Beater rolled with Rustoleum questions

**Pulpit** · 11-30-2011, 12:24 PM

So if you had a customer who had rolled his S-10 pick up with rustoleum and a dense foam roller and wanted you to sand it and seal it what process would you take? He taped it all off and did a decent job for $100.00.

He wants it to look decent from 5-10 feet. It was peeling and had begun to surface rust so he stripped it completely and went this direction cheaply. Would you leave some orange peel, go all the way out to flat, or what?

What grit to start, to finish with, what compounds and sealant?

Thanks,
Pulpit

**Flash Gordon** · 11-30-2011, 12:26 PM

Best thread ever!!!

2000 followed by power finish on green

**Setec Astronomy** · 11-30-2011, 12:27 PM

There should be plenty of paint on there, why wouldn't you go all the way to flat?

**Pulpit** · 11-30-2011, 12:28 PM

What if the 2000 won't get the peel off?

Thanks!

**Pulpit** · 11-30-2011, 12:28 PM

Paint is certainly thick...

**Setec Astronomy** · 11-30-2011, 12:32 PM

There have been threads about this before (not sure if they were here), and people have gotten very good results. Flash is joking around, start with whatever grit you need to get it flat, then step it down, then compound and polish.

**Flash Gordon** · 11-30-2011, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy

There have been threads about this before (not sure if they were here), and people have gotten very good results. Flash is joking around, start with whatever grit you need to get it flat, then step it down, then compound and polish.

(except the part about this being the best thread ever)

If you sand to far, just roll on another layer of rustoleum

**Flash Gordon** · 11-30-2011, 12:36 PM

would help me determine your next move

Are you a preacher?

**Pulpit** · 11-30-2011, 12:38 PM

True! Of course this is my old 1992 S-10. I did all the prep and painting, as if that was not obvious. Truck is worth probably $1500-$2000 and I wanted to see if I could save it from rusting and get decent results for $100.

I am in the sanding process, and it is working well. I am ready for this "project" to be over!!!

I have the Meguiars compounds, will they work once it is all flat?

**Pulpit** · 11-30-2011, 12:40 PM

Yes, I am a preacher. I pastor a Baptist church here in Cumming, GA. I also teach elementary school PE here in Cumming.

Thanks for the advice and help. I have some redneck in me...some folks laugh at it all, but the cheap-o shops were quoting what the truck is worth to prep and paint it. It is my beater truck so I thought, what would it hurt!