I want to paint my jeep I'm just rattle canning the whole thing anybody know roughly how many cans of primer and paint I should get ???

 

I use about 10-12. What I do is if their is factory paint still on it, just lightly sand it and spray the paint over. The old paint acts as a primer. That's what liljeepfamily does and his paint always turns out great and doesn't peel. Look him up on YouTube and Instagram.

 

Here's a link.

 

Thanks dude I'm not sure if I wanna do it or not cuz I feel like it it doesn't turn out the way I have it pictured in my head I'll regret it lol

 

If you care about what it looks like in the end skip the rattle cans.Most body shops will do a cheapo paint job if you have a tight budget,Or you can always pastidip or bedliner the jeep.

 

Another cheap way to paint a car rather than rattle cans is a good quality brush and a gloss (foam) roller.
Paint all the large areas with the roller and all the awkward corners with a brush.

1 Big can of paint is cheaper than rattle cans and while the finish won`t win any awards it can come out decent enough , as least as decent as a rattle can paint job.

 

You can also do all the prep work before taking it to a local body shop.

 

I am also in the same boat and I'm looking to paint my xj. I read that the best way with rattle cans or rolling method is the rustoleum flat colors. I was thinking flat white but first I wanted to test out my hood or bumper and do it flat black. Only thing is, I can't seem to find anyone who agrees on the proper prep work for this

 

watch that video I put link to and look at how his turned out. I talked to the guy and he still has the same paint job and its holding up great.

 

thornbirds

 

lol, he got rid of those.

 

Prep work for a roller job will be the same as a rattle can job. As long as you have good surface area for adhesion you won't have peeling paint, just don't try to rattle can right over the old clear coat with no prep, if you can manage that you won't have problems.

Personally, I like to buy the flat rustoleum in gallon cans and just thin it/HVLP gun it, but that all depends on whether or not you have a good reliable compressor.