This is interesting:

http://forums.swedespeed.com/zerothread ... tid=714196

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In my opinion, and i have no experience painting cars, it seems like a lot more work. I would prefer to prep the car, spray it a couple of coats, then sand. Imagine rolling the whole car then sanding and reaping that process 5 or 6 times.

Ryan

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Ryan Filippi
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mmmm i reckon he is full of it. Its all wrong wrong wrong

someone i worked with did it once before the paint came out wierd looking and was really uneven. it was a good laugh though. if i was to do it, i wouldnt do it in a light colour

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

i think the guy is talking some sence, i mean its really easy to get a good finish with a roller else where, walls of a house ect, why not cars

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http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=71255

I've got this article in a hot rod magazine where they rolled paint on an old ford.
They said its a paint job finish that looks great at 2 metres, but any closer and you see the blemishes. Still works if you want to put the hard yards in.
Personally i'd buy a cheap compressor and spray it

fine for a paddock basher

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Realistically if you go with the theory of getting heaps of paint on and then spending countless hours cutting it back, I'm sure you could get a good result with a roller. But the reality is why bother when it is quicker and you get a better, longer lasting result from a spray gun?

I might try it on a boot lid. Does anyone know if you can get that sort of paint in Oz?

If your neighbours are arseholes (like mine on the left) spraying is a problem (noise, fumes). Things started going downhill when I first used the angle-grinder at 1.00 am one night

Also, I can use a roller. I've had plenty of practice thanks to my wife. She decides to change the decor inside our house. She knows I will always step in, as its easier to do it yourself properly first time than fix up a potential disaster

This is the thread that started the "roll you car" phenomenon, be warned, after 100 pages, they shut the thread and started a new one to continue the discussion, and yes, i did read it all and yes, it took a loooonnnnggg time.

The point of a roller job is not to get a show finish, but to paint it in you garage and get it looking good for the total cost the equivalent renting a spraygun for a day (ok, that may be an overstating it, but you get the point)... no expensive equipment, no expensive paint, no overspray, no $200 mask to stop the ISOs killing you etc etc etc

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=2331682&page=0&fpart=8&vc=1