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Re-painting van floor

Postby Chefgage » Tue Dec 06, 2022 9:09 pm

What would be the best paint to use on my MK7 inside floor. At present it's not too bad. I have a few bolt holes to fill (small holes, to be filled with isopon filler). But I would like to paint it before I continue with my campervan build. The existing white paint is in mainly in a good condition.
I have a tin of por15 top coat going spare but was wondering what the best options were?
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Re: Re-painting van floor

Postby dumper » Tue Dec 06, 2022 9:47 pm

The last van floor I painted was a mk 3 I had to plate two holes and use rust converter on the surface rust then used Hammerit when dry I waxoiled before putting the floor down.
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Re: Re-painting van floor

Postby Chefgage » Wed Dec 07, 2022 1:42 pm

dumper wrote:The last van floor I painted was a mk 3 I had to plate two holes and use rust converter on the surface rust then used Hammerit when dry I waxoiled before putting the floor down.

Thanks for that. I will take a look at some hammerite
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Re: Re-painting van floor

Postby dumper » Wed Dec 07, 2022 2:57 pm

If you can put up with the smell on first application it does fade away waxoil or similar is really worth using on top of the paint.
2025 MK 8 L3 H3 Motorsport campervan
Past camper vans
1974 mk1 v4 with 2.0 pinto fitted
1986 mk3 2.5 di swb
1990 190 lwb 2.5 di
1998 100 lwb 2.5 di
2006 350 jumbo 135 tdci
2015 MK 8 L4 H3 motorsport campervan
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Re: Re-painting van floor

Postby Chefgage » Wed Dec 07, 2022 8:36 pm

dumper wrote:If you can put up with the smell on first application it does fade away waxoil or similar is really worth using on top of the paint.

Thanks again. I will give it a go. I know I am going to be covering the floor but I do like the idea of having it all nice and shiny white before I cover it up.
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