1984 Holiday Rambler Imperial 29 TT
Hello all, I am new to this forum but have been camping for a good while now. I have an old Holiday Rambler that is in good condition but I have been updating some things. I have replaced the k...
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westend wrote:
If you want to tackle the stripe painting, it's not that difficult. You'll have to schedule which coat gets painted in a schedule. The background gets painted first, of course, and the stripes follow in succession. Allow some dry time between coats so your tape doesn't pull up the former coats (two days in moderate climate). Straight lines can be marked with a carpenters snap line and the tape is aligned with the snapped chalk line.
Green "Frog" tape is the most forgiving but standard masking tape works about as well.
I did some accent stripes on my rig after painting the body and other panels on my trailer:
Thanks for the tip. I did not even think about using a chalk line. When you painted yours, how did you apply the paint? Spray paint, roller/brush, or air compressor?
Also, do I need to apply primer first? It is all aluminum exterior but it is already painted.
