Disco re-spray

Hello everyone. Next job I'd like to do on the disco is a re-spray. I fancy a camo. NATO green with black. All matt ofcourse. Problem being I've never re-sprayed anything in my life. If anybody has a step by step process would be handy, website or something. Obviously not after a pro job will only get scratched to bits again but don't want it all flaking off when the first tree or bush hits it. Cheers all.

a lot on here swear by the roller! spayed a few cars over the years but never with a roller,
good rub down, clean off ie grease oil etc on old paint, mask up and a good primer, then top coat, its how you thin the paint for spraying, too thin and it will run, too thick and it will orange peel and struggle with the spray gun, do a search and make your mind up, good luck and put some pics up,

Roller??? Would leave a ****ty finish tho. How would u get in all nooks and crannys?!? I was thinking spray cans. Would take a few but I have known it done an turned out pretty good.

Main problem in thinking is the black camo stripes over the NATO green. Obviously don't want a dead edge which masking off will give u so how do u get it to 'blend' without the harsh lines,???

DiscoNickY said:

Roller??? Would leave a ****ty finish tho. How would u get in all nooks and crannys?!? I was thinking spray cans. Would take a few but I have known it done an turned out pretty good.

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err yeh i know what you mean! spray will go into all the hard bits, the roller seems popular, couple of threads on the go at the moment using a roller,
must say not my cup of tea!! spray gun i would use, just done 1 of our diggers under carriage, you wudner rollered that!

Rollering works well, I've done a few cars but not a Land Rover, the finish is as good as the prep and how much attention you want to put in.

As for the lines roll the masking tape over so it makes a curved edge not sharp (takes a while but is free), or you could use an air brush but then you need to buy an air brush or kit, as its not easy with a rattle can.

We used to paint / spray camo on Landrovers all the time with no great prep done. It was a regular thing when the RSM coulnt think of anything else to gainfuly employ us.
We used a paint called IRR (infa red reflecting). It was matt and came in large cans. The job looked OK afterwards, but it had to be redone every so often as the vehicles got knocked about a fair bit and it tended to flake off. It went on pretty fast and dried quickly. Two guys to do a 110 and the Sanky in an hour just with brushes.

spanishlair said:

We used to paint / spray camo on Landrovers all the time with no great prep done. It was a regular thing when the RSM coulnt think of anything else to gainfuly employ us.
We used a paint called IRR (infa red reflecting). It was matt and came in large cans. The job looked OK afterwards, but it had to be redone every so often as the vehicles got knocked about a fair bit and it tended to flake off. It went on pretty fast and dried quickly. Two guys to do a 110 and the Sanky in an hour just with brushes.

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Haha I like it. I think it's all in the prep work that's why it would have flaked pretty quickly. Gonna I've it a bash. How hard can it be?!?

I had a vitara couple of years back, that constantly had the "hairdresser" joke aimed at it, so camo'd it, using a 4" rad roller and 1/2" brush (nooks & crannies) funnily enough no one joked about it again, and had lots of peeps stop and ask where I'd had in done, and could not believe it was DIY, rubbed the shine off with a green scotchpad first, never had no flaking, a few knocks whilst out lamping, took seconds with a paintbrush to patch

I've just resprayed the 90 and it's a fairly simply process, got a compressor from Lidl for £90, 2 x 5m air lines, a regulator/moisture trap for £10 and a good quality spray gun. Other than that you will need some thinners, paint and masking tape.

It's a fairly easy thing to learn once you've worked out how to set the gun up, but most come with basic fault finding instructions. Your best bet is to get some sheets of cardboard to learn the very basics, then an old panel to learn how to adjust the gun a bit.

Depending how bad your current paint is, you may get away with just keying the surface or you may have to sand it back and start from scratch. In my case the 90 had been painted very badly with a brush/mop/deadcat and ended with a finish like a ploughed field requiring a cheap orbital sander and the majority going back to bare metal.

essexpestcontrol said:

I had a vitara couple of years back, that constantly had the "hairdresser" joke aimed at it, so camo'd it, using a 4" rad roller and 1/2" brush (nooks & crannies) funnily enough no one joked about it again, and had lots of peeps stop and ask where I'd had in done, and could not believe it was DIY, rubbed the shine off with a green scotchpad first, never had no flaking, a few knocks whilst out lamping, took seconds with a paintbrush to patch

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I think this is my best option. Cheers mate. So flaking or bubbling? Is there a certain paint required?

DiscoNickY said:

I think this is my best option. Cheers mate. So flaking or bubbling? Is there a certain paint required?

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I got the nato green two and half litres from e bay, and had a good half tin left over (1 coat) the black is matt blackboard paint, think I got 1 litre of that

used chalk to put the camo shape lines on, if you imagine looking at car from above you want to start in one corner and go wiggly in a 45 degree angle across the car

just google camo paint jobs to get the inspiration

I need to stop reading threads like this. I neither have the time or skill to complete the job to a standard I'd be happy with. But I really really want a camo disco

SnowmanV8 said:

I need to stop reading threads like this. I neither have the time or skill to complete the job to a standard I'd be happy with. But I really really want a camo disco

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I bought all the bits/paint etc, then got moan at by the wife as they collected dust under the table, as I thought doing it would look a right pigs ear, but 5 months later, on a nice sunny day thought sod it, only took a day and is easy when you get going, if you think about it, you cant make a mistake as your hand painting, lines can go anywhere

Haha. I love it. Lets get my paint on!!! I'm just going to go for it.... As u said, sod it!

If the weather holds I'll be painting mine.Satin black with a brush and roller don't forget the before and after pics.

essexpestcontrol said:

I bought all the bits/paint etc, then got moan at by the wife as they collected dust under the table, as I thought doing it would look a right pigs ear, but 5 months later, on a nice sunny day thought sod it, only took a day and is easy when you get going, if you think about it, you cant make a mistake as your hand painting, lines can go anywhere

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Feck you. You convinced me nato green with black camo! Might get it done for Bristol and west if she passes MoT on teusday.

essexpestcontrol said:

I got the nato green two and half litres from e bay, and had a good half tin left over (1 coat) the black is matt blackboard paint, think I got 1 litre of that

used chalk to put the camo shape lines on, if you imagine looking at car from above you want to start in one corner and go wiggly in a 45 degree angle across the car

just google camo paint jobs to get the inspiration

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Primer??? Before paint.

Got me hands on some NATO green but it's lighter than what I want. Is there anything tht u can mix with it to darken it?!?!

Got the NATO base coat on today. Looks good. Not sure on the camo patterns now admit looks good as it is. Burnt to a crisp by the sun doin it. Ha. Was drying while I was doing it its that hot.