Thread: Paint for a Series Land Rover

Hi Colin, I used Dulon acrylic lacquer for my Series 2a 109, including one shot primer, and clear on top of the colour. It was very forgiving and easy to use, and still looks good 1 year later. It was expensive though, following the mfr’s recommendation on number of coats and thinning I think I went through a 4 L drum of each (primer, colour and clear) which cost me about $500 in total, but it did the car inside and out, including doing the tub a second time after I stuffed something up. I’ll be using it again for my next build.

I also have the camo green enamel which I am about to start using on my S3 GS. I bought it in June 2021 still for $80 per 4 L. I was curious as to what primer you were using with it - I have not yet found a good answer other than “zinc phosphate” primer. Or are you spraying direct onto the old green after a rub back (If so, what about bogged or bare sections)?

Cheers,

Matt

Originally Posted by drfish

Hi Colin, I used Dulon acrylic lacquer for my Series 2a 109, including one shot primer, and clear on top of the colour. It was very forgiving and easy to use, and still looks good 1 year later. It was expensive though, following the mfr’s recommendation on number of coats and thinning I think I went through a 4 L drum of each (primer, colour and clear) which cost me about $500 in total, but it did the car inside and out, including doing the tub a second time after I stuffed something up. I’ll be using it again for my next build.

I also have the camo green enamel which I am about to start using on my S3 GS. I bought it in June 2021 still for $80 per 4 L. I was curious as to what primer you were using with it - I have not yet found a good answer other than “zinc phosphate” primer. Or are you spraying direct onto the old green after a rub back (If so, what about bogged or bare sections)?

Cheers,

Matt

Matt,

I didn't use a clearcoat over the acrylic, maybe I should have ?

On the Military vehicles I've just been using an etch primer first.
As I'm doing individual panels I'm using rattle cans then when there are a few panels to do I spray the camo green.

Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

Matt,

I didn't use a clearcoat over the acrylic, maybe I should have ?

On the Military vehicles I've just been using an etch primer first.
As I'm doing individual panels I'm using rattle cans then when there are a few panels to do I spray the camo green.

Colin

Hi Colin, my neighbour uses the Dulon as well on his Series fleet but without the clear. His trick is to polish a couple of times a year. Using his approach the paint is still looking reasonable on his 86 inch that he sprayed back in the 1980s, and the 107 he finished about 5 years ago still looks like the day he painted it (although his cars are kept indoors). Cheers, Matt

Originally Posted by drfish

I also have the camo green enamel which I am about to start using on my S3 GS. I bought it in June 2021 still for $80 per 4 L. I was curious as to what primer you were using with it -

Cheers,

Matt

Protech also have the primer for the Camo enamel - so buy it where you buy your Protech paint.

Originally Posted by drfish

Hi Colin, my neighbour uses the Dulon as well on his Series fleet but without the clear. His trick is to polish a couple of times a year. Using his approach the paint is still looking reasonable on his 86 inch that he sprayed back in the 1980s, and the 107 he finished about 5 years ago still looks like the day he painted it (although his cars are kept indoors). Cheers, Matt

Hi Matt,

I don't have enough free time to finish some of the projects so polishing is well down the list.

The problem with my Series III shorty is that it's permanently outside. The new paint doesn't seem to wear as well as the original, as mentioned bird poo needs to be removed quickly or it strips the paint but to be fair I've had this on a new car.

I see some of the paint finishes in photos on the forum and they look great so my aim with this thread was to see what others have used, if enamels what brand etc. The main problem for me is lack of space to spraying is outside which means it needs to touch dry quickly.

I have a bonnet to paint on the shorty and have the Dulon Acrylic ready to go, just need to find time to do the prep work.


Colin

Hi Gromit.
Daughters Boyfriend Sprayed Gilbert. He is self taught.
I think we used a Dulon Acrylic, But he added a Hardener to it. Don't think we clear coated.
The Tip he got from a retired Car spray painter was, when cleaning gun, spray cleaning content as a light finish coat, and it will give it a nice shiny finish.

whitehillbilly

Originally Posted by whitehillbilly64

The Tip he got from a retired Car spray painter was, when cleaning gun, spray cleaning content as a light finish coat, and it will give it a nice shiny finish.

I normally thin right down for the final coat but as I use a cheaper thinners for cleaning I wouldn't use that for a finish coat.

I'll have to look into 'hardener' for the Dulon and see what my paint supplier comes up with.


Colin

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I used this on my three series builds it pays to use a hardener as on its own it doesn’t holdup against petrol spills very well unless you immediately rinse it
Hardener also improves the sheen

Cheers Paul