DIY How To: Custom Paint a Ronson Jetlite

[Mulley]

Great thread! I am not very good at this kind of stuff but I am going to give it a shot sometime this week!

[04EDGE40]

Great thread! I am not very good at this kind of stuff but I am going to give it a shot sometime this week!

On a difficulty scale from 1 to 10, this one is a 1 or 2! The hardest part is patience and deciding which band to put on .

Just be careful with the small parts (bag them up for sure, I've lost a couple before) and take your time with the painting and clear coat and you can't mess up!

[JollyRogers]

On a difficulty scale from 1 to 10, this one is a 1 or 2! The hardest part is patience and deciding which band to put on .

Just be careful with the small parts (bag them up for sure, I've lost a couple before) and take your time with the painting and clear coat and you can't mess up!

I'll agree on the band choice...which one to pick...hmm I really like that undercrown one!

Also, how'd you get what looks to be wood grain on the gorilla warfare lighter?

[04EDGE40]

I'll agree on the band choice...which one to pick...hmm I really like that undercrown one!

Also, how'd you get what looks to be wood grain on the gorilla warfare lighter?

That's actually on the band itself ha. I wish I knew how to do something like that!

[NWSmoke]

Ok, this is so cool. Thanks for the write up Collin

[steelman]

@04EDGE40 Can you tell me what type of paint you use for your projects. Thanks.

[steelman]

@04EDGE40 Can you tell me what type of paint you use for your projects. Thanks, I would love to try this out.

[04EDGE40]

@04EDGE40 Can you tell me what type of paint you use for your projects. Thanks, I would love to try this out.

I pretty much stick to all Rustoleum paints, but I use Krylon Fusion clear coat because it seems to dry harder than the Rustoleum clear coat. For the Undercrown lighter I used Rustoleum oil-rubbed bronze with Rustoleum self-etching primer and automobile primer. For the Las Calaveras and the Guerrilla Warfare I used flat gray and flat black with the same primers.

[Mulley]

@04EDGE40 I see you said only do one coat of paint per day, but about how long did you wait in between the self etching primer and the auto primer?

So far so good. Was as easy as you said to take apart. Hit it with the 320 grit and just sprayed the self etching primer.
Looking forward to this project! Thanks again for the write up!

[04EDGE40]

@04EDGE40 I see you said only do one coat of paint per day, but about how long did you wait in between the self etching primer and the auto primer?

So far so good. Was as easy as you said to take apart. Hit it with the 320 grit and just sprayed the self etching primer.
Looking forward to this project! Thanks again for the write up!

To be honest, I don't wait an entire day usually, but it does heed the best results. The primers dry really fast and they are base coats anyway, so I would say give them a few hours (maybe 3-4) between coats. The main thing that takes a while is going to be clear coat. If you don't give it a while to dry you'll notice it is "soft" and sticky. You may reassemble it and find that when you flip it open the clear coat wasn't dry and it pulls a little paint off of the lid (I've done it, it sucks).