Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!

Post by **ding-dang-dhu** » 18 Mar 2008, 20:50

Paint arrived today, I only bought the stuff on Saturday.

Very happy with the way it looks on the tin.

Rollers, thinners, masking tape and thinners is all I need now.

Post by **AngeloEvs** » 19 Mar 2008, 21:27

Mine arrived monday and started sections of the mini I am restoring, however, I spilt petrol on a small section today and noticed that it has crinkled the rustoleum. When I do the busr I will probably need a clear laquer to protect the area around the filler cap unless it was due to the fact that it had only been on a couple of days. Anyone noticed that it reacts to petrol?

Post by **wackos00** » 20 Mar 2008, 08:58

AngeloEvs, any chance next time you start painting I could come round and hav a look? I live in Norwich

Post by **AngeloEvs** » 20 Mar 2008, 19:07

No problem, I am doing the Mini first, only problem is the weather! Email me your tel.no to AngeloEvs@aol.com[url]

Post by **ding-dang-dhu** » 20 Mar 2008, 19:41

AngeloEvs wrote:No problem, I am doing the Mini first, only problem is the weather! Email me your tel.no to AngeloEvs@aol.com[url]

Have you seen the weather for Aberdeen North East Scotland.

I will only be able to roller once I have dug the van out of the snow!!!

Post by **AngeloEvs** » 20 Mar 2008, 19:50

What about organising a 'Paint Yer Wagon' week in Southern Spain, pee'd off with this cold "pooh" weather......imagine, shorts, cheap beers, sun, sand and rollers skimming the surface...........lol!

Website · Post by **CovKid** » 20 Mar 2008, 21:54

AngeloEvs wrote:Mine arrived monday and started sections of the mini I am restoring, however, I spilt petrol on a small section today and noticed that it has crinkled the rustoleum. When I do the busr I will probably need a clear laquer to protect the area around the filler cap unless it was due to the fact that it had only been on a couple of days. Anyone noticed that it reacts to petrol?

As its solvent is white spirit, two days would be insufficient for the paint to cure. Realistically it takes months to really cure (like most paint) but a week or so should give it the skin needed to shrug off petrol. Not had any problems around my petrol filler and paint been on there a year now. i strongly recommend that this work be done May onwards though as the dfference in temperature makes for much better drying. Still a bit chilly I'd say.

Post by **ding-dang-dhu** » 20 Mar 2008, 22:17

CovKid wrote: Still a bit chilly I'd say.

I know you are right, just cant wait. At least I will be the first.....to roller in the snow

Post by **ding-dang-dhu** » 23 Mar 2008, 08:36

Well i did it.

Took me 12 hours from start to finish.

Learned a lot, very quickly.

1 White does not cover as well as I though.

2 White takes much longer to dry than blue. Blue was touch dry, using less thinners, when the white was still soaking.

3 Blue gives a wonderful finish, much better than i could hope for.

4 Snow lying on a freshly rollered van does not seem to effect it.

5 Two sizes of roller would have been ideal. A nice small one for those hard to roller areas.

I had a lot of fun doing this. Grand total for painting my wagon so far is £43.75. My card reader has decided to take a holiday, so pics will follow as soon as I can find a way round that problem.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ptmiff/RollerVan

Cheers

Pete

Post by **rugchucker** » 23 Mar 2008, 17:47

Hi,
I have a hvlp spray gun (earlex), can this paint be sprayed and if so what thinner ration is recommended.

By the way Well done ding dang dhu, I like the snow effect, that will look brill in August in San Tropez!!

Post by **ding-dang-dhu** » 23 Mar 2008, 18:27

rugchucker wrote:
By the way Well done ding dang dhu, I like the snow effect, that will look brill in August in San Tropez!!

Thanks mate, its quite easy to acheive.

Post by **5rise** » 24 Mar 2008, 19:03

Hi, is it possible to use an orbital sander for the "flatting back" and final polishing with the appropriate stuff attached? Thought on the flat panels it would save a lot of elbow grease.

Post by **cozmik** » 24 Mar 2008, 21:23

That's a lovely job ding, well done. You must be well chuffed with that finish.

Am doing mine in May. Cant wait!

Post by **ding-dang-dhu** » 26 Mar 2008, 12:44

cozmik wrote:That's a lovely job ding, well done. You must be well chuffed with that finish.

Am doing mine in May. Cant wait!

Cheers

It looks good from a distance. The white will need a few coats to cover the old blue but the new blue covered really well. Very pleased with that.

Just back from a camping trip in the snow, makes the white look even worse......

Good luck with yours, its great fun and gives a nice sense of 'look at the my new paint job for £43' kinda feeling......

Website · Post by **CovKid** » 29 Mar 2008, 21:06

5rise wrote:Hi, is it possible to use an orbital sander for the "flatting back" and final polishing with the appropriate stuff attached? Thought on the flat panels it would save a lot of elbow grease.

If you do you'll need to keep it cool or very wet. Remember this isn't baked paint so really takes the summer to set hard enough for an orbital. This is why I say paint in may then let the summer harden it off.

ding-dang-dhu - yo my man. Funnily, we mention the problem with white in the video - takes at least four coats to fully obiterate. I think you'll agree that the learning is very much in the doing - after 20 mns or so you get very familiar with it and have no doubt discovered that some areas are almost perfecton.

When I first mapped out how to do this on here it was rubbished as a technique from the dark ages but as lots of you are finding, you CAN get a good finish and for under £50 - if thats your budget. Yes it can be sprayed.

Good paint that shrugs off winter weather and cleans up well. If you get a scratch, one quick roller and its gone.