Summer Project...

Hello,

I finish my exams next month (only got four left), so I will have weeks and weeks of free time to spend driving about and working on my 90 (along with other things ofcourse ). Being a land rover nut I want to do a bit of work on my truck but I need to ask some questions first:

1) If I take off my station wagon sides and roof (as one unit to sell), will my insurance go up for having a soft / canvas top installed?

2) Will the NFU refuse to insure me or anything daft if I inform them that I am changing my paint from bright yellow to urban camouflage?

3) Also, what exactly is involved in preparation for hand painting my truck? A good sanding down, then coach paint straight on, or is primer really required?

Just one last thing. Is my 90 going to loose value turning from a yellow station wagon into a camouflage soft top?

Thanks in advance for any advice!
-Pos

The insurance Comp won't be interested in the colour. but you will need to inform of the change of top. Though I'd be surprised if it made any differtence to the cost of your insurance.
The price is unlikely to vary unless you make a right dogs dinner of it
I'd rub it down and prime it. if only because you'll A/get a better finish & B/ you'll need fewer top coats to stop the yellow shining thru the new paint.
Buy proper NATO paint from Anchor Supplies or similar places if it's going cammo.

Thanks for the advice Red. The yellow is actually peeling off the blue beneath because who ever sprayed it on last didn't prepare it very well and it doesn't look to have keyed. My plan is to get as much of the yellow off as possible, ie. sanding disk in drill for example. I can't think of a quicker way to do a good job of cleaning up the surface.

-Pos

pos said:

Thanks for the advice Red. The yellow is actually peeling off the blue beneath because who ever sprayed it on last didn't prepare it very well and it doesn't look to have keyed. My plan is to get as much of the yellow off as possible, ie. sanding disk in drill for example. I can't think of a quicker way to do a good job of cleaning up the surface.

-Pos

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Buy a cheap 1/3 sheet orbital sander from B&Q. When you've finished with it you can always take it back for a refund. Disc on a drill are alright but if your not careful the edge of the disc can dig in and gouge the paintwork. You don't have that problem with an orbital sander.

If your stripping back to bare metal use then a good etch primer for the first coat. or make sure the metal is scratched to provide a good key.

When it comes to the painting pos you want to brush it on and then rll over it to take all the brush marks out. Dont wait too long though cos the anchor paint dries quite quick about 10 minutes or so no longer. You will end up with a decent finish that way.

Alright cheers. Would I not be better just rolling straight onto the panels as opposed to brushing and then rolling the brush marks out? Saying that, if I'm doing camouflage patches I wont really be able to roll, unless I get one of those daft little piddly things with a long handle.

pos said:

Alright cheers. Would I not be better just rolling straight onto the panels as opposed to brushing and then rolling the brush marks out? Saying that, if I'm doing camouflage patches I wont really be able to roll, unless I get one of those daft little piddly things with a long handle.

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No you brush then use a roller with no paint on it to smooth out the brushmarks and you want one of those piddly little rollers on a short handle. Not a fooking great 9" one. When you do the camoflage you paint the whole vehicle with the 1st base colour. so if your using green, brown & black. you paint the whole vehicle green then you apply the brown, then the black last.

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stig said:

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& yu have a reply.

redhand said:

& yu have a reply.

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an one rite bak at yer

hey what's all this secret message sending going on? You taking the micky out of my sig wheels again?

Fooking ell Yur a bit paranoid int yer??

use the small sponge roller Pos. Even when you do the patches you will still get close enough to the edges. You can roll straight on but it wont be as thick and you have to cut in with the brush anyway so time you do all the cutting in you might as well carry on with the brush. so do a panel and then roll straight away.