spaying a van with coach paint

[biker1981]

just some advice please, I hand painted my van with coach paint... and it looked ok, but I can spray so want to have a go with a spray gun.

My question is... i didnt primer with the coach paint just rubbed it down... do i need to primer when spraying it? if so can I use and primer... i.e cellulose.?

any advice spraying with this stuff i.e how thin.... im guess im being tight but I still have 5l of the stuff so dont want to waste it.

thank

[Plasticman]

DONT use celly
with coachp[aint it will go straight onto anything , gravell.wood steel skin etc...as for thinning .often only 10% but ask the makers.look on the tin, so thin so that it comes out the gun,
i pack like that is fun as it can run dead easy. there is a technique to it
mm

[bigherb]

Like Micky said you can't spray celly over enamel it will react unless you use a barrier coat. But you can spray enamel and it's more durable and higher gloss than celly. Buy it from a car paint factors it can be mixed to VW colour codes. Depending on your spray equipment and temperature mix 4 or 5 of paint to 1 of thinners use the recommended quick flash type and do three coats about 20 mins apart.