cheap auto paint

[cstone]

We had an older neighbor who used to roll her car every spring with a 2" roller. She used oil based, exterior house paint. She didn't sand but she did wash the car and let it dry before painting. Obviously, the car was no showroom piece, but she didn't have any major rust problems and that was something given how much salt they used on the roads in Maryland.

I have never tried it, so can only report second hand.

[Irving]

We had an older neighbor who used to roll her car every spring with a 2" roller. She used oil based, exterior house paint. She didn't sand but she did wash the car and let it dry before painting. Obviously, the car was no showroom piece, but she didn't have any major rust problems and that was something given how much salt they used on the roads in Maryland.

I have never tried it, so can only report second hand.

About ten years ago it was pretty popular to do DIY roll-on paint jobs in the auto community. With appropriate time taken, they come out not half bad (considering what you're actually doing). Most everyone would pick some flat color and go to town. I actually saw a car with that DIY paint job just the other day.