Paint Your Wagon - with a roller!

[onc onc]

i,m soooo proud of meslf i can now paint vans and post piccies on the tinternet

That's looking good. Quite a subtle colour combination you have chosen. I can't help thinking that a dark brown stripe a along the middle line would really complement that nice retro cream paintwork on the bottom and create quite a good contrast with the top half of the van. Something like this:



Are you going to paint the whole front like I did or just up to the middle line?

That dark brown stripe is starting to grow on me, maybe when i,ve painted the front of the van i will put a Vynil stripe around just to see what it looks like in the flesh

[rob#155]

HI I'm new to the forum and have been following your guide to painting with rustoleum, unfortunately I chose Black and I'm having difficulty flatting back and polishing. I seem to get a lovely nice flat smooth surface but can't restore a nice shine to it, what am I doing wrong?

thanks for the help!!!

[eatcustard]

Buff it with G10 then polish

You really need to use a machine than use your hand.

[gaz f]

Well it was going to be white with a black roof but just as i was about to hit the buy button on the website yesterday I had a change of heart. So, after some deliberations last night and most of today it's now going to be light grey (RAL 7035) with a black roof (RAL 9005). No going back now as I've just ordered it. As I mentioned earlier in the thread it's not cheap buying it online here in Germany. 1x2.5lt tin and another 1x 750ml tin of 7035 and 1x 750ml 9005 including delivery just came to 111.48 Euros. I'm happy though!

[CovKid]

Still MILES cheaper than spraying it though - unless you already have all the gear.

[gaz f]

Still MILES cheaper than spraying it though - unless you already have all the gear.

True, also if the pound v euro keeps going the way it has for the last few days it will soon be a bargin buy!

[Llamapup]

Buff it with G10 then polish

You really need to use a machine than use your hand.

I'm getting to the stage with my painting where I will need to do a final polish. What is G10? And what shoud I be polishing wth?

You mention polishing with a machine. I have a random orbital sander. Will that work to polish with? What sort of polishing head is best?

[rattybird]

Must say Ratty, Antony saw pic of your camper on here tonight and even with the colour change said "The people with the hamsters!"

Will bring him over again - he really liked you two.

sounds like a plan

[eatcustard]

Buff it with G10 then polish

You really need to use a machine than use your hand.

I'm getting to the stage with my painting where I will need to do a final polish. What is G10? And what shoud I be polishing wth?

You mention polishing with a machine. I have a random orbital sander. Will that work to polish with? What sort of polishing head is best?

website for G10
http://www.farecla.com/?screenID=125" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


link to car buffer

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/udm-1000-na.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[rattybird]

well all good here buffer i brought is working a treat " holly crap i think i could end up with a show bus "

check out the finsish so shocked !









cant belive it did this with a roller






cov kid you i think you need a gold medal

[eatcustard]

You missed a bit

[dugcati]

Looking good ther Ratty is that just one coat? if so do you plan to put any more coats on?

E D I T...


(diggin them shag pile door cards! )

[CovKid]

Gave mine another coat two weeks ago. If you look back to beginning of thread its been three years (almost exactly) since I did mine. Just gave it a wet sand and went round again. May give it another in three or four years

[Llamapup]

Buff it with G10 then polish

You really need to use a machine than use your hand.

I'm getting to the stage with my painting where I will need to do a final polish. What is G10? And what shoud I be polishing wth?

You mention polishing with a machine. I have a random orbital sander. Will that work to polish with? What sort of polishing head is best?

website for G10
http://www.farecla.com/?screenID=125" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


link to car buffer

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/udm-1000-na.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks for the links there. There is some useful information there, but I need a bit more advice.

Once I roller my final coat of paint on can I just use my random orbital sander with a buffing disk and G10 to polish my paint? Here is the sander I bought a while back. Will this sort of thing work? What's the process from final coat to completing the final polish.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-PEX270AE- ... 718&sr=8-2

It use 125 mm velcro back disks. Do they sell polishing disks that fit on this sort of tool?

Thanks

Llamapup

[eatcustard]

I dont think its the right tool for the job, as buffers are just like angle grinders with a speed control