Paint aluminum siding on Livin Lite RV?

Where do I look to find someone who can do the paint job? What do I type in Google: "aluminum painter"?

I'd suggest to talk to a few body shops and get quotes. In your area, body shop work is fairly inexpensive.

Thanks! I actually don't understand why Livin Lite doesn't simply sell their campers with nice and shiny aluminum. We owned an Airstream prior to selling and going to this truck camper setup.

Where do I look to find someone who can do the paint job? What do I type in Google: "aluminum painter"?

Jorn

Hopefully someone who's painted aluminum will chime in soon.

That would be me.

The OP can look in my restoration thread in my signature line, "the Cowboy/Hilton" to see pictures and details of how to paint aluminum.

The complexity is not just finding a primer. That scuff wheel left uneven surfaces, they need to be filled and sanded. Matching the paint from the sides to the back/front is an adventure in futility since even a close match will have two different paint products (unless you can contact factory for exact product and dye lots/mixing specifics). The different paints will fade/change at different intervals (especially in sunny AZ). In a few years, the new paint will be different than the older. It is not that much more work to prep and mask the front/back and spray the whole enchilada with new paint.

If the OP just wants to cover the scuffed areas, get a DTM primer and finish coat in spray cans and have at it.

rexlion wrote:
It's probably just a matter of finding out what primer, if any, is recommended for good adhesion to aluminum, and then color matching the top coat. Hopefully someone who's painted aluminum will chime in soon.

Or you could strip off all the paint and pretend you have a square Airstream... :D

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It's probably just a matter of finding out what primer, if any, is recommended for good adhesion to aluminum, and then color matching the top coat. Hopefully someone who's painted aluminum will chime in soon.

Or you could strip off all the paint and pretend you have a square Airstream... :D

Have you ever done any painting of vehicles, boats, or trailers? If not, I'd suggest to have someone else do it. I'd also suggest to paint the entire exterior.