Blew off decals with stroker engine.

The gray is done and most of the taping is done for the red.
Hopefully I'll get to shoot some red tomorrow.
As the project winds down, I'm beginning to hate tape, paint, ladders, paint guns and all the other associated items used on this project.
It was fun on both ends and demanding on the drivers side but this last side has became more difficult every day.
I don't think I'd approach a project like this again, for at least 3 or 4 days. I'm a slow learner. GRIN



Click For Full-Size Image.

Richard

I got some gray laid down today.
Learned another hard lesson. Don't buy HF $10.00 paint gun. I purchase it because it has a 20oz cup.
Couldn't get it to spray a pattern no matter what I did. It just blew out globs of paint.
I will be better served by giving it to some one I don't like. GRIN
So it's back to my 5oz cup gun, from the paint shop.



Richard

Weather man lied. Hot and sunny today.
I got most of the paper on today.
Still have the door and a lot of detailing to do.
I can't imagine not having a full service RV pad beside the garage,
so I can go putter with the MH any time I want.



Richard

Dave5143 wrote:
How do you manage to keep the tape lines so straight and even? If I tried to do this the lines would wander all over the place and the thickness would vary.
Nice work.

The old vinyl leaves ghosting on the fiberglass. I follow the old lines and some times I draw pencil lines. If you look closely on the front of the side, you can see the white ghosting above the tape. It's still a rookie 30/30 job. From 30 feet at 30 MPH it looks great.

Richard

How do you manage to keep the tape lines so straight and even? If I tried to do this the lines would wander all over the place and the thickness would vary.
Nice work.

Sanded and installed 190 ft of yellow tape today. I found a couple of spots that still needed the Zep Wet Look removed.
Rain is predicted for the next couple of days so I'll just have to press the wrinkles out of my recliner until the weather clears.



Richard

wopachop wrote:
Very late here to the party. Youre on the last side. I watch some youtube AutoDetailer videos and Citrol 266 is a great product to remove residues. Safe on clear coats and gel coats.

Friendly observation there are a lots of spots where regular cheap masking tape could safe a few bucks. I paint a lot too, but never an RV. Super impressive way to go!!

Frog tape is popular for painting homes where you need a crisp line. Many recommend removing tape immediately before paint dries. Might not be too easy when painting the side of an RV. Dont want the plastic rubbing onto fresh paint.

Have any tips to your spray rig? What size tip and pressure did you end up liking after all the experience you just got?

Thanks for the tips on materials.
The yellow 3M tape is great. No paint runs under the tape. It pulls free with our disturbing the paint and hardly no surface clean up for the next color. The blue vinyl tape is what I use on the corners. Watch me shake laying that down. GRIN The paint shop sold me some cheap masking paint that leaves a bunch of residue to clean up after. Another hard lesson learned. So far the blue 3M has not offered any problems when used for the paper.
I purchase a dash gun from the paint shop with a 1.0mm tip and a 5oz cup. I have been running 30 psi of air. I'm sure a pro could have set it up better but it works OK. Tomorrow I'm headed to HF to buy a 1.4mm tip gun with a 20oz cup. 10 bucks, what have I got to loose? The 5 oz cup is not enough to make a 65 ft pass on the sides.

Richard

Jim@HiTek wrote:
Looking better and better!

Oh, just wondering...are you using that 3M eraser disk? It's suppose to remove the vinyl AND the glue without damaging the fiberglass sidewalls.

I tried the 3M eraser when I changed the vinyl stripes about 8 years ago. Very time consuming. It will burn up a electric drill. I used my air drill for a while but finally give up and purchased some DuPont Dura Prep 502 decal remover. I suspect the eraser would work fine for small jobs. I had almost enough 502 left to do the job again but alas I had to purchase a little more from a different company because DuPont no longer makes Dura Prep 502. The OEM glue wasn't too bad to remove but the glue on the aftermarket vinyl is difficult. I've been using an old metal putty knife, with rounded corners to scrape off vinyl and glue. With a little care it's works great, with no damage.

Very late here to the party. Youre on the last side. I watch some youtube AutoDetailer videos and Citrol 266 is a great product to remove residues. Safe on clear coats and gel coats.

Friendly observation there are a lots of spots where regular cheap masking tape could safe a few bucks. I paint a lot too, but never an RV. Super impressive way to go!!

Frog tape is popular for painting homes where you need a crisp line. Many recommend removing tape immediately before paint dries. Might not be too easy when painting the side of an RV. Dont want the plastic rubbing onto fresh paint.

Have any tips to your spray rig? What size tip and pressure did you end up liking after all the experience you just got?

RLS7201 wrote:

Jim,

The before pic of you Bounder is exactly why I try and keep mine gussied-up. There's not many coaches uglier than an old faded out Bounder from the 90s. If fact those old Bounders weren't beauty queens when new. But the functionally was over the top when compared to the competition. If you ever get a chance, read John Creans Autobiography, the "Wheel and I". It explains why the Bounder exists.

Richard

I'll have to give that a read. BTW, you are correct about functionality of those old Bounders. I had mine for 12 years and though I had stuff to fix all the time, I really liked how well the house was built.