Painting - what colour etc.?? discuss it all in this thread!

[mealic]

well thats 3 of us who think it's ambitious then

but it'll be worth it

+one more

[bigmastif]

if your gonna paint why not do a frozen white ?

and as its a retro style with the 3rd axle why not try and find some one who can pinstripe or airbrush ? does peterlees daughter not do airbrush and pin stripes always worth a ask

[mealic]

2 tone with base and clear would be ok, but just remember the prep is everything... whatever the colour, and if you havent an oven you need plenty of drying time

Hi Geoff,not sure if we have spoken before,but no problem if not.Luke and I had a chat today over paint amounts and we both thought we need to contact you.
I may have a contact to provide paint at cost,what do we want and how much would we need to get a reasonable end result.
You might well have this in hand............if so just ignore this.
Look forward to meeting you.

Alastair

[valetech]

hi people,

im new on here, where in the uk is this project van?

im a painter started my working life in a small commercial vehicle refinishers, worked my way up to a sprayer (that was 10 years ago)

so i maybe of some help to you

[mealic]

The build is not too far from Sheffield M8.Have a look at the threads on Weekend Makeover,I`m sure that you will be most welcome.

[Brains_transit]

Frozen White here

[transitgeoff]

any good sculpters on here we are gonna need them this vans a battered example before weve started cutting it and stitching it back together we are going to need a few tins of filler (easy 1 ) loads of 40 and 80 grit for the long bed sanders or abranet and long blocks, da pads, and i dont/havent used it often but i think it will be necessary, spray filler ! then a good 5 litres of 2k primer ( i will supply that, i have a supplier that has one thats like thick custard and dosent sink too bad !) then i dont think wet flat, i think da the primer with fine da pads ready for paint ( unless anyone thinks different its a time thing ) then you need to decide on the colour or colours, inside the shuts etc, we will need a fair bit of paint, also what system ?? clear over base or straight 2k cryl if we go clear over base i have a good supplier for laquer better start talking

[Luke]

well the one area i havent a clue about is this ............. i'll go with whatever geoff says

[transitgeoff]

how about some painty people give some input ive been a painter since i was 18, ( im now 45 )but for the last 10 years its been only on my projects and not to earn my living so my finger is not on the pulse as it was

[mealic]

well the one area i havent a clue about is this ............. i'll go with whatever geoff says

I cannot believe that Geoff thinks that your van is a "battered " example.He hasn`t seen the other half yet!!

[valetech]

if it a time thing,then 2k solid is the best route,base and clear will take longer,
as for flatting the primer, just DA it back with 400/500

[transitgeoff]

2k solid quicker with the 2 tone there on about not sure

[valetech]

the problem with doing 2 colours is you need to leave the first colour to dry for a day before you can mask up for the second colour.
so from start (spraying top coat) to finish (put it back together) you are looking at 3 days

base coat and clear with 2 colour will be faster,will take just under 2 days.base 1 colour (alway the lighter colour first) leave to dry mask for second colour unmask clear coat the whole van leave for a day,can speed it up with rocket in the clear coat,if very careful can start fitting it back up after 3-4 hours of clear coating

[transitgeoff]

like i said then base and clear quicker

[chrisk_87]

i think post box red