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I will be rattle can painting this, how many cans will it take?
Plus the rear cage which isn’t in the pic.

About 2 more than you bought!

Is this a guess game or looking for advise?

CentralWAbaja wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2019 3:13 pm Is this a guess game or looking for advise?

Maybe a little of both

30+

I wanna say I was mid teens like 12-15 cans. Less then 20 I remember that as I have a bunch on the sh
elf still and I think I bought 2 cases (24)

I dont know it's been so long since I finished my car that I can't remember HA!

***edit*** Its been so long since I finished my car the first time.....

A guess: I would suspect that a can would cover correctly about 2 to 4 feet in length, on both sides of the tube, in proper 2 minimum sprays coverage. Don't forget to prime and sand also; I currently recommend, for off-road usage, a weld thru primer.

Lee

Using a prime and paint rust-oleum. Will scotch pad it then paint, I’ll spend more time on the panels.

I wish I had done Steel-it on it. I did etching primer a nd the paint all in rustoleum

15 cans of primer, 20 cans of color.

Skid using a Paint and primer setup. Is your guess for frame or complete car?

Eleventeen cans

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Leatherneck wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 2:10 pm Skid using a Paint and primer setup. Is your guess for frame or complete car?

Just the tubing/frame. Does your car have bodywork as well?

Skidmark wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2019 8:20 am

Leatherneck wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 2:10 pm Skid using a Paint and primer setup. Is your guess for frame or complete car?

Just the tubing/frame. Does your car have bodywork as well?

Just the Tubing, I will spend more time and effort (eventually) on the panels. Might happen after the run. Man I need to get busy.

Rule of thumb for painting tubing - there's a ratio of one can for the paint on the frame to two cans of paint coating the floor.