Painting TT

[brodon651]

I bought a used TT and took off decals and have prepared sides for painting with a spray gun after love bugs leave. Has anyone painted their TT and if so how did it turn out?

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brodon651 wrote:
I didn't get back on topic til now. Thanks for the comments. I spayed paint on but it has a rough finish on the sides as if there was sand in the paint which there was not. I might have had too much pressure on spray gun and bubbles were made. Finish looked good except for a rough finish rather than a smooth shinny finish. Think I may have to fine sand it and paint again.

Yeah,
It does take some practice.
Sounds like the paint came out of the gun a little dry.

I practiced on a piece of glass I had set on an easel I whipped up.
That way I could just razor blade off the paint and try again till I got my technique down.

Kind of fun 🙂
Good luck there.

[SteveB]

You got orange peel. Spray painting sometimes take a bit to learn. Many factors like paint viscosity, air pressure , humidity, ambient temp can make or break a nice job. Plus practice, practice, practice!

[brodon651]

I didn't get back on topic til now. Thanks for the comments. I spayed paint on but it has a rough finish on the sides as if there was sand in the paint which there was not. I might have had too much pressure on spray gun and bubbles were made. Finish looked good except for a rough finish rather than a smooth shinny finish. Think I may have to fine sand it and paint again.

[westend]

DesertSpooners wrote:
Great job painting your rv!

Thank you!
It took longer to mask off and tape than to spray the body coats. IIRC, I masked, primed, and painted the body coats in less than four hours as rain was approaching and I wanted to get the topcoat on.

I waited a few days for the body paint to cure and then sprayed the accent stripes. After a bit more than a year it looks like the day I put it on.

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hammer21661 wrote:
make sure you prime it

I didn't prime the surface before painting.
Just a good sanding job, wash with clear water and wipe down with a tack cloth.

I had to paint outside so I draped a tarp over a frame.
Sprayed with a cheap HVLP gun.

About 2 tablespoons of acetone in one quart of Rustoleum enamel was perfect.

[DesertSpooners]

Great job painting your rv!

[westend]

Prepped with Jasco TSP substitute (liquid).
Primed with Sherwin-Williams Industrial DTM primer.
Topcoated with Sherwin Williams Acrylic Latex semi gloss Superpaint.
Accent stripes were done with Rustoleum spray cans.
All other was sprayed with a Graco airless sprayer and fine tip.



There are more pictures and comments about painting in the Cowboy.Hilton thread, linked in my signature line.

[mark5w]

pro epoxy sealer/primer. Good base coat/ clear coat. If your good you could paint in the graphics or use a stencil.

[Dtaylor]

hammer21661 wrote:
make sure you prime it

Actually you need a good sealer. A sealer helps bond the paint to the surface

[hammer21661]

make sure you prime it

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I sprayed the front of our (now sold) aluminum sided fifth wheel with Rustoleum white after I ruined the paint with TSP.

I'm not a pro at all and it turned out and lasted very well.
It never peeled and looked great right up to the day the new owner towed it off.

*btw
Acetone, MEK or TSP will prep the old surface without much sanding.
Full strength TSP can take the old paint on aluminum right down to bare metal.
Found this out by accident LOL...