I read and read about how to paint my Royal. I don't have a lot of money to spend or a garage to paint in. I have a carport with our cars and the neighbors cars.
I came across the $50 painting method.
It requires a firm 4-6 inch white roller ($2), a foam brush (.50c) and Gloss Rustoleum ($7) paint, mineral spirits ($4,) a tack cloth ($2,) and 600-1200 grit wet sandpaper ($10!)
Google $50 paint job to read gobs about it. Basically you prep really good by sanding, priming, sanding, washing, wipe with mineral spirts, a tack cloth. Then you do 1 cup paint and 3/4 mineral spirit. You roll on in the thinnest coats possible and let it dry 5-6 hours. Then wet sand, wash, wipe with mineral spirits and tack cloth and then do it again.
This is coat one- it was nearly dark when I finished.
It looks terrible because it doesn't cover green with the first coat, but it is smooth.
We have a heat advisory today so I woke up early to get sanded, washed and wiped to put on the second coat. The 600 grit smoothed it all out like glass.
The coverage is much better with 2 coats:
Close up of doors-
I think after 5-6 coats, it should look great.
It takes 90 minutes to sand, wash, wipe and paint. Not too difficult.
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