Paint aluminum siding on Livin Lite RV?
Our Livin Lite truck camper is 3+ years old and the decals had been peeling badly under the Arizona sun. Upon removing them (by using a stripe off wheel), some of the decals exposed bare aluminum! ...
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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.
