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Postby AndyJ2506 » Mon May 31, 2010 11:23 pm

can anyone tell me whats the best thinners to use and what percentage paint to thinners i should use, also is it just the standard gloss paint i should use
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Re: rustoleum

Postby barabas » Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:42 am

http://wiki.club8090.co.uk/index.php/Bo ... r_painting
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Re: rustoleum

Postby AndyJ2506 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:29 am

barabas wrote:http://wiki.club8090.co.uk/index.php/Bodywork_and_Glass_Roller_painting
Just pretend the VWs are Transits..... 8)

That was an excellent find and very very helpful. Cheers for that :mrgreen:
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Re: rustoleum

Postby darkbluevanman » Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:32 am

barabas wrote:Just pretend the VWs are Transits..... 8)


Transit for sale: swb 80, 2.5di 1999 fold down table in rear £13k....
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Re: rustoleum

Postby AndyJ2506 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:29 pm

darkbluevanman wrote:
barabas wrote:Just pretend the VWs are Transits..... 8)


Transit for sale: swb 80, 2.5di 1999 fold down table in rear £13k....


:lol: i know where i would rather put my money :mrgreen:
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Re: rustoleum

Postby stuartrobbie » Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:23 pm

im currently painting my mk6 with Rustoleum, it says in the 2.5L tin to mix in 10% thinners, i just bought thinners from Wickes! its going on like a treat, bugger to sand down though!
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Re: rustoleum

Postby snap-on » Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:28 pm

Its excellent to spray if you use the Rustoleum thinners
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Re: rustoleum

Postby barabas » Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:22 pm

stuartrobbie wrote:im currently painting my mk6 with Rustoleum, it says in the 2.5L tin to mix in 10% thinners, i just bought thinners from Wickes! its going on like a treat, bugger to sand down though!

Easier if you let it dry first... :lol: :roll:
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Re: rustoleum

Postby Steve B » Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:12 am

yet another useless comment from North Devon, move down a bit more south, we make allowances for grocks
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Re: rustoleum

Postby barabas » Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:56 am

Steve B wrote:yet another useless comment from North Devon, move down a bit more south, we make allowances for grocks

:roll: No thanks, I've lived amongst the janners before, never again! But thanks anyway for your most helpful input regarding Rustoleum..... :wink: :P
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Re: rustoleum

Postby stuartrobbie » Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:50 pm

barabas wrote:
stuartrobbie wrote:im currently painting my mk6 with Rustoleum, it says in the 2.5L tin to mix in 10% thinners, i just bought thinners from Wickes! its going on like a treat, bugger to sand down though!

Easier if you let it dry first... :lol: :roll:


i took it as a joke, its obvioust to everyone i let it dry.
im just crap at painting and had all them runs to sand.

on the rustoleum front, im having no problems with it, its really easy to work with and it looks good on the van.
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