Thread: New paint job on perentie

I have seen video's of this process on youtube.
I'm impressed.

Do a few practice runs first. Start with small panels and gradually work up to the larger ones as you gain experience.

Thanks Mick, good thinking. I have the gear to spray, but the rolling looks good and also gives a nice thick coat, not a bad thing on a bush truck.

If you use a good quality foam roller it should look ok.

Yeah, that seemed to be the go, however, the guy at the shop showed me these small microfibre rollers. He said give them a go, suggested that they should leave the paint smooth with less air bubbles. He suggested, I think it is called, "brushing off"? Instead of continually going over it with the foam roller, to get rid of the air bubbles, very lightly pull a good quality brush over the new coat. Practice, he was a carriage painter, said if I'm patient I can get a very smooth coat.

take off the CES tool box lids vent flaps and the floor plates practice with them while you strip down the rest of the vehicle and setup the tape out.

theres also a panel under the vehicle behind the right hand side ces box that hides a heap of wiring thats worth pulling out and either using as a practice peice or at least cleaning up.