respray

[100ps_drw_hicube]

i am looking at respraying my hicube from white to ontario blue have done the rear doors and bonnet and the front doors just the rest to do now
anyone know how to go about painting the fibreglass roof? what type of paint do i need to use

[ovlov]

You'll prob need an etch primer for the roof, and the best paint would be a 2 pack goes on lovely but you need an air feed mask as its a bit dodgy if you not in well ventilated area you might wake up dead if you breath to much fumes. I get all my paint from Autopaint Intenational up here the lads in there are brill ask em anything they'll help no probs dont know if you have that company down your way

[FredTransit]

I thought etching primer was for ally, I am sure there is a special one for fibreglass.

[MrMPuk]

As the fibreglass already has a finsh it should take the same paint as the rest of the van.

[FredTransit]

As the fibreglass already has a finsh it should take the same paint as the rest of the van.

Good point, I was thinking of it as bare fibreglass.

[carcrazysi]

i painted one just recently. used 2 pack white. van was ex initial city link. used hi step ladders which gave good reach over roof. put on paint nice and wet to avoid dusting and bad finish. looked the dogs doodahs!

[FredTransit]

Welcome, carcrayzi! Need any practice spraying Lutons?

[carcrazysi]

hi fred. can do lutons mate if you like. i build recovery bodies as well. have about 8 transits mainly mk1s including mk1 speclift

[100ps_drw_hicube]

i painted one just recently. used 2 pack white. van was ex initial city link. used hi step ladders which gave good reach over roof. put on paint nice and wet to avoid dusting and bad finish. looked the dogs doodahs!

thanks mate have got a respray lined up for late this month early next year the only problem is he is going to have to let the air out the tyres because the van is about an inch too high for the oven anyway he assures me that 2 pack should look alright but over a long time it can go crackly/flakey but will have probably sold the van by then

[FredTransit]

hi fred. can do lutons mate if you like. i build recovery bodies as well. have about 8 transits mainly mk1s including mk1 speclift

Mk1 spec? Where you at the Ace Cafe?

[Luke]

i have about 8 transits mainly mk1s including mk1 speclift

got any piccs

[carcrazysi]

letting air out of tyres is ok but remember obvoiusly to re inflate them. if preparation is ok on existing paint, then 2 pack should be fine and last for years without reacting/ flaking. if you are only selling it on, why not use synthetic as this is easy applied, cheaper and shines like a new pin. also it needs no flatting/mopping. a painstaking job in itself!

[carcrazysi]

hello fred. you probably saw spec at ace cafe. its nick hunts old one. it needs painting and sorting, which i will do over winter, but its gonna be put to work.

[carcrazysi]

i havent got any pics at the moment. stock includes the mk1 spec, mk1 diesel swb panel van, ex LT mk1 diesel swb with twin slide doors and 6 stud hubs, two campers one of which is gonna be a pick up with twin wheel rear axle, di, 5 speed and harvey frost in back; mk1 petrol luton, 1968 petrol swb van, mk2 lwb single wheel van.

[madmark]

wow my kind of frend!