Land Raver
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As the warmer months are approaching i'm starting to think about painting the inside of the rear floor, wheel arches and maybe the hard top side & roof. Just want to make the rear a nicer place to be for the wife (kids sit in the front! lol). Bench seats will cover much of the arches
I'm looking for some advice on prep, priming & painting. I plan to use a small foam roller for these inside areas. I have a random orbital sander / polisher which I assume will be useful for sanding down existing paint and polishing marks / orange peel from finished painted surface. The rear floor and seat box sides are painted black at the moment and I want to change these to bronze green. I plan to use synthetic enamel paint.
A few questions for starters...
What type / colour primer should I use (there may be bare metal in parts where I have to rub right back).
Can I roller the primer?
Do I need to sand between priming and top green coat?
What is the best way to paint the inside of the limestone cream hard top?
Does rollering and brush look naff on this area?
I'm not sure if it's some kind of corrosion but parts of the inside of the hard top are quite rough and almost like fine mortar in texture, although still cream in colour. Maybe old glue?
Sorry for so many q's in one post but happy for any suggestions / best practice / experience
I'm looking for some advice on prep, priming & painting. I plan to use a small foam roller for these inside areas. I have a random orbital sander / polisher which I assume will be useful for sanding down existing paint and polishing marks / orange peel from finished painted surface. The rear floor and seat box sides are painted black at the moment and I want to change these to bronze green. I plan to use synthetic enamel paint.
A few questions for starters...
What type / colour primer should I use (there may be bare metal in parts where I have to rub right back).
Can I roller the primer?
Do I need to sand between priming and top green coat?
What is the best way to paint the inside of the limestone cream hard top?
Does rollering and brush look naff on this area?
I'm not sure if it's some kind of corrosion but parts of the inside of the hard top are quite rough and almost like fine mortar in texture, although still cream in colour. Maybe old glue?
Sorry for so many q's in one post but happy for any suggestions / best practice / experience
