Paint your wagon

Hi all,

After a few pointers, i'm in the position to paint my classic and have decided on rollering, its only a work horse and I don't want it to win any concourse shows so that said what type of surface preparation do I need to carry out? Obviously keying the existing paint is require but how far do I got? remove the lacquer? remove the colour coat? remove the primer? or do you simply rub down till you have a good keying surface and put the primer on?

any input on this would be appreciated

thanks in advance

Depends on the state of the existing paint as to how far you need to go. If its fairly sound... just remove the laquer, the cleaner you can get it (remove all dust afterwards) the better the finish. Paint it inside a garage, or you'll be forever trying to pick flies/dirt out of the wet paint.

I agree, painted my Landy at the weekend, I just keyed off the lacquer, didn't have to take it back that much. Paint went on fine, I brush painted mine and it came up a treat. The only problem I had was the odd fly and stray dog hair attaching itself to the wet paint.

I used fine sandpaper on mine and then just washed it and wiped it dry before applying the paint. Try not to put too much on or it'll sag a bit (I ended up having to re do one of the wings because of that).

Hope that helps?

Good luck with that- stick a picture of yer wagon on let's see how it came out.

put yer money where yer mouth is pagan, lets see yours

Hey, I was just being nice!- showing an interest!. I'll get a piccie done and get it posted soon as I can then. You'll take the **** tho cos I got tyre treads across it, don't know if my ego can take the sort of beating you guys can dish out!! I'm quite delicate really!

Pagan said:

You'll take the **** tho cos I got tyre treads across it, don't know if my ego can take the sort of beating you guys can dish out!!

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Definately not going to post a pic of mine then.

Now then Boots, if I show'em mine, will you show'em yours?

how very dare you suggest that we would take the **** out of yer home bodged yard brush painted charabang

oi !!

you've seen it ain't ya Yella !!

come on page one let us see a piccy

get yer piccies on .;i need a good larf

Pagan said:

Now then Boots, if I show'em mine, will you show'em yours?

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Yeah, i guess I can live with all the ridicule that will be thrown my way when they see my bodged but running 90
Right lets see yours then matey.

Pagan said:

oi !!

you've seen it ain't ya Yella !!

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I've seen it as well, it looks like a bloody "Panzer" painted in a hurry, by a shell shocked crew under heavy fire on the russian front.
I think she used a breeze block to put it on.

Was only following the advice you gave me Fredlander!!

Yes but anyone with any sense would know that when i said do it with a paintball gun, i was only joking
and if you want "bullit" holes, you buy transfers...........not pi$$ off the local drug baron.

So all this frivolity aside, getting back to the original post, all i need to do prep wise is rub down the lacquer until I have a solid surface to work from, then on with the undercoat and then the top coat? anyone got any recommendations to which paint I should be using?

this is always good for a laugh:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_171905_langId_-1_p1_38270_p2_31276
or
if in the cambs area, can dig out old compressor & spray gun
any q's pm me

Blue skies

when i were a lad we always used tecaloid, not even sure they still make it, if you want to do it on the cheap use garage door paint or hammerite smooth, you can get both from b&q

When i was a lad we used Signpost plant and machinery enamel, Pagans was done without an undercoat using Dulux exterior and gave a very good finish.
I used a two pack mixed by a "proffesional" in tangiers orange for hand painting and it was CRAP.
Needless to say, i am going to darken Pagans paint, and she can do mine for me.
Obtw, fitted some new heavy duty springs today, and while tempting those darling bottom bolts undone, i was being watched by a mechanic, who in his great wisdom said, "put some weight behind it" then said, "oh give it here"........ sheared a bolt......said "oh dear" and fooked off leaving me to spend another half hour drilling the remains out.