tommin wrote: Man you make me so jealous! I have been doing nothing except finding the rust, digging the worst of it out, cleaning it and treating with vactan. Seems a never ending job at the moment. You've done a neat job so far, nice one.
Thanks mate, yep I know how you feel. All in all I think I have spent nearly 1 1/2 weeks welding and repairing panels, rubbing down and treating with vactan. Now is the fun bit though of getting the paint on! Good luck with yours, you'll get there soon and be ready for paint!!
Smudger38 wrote:Folkers - your van looks mint. Could you tell me what colour Rustoleum (Ral code) you bought? It looks very much like Medium Blue (LH5G). My van has faded after 22 years and am keen to redo my paint job using the roller method. Thanks.
Ral is 7322. Although it is quite a light blue rather than a mid blue. Ral 7323 is more of a mid blue.
Really appreciate the comments guys, I will add some more pics on mon or tue hopefully then should gave another coat of paint on with better coverage over the black!
Cheers, Andy
Thanks buddy, looking forward to seeing the van when it is finished
Smudger38 wrote:Folkers - your van looks mint. Could you tell me what colour Rustoleum (Ral code) you bought? It looks very much like Medium Blue (LH5G). My van has faded after 22 years and am keen to redo my paint job using the roller method. Thanks.
Ral is 7322. Although it is quite a light blue rather than a mid blue. Ral 7323 is more of a mid blue.
Really appreciate the comments guys, I will add some more pics on mon or tue hopefully then should gave another coat of paint on with better coverage over the black!
Cheers, Andy
Thanks buddy, looking forward to seeing the van when it is finished
Got a bit more paint on today, first coat on some bits hence the black showing through! I didn't want to put the first coat on too thick, and by doing this I have made sure that there are no runs in the first coat and shouldn't require too much flatting before the 2nd coat.
Lifted up the rubber mat in the cab, and discovered this.....
Luckily, it was just surface rust, and one pin head size hole which I have filled and smoothed over freshly vactan'd area with body filler
Looking good! Are you feeling confident about it passing the MOT? Mine is due in June but need to spend yet more money on new rear brakes (including backplates), new front pads, 2 tyres etc..........the wife has had enough & is telling me to get rid! I love her, she has grown on me & would never even consider parting, afterall we have been through so much together (the van that is)!!
Smudger38 wrote:Looking good! Are you feeling confident about it passing the MOT? Mine is due in June but need to spend yet more money on new rear brakes (including backplates), new front pads, 2 tyres etc..........the wife has had enough & is telling me to get rid! I love her, she has grown on me & would never even consider parting, afterall we have been through so much together (the van that is)!!
Thanks
Well, MOT....When I bought the van in Sept, I bought it as an MOT failure. I don't know if it failed on any bodywork but this has all been done now anyway!
I think last time it failed on: Emissions, and a loose hazard light switch (which has been fixed) emissions may be due to wrong fuel mix I suppose as there is a new carb on the van but will give it a good service before mot anyway.
I don't know what it is about these vans, but I agree....I've always wanted one and now I have one I don't want to part with it.....so trying to do everything now to future proof it
Smudger38 wrote:Looking good! Are you feeling confident about it passing the MOT? Mine is due in June but need to spend yet more money on new rear brakes (including backplates), new front pads, 2 tyres etc..........the wife has had enough & is telling me to get rid! I love her, she has grown on me & would never even consider parting, afterall we have been through so much together (the van that is)!!
Thanks
Well, MOT....When I bought the van in Sept, I bought it as an MOT failure. I don't know if it failed on any bodywork but this has all been done now anyway!
I think last time it failed on: Emissions, and a loose hazard light switch (which has been fixed) emissions may be due to wrong fuel mix I suppose as there is a new carb on the van but will give it a good service before mot anyway.
I don't know what it is about these vans, but I agree....I've always wanted one and now I have one I don't want to part with it.....so trying to do everything now to future proof it
Know what you mean, every chance I get I am doing something to the van! Good luck for the MOT
I'm in the same boat, bought the camper for cheap holidays 3 years ago, still not on The road. it had MOT when I got her but I wasn't happy, been finding rot ever since! Nice bus, good luck with MOT.
I have just about finished the rust work (it just kept on coming), done the filler option on the holes, with extra glass fiber reinforcement, vactan the exposed areas and one coat of primer over the lot. Weather here is against me (still sleety snow and damp) so will wait till the warmer spring weather to start the paint job (pics to follow). If it turns out half as good a job as yours i will be well and truly happy!
Life is an oldie campervan
1983 1.6D Bus
1989 16D Caravelle C (Botched to 1.6TD)
I have just about finished the rust work (it just kept on coming), done the filler option on the holes, with extra glass fiber reinforcement, vactan the exposed areas and one coat of primer over the lot. Weather here is against me (still sleety snow and damp) so will wait till the warmer spring weather to start the paint job (pics to follow). If it turns out half as good a job as yours i will be well and truly happy!
Thanks mate, its getting there! Good luck with yours, hopefully you will get some better weather soon to paint it!
Man you make me so jealous! I have been doing nothing except finding the rust,
digging the worst of it out, cleaning it and treating with vactan. Seems a never ending job at the moment. You've done a neat job so far, nice one.
what a horrible shock 
