Club 80-90 Forums

Our camper was once Striped with an ugly Autosleeper stripe, in brown... and a white roof



I changed it in 2004 for a more pleasing aspect (to me any way) attempting to tie in the high roof with the body.



Mike restored the rear of the van in 2011 and resprayed it all one colour.

I just couldn't get on with it
So my mate Nige (of Minty fame) agreed to put the stripe back, then the white panel.









I'd like to thank him publicly on here for a terrific job, soon Carol will be back in all her glory

Materials cost £90
2K black 1/4 L
2K white 1/4 L
36" masking paper
2" tape X 2
1" tape X 2
Fine line tape
Thinners
Panel wipe
tack cloth
2 X scotchbrite red pads

Just when you thought Carol couldn't be any more perfect.... Puts ours to shame. A great job jobbed.

Daffy wrote:Just when you thought Carol couldn't be any more perfect.... Puts ours to shame. A great job jobbed.

nah...
you have three things in your van I can't ever put back in mine.and wish I could...
The children.

kevtherev wrote:

Daffy wrote:Just when you thought Carol couldn't be any more perfect.... Puts ours to shame. A great job jobbed.

nah...
you have three things in your van I can't ever put back in mine.and wish I could...
The children.

And a diesel engine....

keith wrote:

kevtherev wrote:

Daffy wrote:Just when you thought Carol couldn't be any more perfect.... Puts ours to shame. A great job jobbed.

nah...
you have three things in your van I can't ever put back in mine.and wish I could...
The children.

And a diesel engine....

nah thankfully it never had one to start with.
but it did have a similar very underpowered petrol... but not now.

keith wrote:

kevtherev wrote:

Daffy wrote:Just when you thought Carol couldn't be any more perfect.... Puts ours to shame. A great job jobbed.

nah...
you have three things in your van I can't ever put back in mine.and wish I could...
The children.

And a diesel engine....

don't worry, next time we meet up our kids can stay in at yours..

lloydy wrote:

kevtherev wrote:

Daffy wrote:Just when you thought Carol couldn't be any more perfect.... Puts ours to shame. A great job jobbed.

nah...
you have three things in your van I can't ever put back in mine.and wish I could...
The children.

don't worry, next time we meet up our kids can stay in at yours..

I might ask Jo if she wants to stay too
Then we can do some off roading.

sounds like a plan

kevtherev wrote:Our camper was once Striped with an ugly Autosleeper stripe, in brown... and a white roof



I changed it in 2004 for a more pleasing aspect (to me any way) attempting to tie in the high roof with the body.



Mike restored the rear of the van in 2011 and resprayed it all one colour.

I just couldn't get on with it
So my mate Nige (of Minty fame) agreed to put the stripe back, then the white panel.









I'd like to thank him publicly on here for a terrific job, soon Carol will be back in all her glory

Materials cost £90
2K black 1/4 L
2K white 1/4 L
36" masking paper
2" tape X 2
1" tape X 2
Fine line tape
Thinners
Panel wipe
tack cloth
2 X scotchbrite red pads

Looking good

He's not bad at this painting lark is he?

hah, that looks fine, didnt know i did the rear thought it was just the front
mm

kevtherev wrote:

Daffy wrote:Just when you thought Carol couldn't be any more perfect.... Puts ours to shame. A great job jobbed.

nah...
you have three things in your van I can't ever put back in mine.and wish I could...
The children.

Very True. Happy to loan the little Dahlinks anytime

Your most welcome Kev, happy to help

Looking v nice indeed! Good job.

kevtherev wrote:

I always thought your van looked just ace in that picture

When our other van (White TinTop) comes back (soon) I too have been thinking about a stripe of some sort, but I am terrible at trying to settle on a colour / design Currently thinking a simple Sage green stripe along the lines of yours, but not going up by the vents.

Thanks John
I agonised for weeks over various photo shop "experiments"
The overiding factor was the tie in and proportion.. purely horizontal stripes tended to layer the van.

forcing lines of swage just looked plain daft, and the vent idea was a line invisible to a pop top, the 'sleeper top is so german panzer it would lend itself to some angular stuff.