CRAZY Rustoleum Results - Painting 1967 Mercury Comet

[@marcosathens8140]

Looks good! As my father used to say to me when I was your age, "you done did good, kid" Best of luck with the project. you do have feel for it.

[@stevegriffitt310]

I used Rust-Oleum semi gloss black implement paint thinned with mineral spirits on a motorcycle fuel tank. Week later scuffed,decaled then some 2k clear. Turned out excellent.

[@carlvorgity2395]

Did my 74 Corvette in gloss black Rust-Oleum. Won several awards with the car.

[@NebukedNezzer]

I have painted 5 vehicles with rustoleum. great way to go.

[@RustedRides]

It's a good way of keeping costs down and getting decent results!

[@Tonytalks1980]

Nothing at all wrong with this paint job! I like the fact that you went for it! 🔥🔥

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! And thank you for the comments!

[@Tonytalks1980]

@@RustedRides You're welcome!

[@DennisPrescott-xp4dk]

Best car yet. Always loved the 66-67 mercury and fords

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! Ya its a real nice car, Ford had a lot of great looking cars in the 60's and 70's

[@dandahermitseals5582]

Great job boys. I was a dealership line mechanic and avid 1/4 mile junkie engine builder when this ca was new. The Comet Callientys were hot little riggs. 80 yr old Dandahermit.

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! It would have been cool to see the drag strip with all the cars of that era. No launch control, or computers, just racing

[@Mumdownsouth]

Troy, WoW so kind of you. The Kid and the Cat steal the show, in these videos. Love it!

[@RustedRides]

Troy is amazing for hooking us up! And ya. We know who the real stars of the show are haha

[@JohnCalebWarren]

Good to see all of you doing what you love, enjoying life & having a great time along the way!

[@robertjones7792]

I knew a guy years ago that got implement paint at tractor supply and sprayed old cars for 20.00 a gallon. His classic cars won several cars shows, He painted a old truck with John Deer Green with a clear coat on it and won best of show out of 300 cars. He liked me and my old car I had and told me off to the side his secret I could not believe it implement paint from tractor supply.

[@RustedRides]

That's crazy! Love it!

[@OakLawnSpeedShop]

Was that car show a fund raiser for the blind and judged by the benefactors??

[@SUMTlNGW0NG]

Beethoven could create a symphony with a speak and spell but give a monkey a stradivarius and see what you get lol.

[@perrylankford4269]

I've used "Safety Orange" From Atwood's (Tractor Supply competition).. Very durable....

[@funfun5656]

@@OakLawnSpeedShop Actually if you add powdered flake or pearls to it and use a hardener and decent clear coat implement paint is very good stuff. It's durable too. Reminds me of the paint on older german vehicles.

[@bradnewby5695]

Paint came out great, nice old ride.

[@josephrohn4780]

People will always have negative crap to say! Even though you already explained that this paint job was temporary! Love your videos! Keep up the good work! You do the best you can with what you have!

[@67CometRacecar]

Beautiful car, orange and flat black are a great combo. I went and blacked out the bumpers and the trim on my 67

[@jerrynickell3613]

I've got to say - that turned out amazing! I now am reconsidering the whole "Rust-Oleum" thing for my project. Awesome!

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! Ya its a budget way of getting a good looking paint job for sure!

[@RobertRandin]

Looks nice guys you outdone yourself with Rust-Oleum

[@biggbobb7696]

I’d reconsider the black hood. The orange is awesome.

[@christophers.4007]

the worst part is it is flat black. if it was semi-gloss black, to match the orange sheen, it would look so much better.

[@jp325abn]

@@christophers.4007 how about orange base coat with blk racing stripes?

[@war7334]

I like the orange but the hood reminds me of Halloween.Great results from the Tremclad,Far better than I expected

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Easy to beat the factory paint job on these old Fords! They were rough orange peel city!

[@FishNFoolLures]

That black hood looks like crap. Repaint it orange and pinstripe the car in black

[@h.wayneb3495]

Slick ride and nice work all, thanks for sharing.

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! And thanks for watching!

[@LetGaiaLive]

Not sure why there are various negative comments on here; they said it’s a temporary QUICK paint job. Great little video guys I LOVE the colour 😃👍🦘🇦🇺

[@ryanhicks942]

Sweet!! Now I want to paint something in Rustoleum. Fantastic results ❤️

[@RustedRides]

Give it a go! Worth a try!

[@GaryPetrusek]

It Turned out Great !!! Nice Job !!!

[@RustedRides]

Thank you very much! Ya we are pretty happy with the results!

[@rickteegarden5763]

Gorgeous!

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! Real happy with how it turned out!

[@michaelrichter1465]

Dude can spray it with maple syrup if he wants...it's his car and his money. Buck for buck this thing looks great. Especially for a temp paint job! That clear was truly the icing on the cake, it's cool that the Iwata gun was a gift. I'd let that ride go a few years like that no problem. Personally not a monochrome fan with the painted bumpers, but it's not my car either. I'm very sure that repairing or replacing them with even nice used survivor chrome would be a medium to large fortune...Great job man, thanks for letting us watch!

[@shwngbr]

Exactly.

[@KyleMayes-sd8bb]

Very nice paint job looks amazing you have some mad painting skills to pull that off with Rust-Oleum

[@MrJoebiz24]

Awesome job on a very cool car. Thanks for posting.....

[@RustedRides]

Thank you very much! Thank you for watching and for the comment!

[@RestorationRookies]

Looks great guys. Well done

[@RustedRides]

Thank you very much!

[@tomp1612]

I like it. As a longtime Cometphile I started with a 67 Caliente convertible that sure could have used your talents (if you were around un 1978 and out west) Had about ten others and still have a 66 Caliente convert and 64 hardtop.

[@RustedRides]

You mustknow know your way around them real good at this point! Nice collection!

[@jimmyghersi]

The car looked fantastic.

[@RustedRides]

Thank you!

[@ronwatson4902]

Well done in my opinion. Thank you!

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! For watching, and for the comment!

[@markadymark1844]

On my 71 Pontiac ventura I was debating on what to do with my bumpers. I really like the painted look.

[@jimc1401]

Simply WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rudyflores9395]

killer paint job NEVER NEVER EVER EVER get rid of the rims that's old skool. RF from the RGV in TX

[@RustyGlovebox]

Awesome job and giving me the confidence to give Tremclad AKA Rustoleum a try on my future project. Cheers

[@RustedRides]

Let us know how it goes! Hopefully you get the results you are looking for!

[@seanmurray3759]

This looks fantastic boys! Love that colour. I refinished my drums a couple years ago with the same colour and cleared them after about 2 weeks flash off time and a quick scuff. Turned out great.

[@RustedRides]

Nice! That would look great on a kit with chrome hardware!

[@eliwagner4360]

That looks amazing.

[@RustedRides]

Thank you!

[@scottywalker4312]

My first car was a 1965 Mercury Comet! Love them! 👍

[@RustedRides]

Nice! You miss it? So crazy to think about cars that we all moved on from and now wish we still had.

[@wraywatson6467]

My high school ride was a 66 Caliente, black vinyl roof over red with a black hood…..good memories!

[@RustedRides]

Can't even imagine having a car like that in highschool. I was driving around in friends old cavalier, or old civic, not knocking them, they held up to the abuse, but not near as cool haha

[@neftysostre9340]

Excellent Excellent Excellent!

[@timmcfarland2736]

I once painted a truck took rustolium crome mixed it with black 1/4 Crome to gallon of black had to mix each time I would fill the gun and add the hardener it gave a metallic black finish. I never thought of adding the clear coat to it . I’ll have to try it. Well the truck came out beautiful I added a red flaming horse to each side a great attention getter . That was 10 years ago and it still looks great.

[@Papawcanner]

When auto paint costs went nuts I started painting with Rustoleum enamel with hardener with surprisingly good results .

[@RustedRides]

Nice! It works pretty well eh!

[@tonyunderwood9678]

Cut oil based Rustoleum enamel with acetone and it sets up quicker. Mineral spirits take longer to dry but they make it lay down smoother. Or, mix acetone and mineral spirits. Play with it.

[@benjaminkadron]

That came out slick! very nice!

[@RustedRides]

Thank you very much! Ya its probably our best rustopaint job yet!

[@notchback93]

About 6 years ago I spent about 400 US Dollars 💵 on a mid level Devilbliss gun and it made all the difference in the quality of my paint jobs it came with 1.2 1.4 and 1.6 tips I’ve sprayed everything from single stage to tri-coat pearl to epoxy primer to raptor bed liner and it all comes out mint

[@RustedRides]

Nice when you find a gun that just does what you need it too! You even spray raptor liner with it?

[@popples4973]

I like the way you painted your ride, it's old school ways that work. You don't need some overpriced overrated high end products for great results. I've got over 40 years of body and paint under my belt & have worked in collision, restoration shops, used car & rental cars, custom bike shops across America. If you're happy with the results & it's your car, who gives a flying f_ _ _what other people think. The car looks gr8👍🏻 Keep the slots on it too. Or sell them to me.😂

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! You are completely right! Doing what you want to the car you love is good enough reason to do it! Tha KS for the comment!

[@markadymark1844]

The black hood is definitely a perfect match

[@adamvalenzuela6626]

Don't like the hood black. Maybe if the hood was painted orange with black stripps.

[@Robertadkins-h9c]

Awesome❤ paint my dads 72 plymouth duster in oil based tractor paint...kubota orange...still looks amazing 5 years later❤

[@SBain-l5n]

Looks awesome

[@TorontoModifiedKarKlub]

Looks amazing. Another great Job. I appreciate what you guys do. This is how it used to be. Looking forward to meeting you guys this weekend at AutoFest.

[@davidleskov5078]

My father was a professional commercial painting contractor. One day (many years ago) I was watching the guy at our wholesaler look up the paint we wanted on the microfiche (remember those?) and I saw the spec chart showing what components were in each type of paint. The paint types listed showed exterior metal/wood, then floor paint, then marine enamel, then equipment, then big surprise, AUTOMOBILE. Same paint! As the use of the paint changed, a few additives appeared. I told the guy I planned to paint my car sometime and asked how much the auto paint would cost. He said they weren't supposed to sell auto paint, but the paint we were buying was $20 a gallon and all I needed to add to make it auto paint was hardener and flow agent. He tossed me a couple small tin cans and said to put a couple cap fulls each per pint of paint. I painted dozens of cars since then with very good results. I never used clear coat, I just wet sanded and thoroughly polished the fully cured (not dried, cured!) paint, followed by multiple coats of quality wax. For a while I used a product called Luquid Glass that was almost like clear coat. My thinking is that the cars I paint were originally painted with oil based enamel so they should be restored using the same. It's just too bad the only oil based paint we can buy now is Tremclad /Rustoleum, but some hardware stores carry old stock of Urethane paint and it works really well. When they ask you what you are painting be sure to say "metal"...the VOC police won't allow them to sell products for painting cars.

[@RustedRides]

That's wild! So cheap and if it's generally the same stuff it is just criminal the amount of mark up! Love your approach to painting, and you are right, cars painted with oil based enamel should be just fine doing the same. For us it all comes down to what the vehicle will be used for, and what kind of finish will we want for that

[@MapleMarmite]

Mirror finish once that’s polished - fantastic job. 👍🏻

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! Can't want to polish this thing up!

[@ChrisHorne-o1n]

Wow, love the way the car looks!

[@RustedRides]

Thank you very much! We are quite happy with it!

[@TimDeegan]

Love how this turned out!

[@RustedRides]

Haha yep!

[@deepbludude4697]

I always like those comets cool car for sure! I did my 88FJ62 w rustoleum in hunter green, ive done 3 vehicles cuz I got 12 gals at a garage sale for 100bucks 2 gals left.

[@MoparJimmy]

Looks great Cam, you guys did a good job.

[@jannielsen664]

Love old cars, looks great 🤩

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! They built them more interesting back in the day for sure!

[@MichaelAllan01]

Surprisingly nice. I have wondered about something similar, a simple high fill flat black primer as a base with a simple clear coat over it.

[@RustedRides]

We did a clear coat over primer videos d the results were pretty cool! We want to try tinting the primer on another project one day

[@MichaelAllan01]

No kidding?! I'm brand new to your channel, & digging it!

[@pigidly]

Great page in the book of used car coverup for resale.

[@RustedRides]

That's true, people do just slap a cheap coat of paint on a car to cover up the ugly just to liquidate.

[@fredstonos]

Wow it looks great!!!

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! For watching and for the comment!

[@brianpruden6576]

I saw someone using fiberglass hardner and it smooths things out remarkably.

[@cuttboy1985]

Love the color! I had my first car, 1986 monte carlo painted hugger orange

[@Aaronferguson31]

If you use acetone or acrylic reducer instead of the lacquer thinner,you can apply the clear sooner and not worry about wrinkling.

[@ronbunker5778]

That is amazing! Great job!

[@anthonygallegos5198]

Yea rust oleum is some good paint for if you don’t wanna spend a lot of money and still can look car show well at least when I done my projects mirror finishes like a pro with that paint so it’s good paint 👍🏽 nice job on the car as well 👏🏼

[@kevinfiebelkorn4715]

I've loved that model Caliente since they first came out. The only Comet I would choose above that would be a Cyclone of the same year. Great job.

[@trumpstaffel1675]

Came in to say great job! I'm a fellow Ontario lad myself and these paint jobs are blowing me away. I think for a challenge you should try painting a car in Armor Coat from CT as the stuff is even cheaper and I'd love to see it laid out by a real professional.

[@RustedRides]

Hey neighbor! Thanks for stopping in to comment, that's a great idea. We have discussed it and will definitely try it! Just gotta figure out what vehicle to try it on haha

[@trumpstaffel1675]

@@RustedRides I can lend you mine! Lol

[@marshahostetter3624]

That looks perfect dude

[@manders652]

Damn that turned out really nice

[@RustedRides]

Thank you very much! For watching and for the comment!

[@victordeoliveiramelo]

nice refresh!

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! Definitely was a nice little update

[@alertgasper]

back in the 1950's, some rural folks would get the old pump insect spray device (looked like a bicycle tire pump with a soup can under the front at a 90 degree angle--some of you may remember it) and practiced spraying the ol' tractor with it...even got pretty decent with it, no more orange peel than the average Detroit car.

[@RustedRides]

Haha I know the pump you are talking about! If you managed good results then that is really impressive! Talent for sure!

[@alertgasper]

@@RustedRides definitely took some practice since air pressure wasn't anywhere even close to predictable. lotso sanding afterward, but water was cheap back then, lol

[@seanhoward5562]

Looks great.

[@1944chevytruck]

Good job!

[@bigospig]

Great work, as usual.

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! Really happy with how it turned out!

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

Not in love with the flat black hood but love the way it turned out

[@Aliman1]

Another banger from the gang at rusted rides!

[@RustedRides]

Thank you very much!

[@SquareMax]

Another amazing episode. thank you. love sent from florida

[@RustedRides]

Thank you very much! Thanks for watching and for commenting!

[@PeckerwoodKustoms]

Lads that came out awesome...must admit I was worried about the orange in the cup too...looked a little washed out... looks fantastic going down the road though so thats a win...youre killin it now, great vids , good cars and epic results...cant wait for the next one

[@RustedRides]

Thank you very much! Ya sometimes the paint can look off when mixing haha had cam worried, and I was worried when I saw the blue for my car. But thank you very much, we will try and get back to being consistent uploads. Been a busy summer

[@PeckerwoodKustoms]

@@RustedRides all good man .. like what you guys are doing .. we are the Aussie version hahaha

[@boerharms2209]

nice job! looks great! color really suits the car. And woww that paint laid out nice!!

[@RustedRides]

Thanks! Ya it really did lay down real nice. I love the shot moving down the side of the car at the end with the beauty shots.

[@strattuner]

you have hit upon the secret of the mix,using the lacquer thinner, thinned the hue down to a thin mix,and that's the secret of using industrial paint for autos,your vehicle looks damn fine,the thinners are the secret,that and multiple light coats used with mountains of patience,good job,you learned from what you did right

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! Ya I feel like we get better with each rustoleum paint job we do. Obviously it's nice to work with high quality paints, but it's always good having an economy option!

[@strattuner]

@@RustedRides you are trail blazing,learning what only those who spend the money and experiment,i found a chemical that would have made me richer faster,its called slick sand,no longer do you have to take a body panel down to 320 ,with this stuff you can blow it one light and two heavy coats and wait 3 days and literally carve the car flat right out of the heavy filler primer,did a chevelle,i was astounded when i got done, wet sanding before the hue,try it on a master piece,you'll see,wish i had it in the 80's 90's--sand down to 180 220 blow it with slick sand

[@tonyunderwood9678]

Just don't try to thin oil based Rustoleum enamel with lacquer thinner. Use mineral spirits or acetone... 😊

[@strattuner]

@@tonyunderwood9678 hell look at his results,if were going to lift it would have already done so

[@tonyunderwood9678]

@@strattuner My comment re: lacquer thinner was personal opinion and experience. I've had better results using acetone and/or an acetone/mineral spirits mix. Popular opinion/observation is that lacquer thinner can have adverse results when used to cut SOME oil based enamels. Checking closely with the manufacturer's specs helps. I'm not THAT familiar with Tremclad, most Rustoleum I've shot was the Rustoleum Professional oil based commercial stuff and it's not terribly fond of being cut with lacquer... besides, acetone and mineral spirits works quite well, acetone dries faster while mineral spirits is slower and can help lay down a smoother coat in my experience although it can take quite a while to dry hard enough to not leave a fingerprint. Your own mileage may vary.

[@blanchae]

Nice job. I had exhaust exiting in front of the rear wheels for a while. Then the exhaust noise gets old fast and I installed a full exhaust.

[@RustedRides]

It's cool, but ya, it's loud when in the cabin. We'll see how long before Cam has some other idea for it haha

[@kbschulze]

Looks great!

[@RustedRides]

Thank you!

[@Doggymcdoggy664]

Good job. Thanks for the video. Good to know. You should experiment with throwing in some flakes. Or pearl. Maybe pearl in the clear. Hood needs a low scoop. If black. Good job 👍👍 ..

[@RandThompson-dd3sk]

Looks like Kubota orange ❤

[@RustedRides]

Ya, very close I'd say!

[@rogermartin404]

Would look cool with some Allis Chalmers decals. 😎

[@bazilwreckerloughead]

I feel the same way Cam did; I wasn't crazy about the color till the clear went on it. I'd love to check out Auto Fest, my 2 passions are cars & music, sounds like they'll be great versions of both there. But I'm in Nova Scotia, so I'll probably have to miss this one!

[@RustedRides]

Ahh too bad, we'd love to show you both the cars and the music! Leah really is good at what she does. She did a duet with Jason Benoit from the east coast

[@davidwood1923]

Looks Great!... I Use Tire Prep on the Satin Black lasts about two weeks and looks like it was Freshly Painted

[@RustedRides]

Good to know! Thanks for the tip! And thanks for watching!

[@garyslentzii2796]

Great car. Nice paint job. The hood would look even nicer in semi gloss black. I did my Grand Prix like that with Rustoleum

[@specialized29er86]

I'm a Rustoleum pervert and have been using it on all my bare metal resprays for several years and haven't seen the clear. I'll have to track some down and test it in the Australian outback scorching summer sun.

[@Moparfest_Robbie]

Love it guys!

[@goodtimefishing1005]

It looks good. Good job everyone

[@kylemesser4281]

Wow that came out really nice subscribed

[@jamesvickery3482]

Hey did a great job clear coating his eyeballs!😳

[@almierz4604]

LOOKS GREAT. NOW YOU CAN REBUILD THE ENGINE , BURNING OIL .😮

[@sargemarine3709]

My 1st car ? 67 Mercury Cyclone. Canary Yellow, black vinal top, interior and pinstriping. Got it at 17, 1976. Auto, C4, Tshift-console, buckets, 289. Gave it to my little brother, when I went into the USMC.

[@RustedRides]

So cool! And you gave it to your brother! Cool go think about the cars we got rid of and what it would be like to have now

[@Zed32_Customs]

Badass car. Id be happy to drive that if the rear end was a little more jacked up 😉

[@RustedRides]

That is a great idea. It will be getting a new rear end sometime soon... Maybe a few inches too?

[@kennethsiskin9958]

To take this car over the top, you need a slight hood scoop and polish the rims. Nice car!

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! Might just have to do that next time we dig into this one! Thanks for watching and for the comment!

[@rogerwills7002]

I love it looks great

[@CarlAyers-x8h]

Orange, you glad you watched.

[@RustedRides]

Hahaha love it!

[@eddiequinones72]

Nicely done and the results were amazing,but worth the effort.

[@RustedRides]

Thank you very much, ya its nice when the hard work pays off!

[@gilbertwashburn7095]

Thanks for the video is a guy in Oak Creek Wisconsin with 66 Mercury cyclone Factory lightweight drag car it's got 427 sidearler dual quads top loader 4 speed aluminum body panels the glass is half the thickness no interior one bucket seat three were produced is his number three the door tag reads this car is built by Ford Motor Company for test purposes only not for street or Highway use he Dino tested itIt made 780 at the tires that's insane for 1966 it's 14 to 1 compression it's a real screamer you'd have to win the lottery to buy it but I really like your 67 that's cool too his is red he said he'll never sell it he owned it since 69 have a great day

[@horn1993]

Looks great! I have a 63 Impala I want to do this to. Can you please give a noob advice on the spray set up? like what type of compressor would I need and what spray guns? Thanks!

[@RustedRides]

You'd need a compressor that can keep up and doesn't cycle constantly. We used a gun with a 1.3 tip size, something in the $100-$300 range

[@FunWithCars716]

Car came out great! I painted a C4 Corvette that I LS swapped for $97 that I videoed. Great base with a 2k erothane 👍

[@RustedRides]

Thank you! Is the C4 paint job on your channel?

[@FunWithCars716]

@@RustedRides yes, it's an older video I did, not very good quality but still there. The ls engine swap used to be my #1 viewed video before KZbin deleted my original channel, too.

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Looks amazing ! I have a Comet I want to re spray !

[@RustedRides]

Nice! What color are you thinking?

[@pstreetgarage7304]

@@RustedRides bright yellow 🟡