away contaminants.👊🏾

[@musclecarmason]

Just found your page bruh. Definitely subscribing. Dope video, very informative.

[@coachcarter4244]

i've seen people use trash bags for the wheels... seems to work pretty good

[@r.deanmcknight136]

I've always wondered about using the airless sprayers and yes definitely a learning curve and adjustments being made. So I'm definitely gonna check more into this but before I attempt I will practice on other objects. Thanks for demo 🤘🇺🇸🇺🇸🤘🏽

[@dirtyreddgray8275]

Great job for what you used great video

[@gabrielfelipeobandogonzale7770]

Bro the car looks amazing thank you!!

[@danwingo7512]

Airless HVLP, that's the way to go.

[@BraveHelios]

Very well done; thanks!

[@randomazzbrandon5676]

Practice makes perfect 👌🏻 looking good big dawg

[@jasonstrickland5251]

two words bro Pasti Dip! that sprayer would be perfect for that!

[@MrFlintmica]

Look into the fujispray turbine sprayer. If you want to do projects like that in the future. It’s airless but it’s a 1.3 tip. I use 1.3 for base and clear. 1.8-2.0 is a primer tip. Too much material. Thicker paint build is a bad thing because it expands and shrinks with cold and heat so you want to be somewhere in the middle so it doesn’t crack and fail. But seriously look into a “turbine paint sprayer” they act like hvlp without a compressor. It’s an investment but you could paint damn near anything with it.

[@AtomicGarage]

Great idea! Thank you. I will look into those turbine paint sprayers. Thanks

[@Okabecam]

Multiple light coats bro. My backyard paint jobs thanked me for that. Wet sanding is easy look at a few vids wont be a pro but can learn. Good job tho man looks good.