Polishing the Bus

[windsurfer]

I know its important to do but I HATE polishing my bus, spent 2 hours already and I still need to wax it :evil:

Oh well, worth it in the end :mrgreen:

 

[ProfessorWheeto]

And people ask me "so if you work at a paint shop, why is your van satin" :lol: :lol:

 

[faux]

I know its important to do but I HATE polishing my bus, spent 2 hours already and I still need to wax it :evil:

Oh well, worth it in the end :mrgreen:

How lazy are you? get on with it and stop moaning :mrgreen:

 

[windsurfer]

I know its important to do but I HATE polishing my bus, spent 2 hours already and I still need to wax it :evil:

Oh well, worth it in the end :mrgreen:

How lazy are you? get on with it and stop moaning :mrgreen:

Shut it, old man :lol:

 

[ground hugger]

Excuse the silly question but Im curious.
You wax a gloss painted van to protect the paint from grime and fading
So what would you use on a satin or matt finish to protect it from grime and paint fade

 

[faux]

I know its important to do but I HATE polishing my bus, spent 2 hours already and I still need to wax it :evil:

Oh well, worth it in the end :mrgreen:

How lazy are you? get on with it and stop moaning :mrgreen:

Shut it, old man :lol:

:mrgreen:

 

[Grazy]

Washed mine yesterday :shock: :shock: :shock:
only second time in two years :lol:

 

[clyde]

Dont remind me, mines well over due and ive got that 3 stage maguires stuff so you have to do it 5 times including wash and rinse.

 

[ant]

I know its important to do but I HATE polishing my bus, spent 2 hours already and I still need to wax it :evil:

Oh well, worth it in the end :mrgreen:

How lazy are you? get on with it and stop moaning :mrgreen:

I'm with you Jon, what a slacker !!

 

[ProfessorWheeto]

Excuse the silly question but Im curious.
You wax a gloss painted van to protect the paint from grime and fading
So what would you use on a satin or matt finish to protect it from grime and paint fade

Nowt! Just wash and go!





(not as in the hair stuff obviously )

 

[ground hugger]

Hi :?: for ProfessorWheeto mines just a single stage matt finish just to get me up and running.but some time in the future I will have it done right

Do you think if I have a matt clearcoat applied over the matt paint,it will keep a fresh paint look and Ill be able to protect it.
I dont know how you painted yours and Im no professional paint sprayer but it looks good,mines a matt blue and I
keep getting black streaks on it.Maybe with the clear coat I won't get this
just my thoughts and would like your professional opinion on this
Cheers....Dave

 

[K@rlos]

I hope you was more than once a year graeme :lol:

I love the perfect line around the roof of your van where you stop washing at :lol:

 

[windsurfer]

After all my moaning, the bus does look great now. My 40 year old paint shines! :mrgreen: Can't believe its aged soooooo well.

 

[dubscum]

there's a saturday gone :roll: but you can't argue with the results, not been washed for 4 years before i had it :lol:

 

[windsurfer]

Dude, looks amazing. Bit high at the back though, there's rake and there's taking the P*** :lol:

 

[ProfessorWheeto]

Hi :?: for ProfessorWheeto mines just a single stage matt finish just to get me up and running.but some time in the future I will have it done right

Do you think if I have a matt clearcoat applied over the matt paint,it will keep a fresh paint look and Ill be able to protect it.
I dont know how you painted yours and Im no professional paint sprayer but it looks good,mines a matt blue and I
keep getting black streaks on it.Maybe with the clear coat I won't get this
just my thoughts and would like your professional opinion on this
Cheers....Dave

Matt finish will always pick up skanky marks, which is one of the reasons why I opted for a satin finish. Personally I prefer a slight sheen rather than a blackboard look anyway.
The paint I used was a direct (single stage) 2 pack product made by Selemix (PPG)
It's really a light commercial paint (so really tough and durable), but its primer based (so unlike normal topcoats contains rust inhibitors) and can be used on to bare metal. I sprayed it onto bare metal on my load bed and underside.
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The other nice thing is that it comes in a range of colours AND gloss levels off the shelf, so there is no faffing about mixing in a matting agent. I used a 30% gloss black on the pick up.

I have to admit I have waxed the van once or twice. I got sent a spray on wax as a present, so its really really easy. Just spray it on and wipe it off. Takes about 5 to 10 mins to do the whole van!
The van was a bit more shiny than normal but still looked satin rather than gloss and it soon dulled back down.

So you can get away with using a wax on a satin finish but if you use an abrasive like a polish or a cutting compound it'll bring the paint up to a shine.

 

[dubscum]

Dude, looks amazing. Bit high at the back though, there's rake and there's taking the P*** :lol:

worse thing is mate, its not alot better of the stands :lol:

 

[ground hugger]

Hi :?: for ProfessorWheeto mines just a single stage matt finish just to get me up and running.but some time in the future I will have it done right

Do you think if I have a matt clearcoat applied over the matt paint,it will keep a fresh paint look and Ill be able to protect it.
I dont know how you painted yours and Im no professional paint sprayer but it looks good,mines a matt blue and I
keep getting black streaks on it.Maybe with the clear coat I won't get this
just my thoughts and would like your professional opinion on this
Cheers....Dave

Matt finish will always pick up skanky marks, which is one of the reasons why I opted for a satin finish. Personally I prefer a slight sheen rather than a blackboard look anyway.
The paint I used was a direct (single stage) 2 pack product made by Selemix (PPG)
It's really a light commercial paint (so really tough and durable), but its primer based (so unlike normal topcoats contains rust inhibitors) and can be used on to bare metal. I sprayed it onto bare metal on my load bed and underside.
http://www.paintservices.com/products.htm?id=85" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The other nice thing is that it comes in a range of colours AND gloss levels off the shelf, so there is no faffing about mixing in a matting agent. I used a 30% gloss black on the pick up.

I have to admit I have waxed the van once or twice. I got sent a spray on wax as a present, so its really really easy. Just spray it on and wipe it off. Takes about 5 to 10 mins to do the whole van!
The van was a bit more shiny than normal but still looked satin rather than gloss and it soon dulled back down.

So you can get away with using a wax on a satin finish but if you use an abrasive like a polish or a cutting compound it'll bring the paint up to a shine.

Cheers for the info ProfessorWheeto, Mine should be matt (well I asked for the paint to be matt) but its still got a slight sheen to it Ill wash the van and try that wash and wax on a small area see what it comes up like thanks...Dave

 

[K@rlos]

Dude, looks amazing. Bit high at the back though, there's rake and there's taking the P*** :lol:

:lol: :lol: