Does anyone know what size paint compressor can i get away with for paitning a Double cab? Doing a two tone type thing green for lower half and white for top.
well if you're prepared to stop and wait, you can use a 50l unit... but it's mostly about the cfm, and you'll want a minimum of 14cfm... My compressor is 150l, and 14cfm... but I'm looking at adding a 2nd compressor to the circuit, and I'm aiming for a 150-200l tank and either a 18 or 22cfm, so that would take me up to 32/36cfm... It's about having more air than you need, so the system doesn't labour itself (or you run out of air)
So if I were to be painting my Westy in a single colour and the paint was going to be cellulose based, I assume I would be thinning any Primer (maybe less for high build etc.) or Colour coats 50/50 Based on your experience how much Primer and Colour is needed, based on the number of coats of primer / Top coat. With Cellulose I believe the more coats you apply the more you can polish off to get a nice finish, (not withstanding Zed's keep the paint to a minimum) After all there is not a lot of paint inside or outside my westy from the factory. I am interested because I will be doing this at home and I don’t want to have too little! I will assume that any indication of the amount will be the raw paint and I will need to add +100% for thinners (i.e. 3 litres of primer paint and 5 litres of colour is actually 16 litres of paint going on the van..." 8 litres of paint and 8 litres of thinners, just so were all clear lol) Cheers
Some of the interior of our bus has been brush painted with some paint that seems to rub off onto anything that touches it. When the sun heats the van, it rubs off onto the curtains Ideally we'd respray the whole van, but we can't really afford that right now. Is there anything we can just brush or roller over the top that will be a bit harder wearing, or will we need to strip it all off first? Cheers.
I'm painting my interior at the mo, I'm using rustoleum combi colour which is oil based and not everyone's cup of tea, but it is very hard wearing, self levelling and very shiny, you can use foam rollers or brushes to apply it. Just be mindful if you decide to use it you can paint over anything with it, but if you decide at a later date you want to re paint with another kind of paint 2k, celly etc you will have to bare metal it because other paints react to it. The below images were after after 3 coats its not finished yet, needs. Few more coats flatting and polishing. It is time consuming though. There are a few threads on here regarding rustoleum and some vids on YouTube.
I'm doing mine in two colours and brought 5 litres of each colour. I'm not finished yet, still the cab doors, sliding door, engine lid and tailgate to do but will definitely have spare paint left over. I put about 4 coats on, which is probably why I got the odd sag here & there through inexperience. I was trying too hard to get a good finish from the gun. When I'm finished I'll let you know how much paint I have left over.
Thanks chrisgooner, that sounds like just what I need. Another project to add to the list for this winter
If your using 2k it's normally 4:1 paint to thinners. Ultimately you'll use as much paint as you need to to cover the bus. Some will use less and others will use more. I can't remember how much I used but it was a fair bit of primer (I painted inside and out) then base coat then top coat. I believe you should also lacquer it after too but I didn't bother.
I'm painting mine at the mo with isocyante free 2k from jawel paints, nice to spray, even with my naff compressor/skills. On another note i've painted over a bit of rustoleum in the past with 2k over 2k primer it took and didn't react, the rustoleum had been on a while though
My understanding of it, is its SAFER, anything sprayed isn't good for your lungs, but i believe its the isothingys that are the worst bit of 2K. Have a google of Jawel paints isocyante free 2k, its one of those things where you have to draw your own conclusions.
Hiya, looking to surprise my dad by helping him paint daisy as she's looking a bit worse for wear so I was wondering what sort of paints there are and what are the best at what sort of prices? Wouldn't know what sort of things to look for and wanting it done ourselves.
Hi fellas. I've re-sprayed a door with Cellulose paint and I've been left with a pretty flat finish but it's quite dull. What is the best way to polish the paint? What products to use, Cutting compound, T-cut etc? Thanks for any help.
Try with t-cut first, see how you get on... but you might need to use some G3 to really bring it up followed by G10 or T-cut
Leave cellulose as long as possible, it can depend on the weather but anything upto a week and then use 2000 wet and dry before using G3 and then G10
Celly is funny stuff... it depends on the weather (like mollysdad said) but also on the thickness of the paint, as celly reactivates the previous layers due to solvent absorption... so a week at the minimum sometimes as many as 6 weeks!!
