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[Webbaldo]

Started on the front panel. Leaving the bigger dints in but filling the holes/sanding marks

Then sanded

and primed again :roll:

Leaving the bottom dints is as I like them

Drivers side step to sort, then roof!

 

[Webbaldo]

Sanded the front and roof, fixed rust on roof. Ready for topcoat now! Paint ordered

Flatted the roof but not bothering to prime it. Don't need to with the paint type


Don't need to do the inside yet as just roller painting the inside.

Maybe paint in a couple of weeks. Waiting till some good weather.

 

[Webbaldo]

Well day of reckoning, sunny and not to much wind so cracked on,

Blue bus

Few runs to sand out, only first coat though, gonna try for a second on Saturday then final coat whenever. Then wait for it to harden before sanding polishing! The orange peel isn't really bad so not gonna bother sanding between coats.

So initial thoughts about spraying rustoleum, firstly yes its not a car paint and eventually it'll fade, but it'll be under cover (uv proof) when not in use so no bothered.

Give up using celly paint at an early stage as it reacts with everything, 2pack I don't know enough about, costs a lot and my prep isn't good enough to make the results worth while (daily family fun bus, not pristine so not too bothered).

The rustoleum levels quite well, and very little overspray which is great for a drive spray job. Thinned it 20% using their own thinner (glorified white spirit). The lighter runs levelled out quite well. Touch dry in a couple of hours (luckily very little flys to pick off) Been baking in the sun for nearly a day and is quite hard now.

 

[Webbaldo]

Well let the paint bake in the sun for 48hours before the second coat.

Second coat went on ok

Due to work etc final coat will have to wait till next weekend weather dependant. Gonna redo the doors and fix the last door in the mean time.

 

[Resto-raider]

Hats off to you for doing this all outside. Looks really nice so far.

 

[Webbaldo]

Cheers. It can be a pain working outside sometimes but it's only the bodywork that's a sod, mechanics are ok outdoors to sort

 

[Webbaldo]

Final 3rd coat on today

Few runs to polish out when its fully hardened but otherwise happy with it
(I am an amateur and its been painted in a front drive remember )

Now to recoat the doors and sliding door

Wanna paint the dash top before I put the windows back in once paint is hard enough

 

[Webbaldo]

Well sanded and reprimed the sliding door again :roll: , already painted it in celly so had to stabilise it to repaint with rustoleum

Happy as well as found two westy windows! One off ebay and one off Steve at restore and more. One needs minor repair, but I'm stripping them both down, polishing the aluminium and replacing the seals anyway.

 

[Caboose]

Nice finish on your paint looks great for outside spray job? Or did you roller it?. arty0049: arty0049: I'm going to be doing that in the future do you have a picture of the rustoleum paint used?. looks a good match for Neptune blue, did you buy it on line? If so where from?. Thanks Del

 

[snow_pikey]

Great job!

I've sprayed a couple outside and it's hard to pick the right weather window.

Did you go round and warn the neighbours to pull their washing in off the lines.

 

[Webbaldo]

Nice finish on your paint looks great for outside spray job? Or did you roller it?. arty0049: arty0049: I'm going to be doing that in the future do you have a picture of the rustoleum paint used?. looks a good match for Neptune blue, did you buy it on line? If so where from?. Thanks Del

Sprayed it, Sprays quite well and very little overspray so neighbour friendly. I was gonna roller it, but with all the coats you have to do and sanding, I already had the spray gear so thought makes sense just to spray.

3 spray coats is plenty and you just wait 48 hours between coats, then give it a month before polishing, colour sanding it. Haven't painted the two cab doors yet but so far I've used about 3 litres painting the van itself and sliding door.

Got it from avenue paints online, they can mix it to most colours. Called rustoleum combi colour.

 

[Webbaldo]

Great job!

I've sprayed a couple outside and it's hard to pick the right weather window.

Did you go round and warn the neighbours to pull their washing in off the lines.

Yep your right, picked a week when I knew there was little wind and at least a fEw good days. Wanted he main bus painted before it starts to get too cold again.

 

[Caboose]

Thanks webbaldo much appreciated Del

 

[Webbaldo]

Well got the sliding door finished

And gave the engine panel a coat too

Decided to take a break from painting this week, only got the two doors left to do so will start them next week.

stuck some new vinyl on the inside to replace the worst. The headlining is worth saving so im painting the lot anyway (same as I did with puck) so colour match doesn't matter

Decided to tackle the last of the welding, just the right side wheel well, couldn't find my dremel so bit ham fisted with the angle grinder :roll:

Welded and started to clean up

And bit primer

and that's the welding finished FINALLY!!

 

[georgeyv]

You're storming through this! Can I borrow some of that motivation you've got?! haha

Looks great, love that colour and spraying the rustoleum looks a mint idea for home painting on a budget.

 

[DubBGood2Me]

Top work and good progress Webba.

You coming round to start mine next yeah?

 

[Webbaldo]

You're storming through this! Can I borrow some of that motivation you've got?! haha

Looks great, love that colour and spraying the rustoleum looks a mint idea for home painting on a budget.

That's exactly what it is, great for a presentable paint job that's easy and will last about 5-6 year if cared for.

If you want a showroom finish, use 2 pack. That's why most people bad mouth it, they expect show winning results from a paint which isn't designed for cars.

If you want a presentable finish that you could change in 5 year just by flatting down and masking then it's for you!

 

[Webbaldo]

Top work and good progress Webba.

You coming round to start mine next yeah?

Actually be nice to see it in the flesh!

 

[Webbaldo]

Well no work this weekend,

But... Been to Bradford today (God what a horrible place to drive round) to pickup this bargain

(The roof not the van lol)

Was on eBay a few weeks ago so offered a fair price and they accepted.

The guy has repaired it, painted, all the bolts etc are stainless and even powder coated the lifting mechanism. I just need to paint it white and get a new fabric for it. They changed their minds and went down the paris sunroof route instead.

I wanted a small pop top, love dormobiles but look a bit weird when there lowered, and I didn't want an upside down boat on the roof like Viking, westy etc.

 

[georgeyv]

That looks great! Bradford is a total nightmare for driving round - I live down the road and have to go in for work often and still can't get my head round it!