Painting TT

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

Great job painting your rv!

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.

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

hammer21661 wrote:
make sure you prime it

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

make sure you prime it