Why??

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Camperboy40, Apr 14, 2019.

  1. So has anybody got a camper project and just thought....
     
  2. We all have, at some point...
     
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  3. I’ve no idea where to start tbh
     
  4. nicktuft

    nicktuft Supporter


    Don't give in it's to easy..
     
  5. I’ll never give in....I hope
     
  6. CollyP

    CollyP Moderator

    At the beginning!

    Slowly slowly, catchy bus
     
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  7. Welding is done, not to a very high standard, so I guess I should start filling?!
     
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  8. JamesLey

    JamesLey Sponsor

    Just keep going Yeap. I had some very low days last year from the endless prep needed to get our van into paint. Start with a small panel to get a feel for it. I did the rear hatch first.


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  9. I guess you would call mine a rolling project - but then I suppose they all are
     
  10. Anywhere. Start in the middle and work out. Do a bit each evening, however small.

    Top tip is to get it to the point where it's running and you can take it for a short drive. Need not be perfect, but reminds you of why you're doing it. Maybe ;).
     
  11. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    @snotty ,Don’t forget to tell him gold paint, plenty of gold paint:thumbsup:
     
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  12. Ozziedog

    Ozziedog Supporter

    Do a bit each evening as said above. It’s very easy to get in the habit of just looking at it. But actually do something for an hour each evening . Try your hardest to focus on one bit. If you start as said above, on the rear hatch, get that rear hatch as good as you can get it then prime it and get a top coat on it. Fresh work left unpainted will soon sour and start to rust, primer don’t help either as it’s porous, so get some paint ready. If you’ve got your filler as best you can, then just a light coat of primer will highlight any iffy bits. But get some paint on it :)

    Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,rust waits for no man and very few campers :)
     
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  13. Soggz

    Soggz Supporter

    I’ve got to get on with mine. Life got in the way, and now it’s in a right state. Welding underneath first, get all the running gear sorted so it drives, not worried about what it looks like. I never go for show win looks, been 5972B7DE-5E41-400D-904A-FD61B815B7B4.jpeg there, done that. I know it’s not a resto like yours, but it was once...
     
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  14. Soggz

    Soggz Supporter

    Make it go and stop. That’s all it really needs to do, tbh.
     
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  15. JamesLey

    JamesLey Sponsor

    Also if you haven't already get a resto thread going on here. A bit of encouragement and guidance from others goes a long way, and you'll be able to look back on it and see how far you've come.
     

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