Good morning. I am going to Sherwin Williams for the paint. And just to play it safe, I'm bringing a sample of the interior skin with me. Uwe mentioned that they have paints designed for aluminum.
Paint? You can paint the vinyl? I don't know, sounds pretty weird to me. Doesn't it flake off or look cheesy? I'd really like to see some before and after pictures of somebody who has painted the vinyl. The inside vinyl of my '72 Safari is good shape, but it does....well look like plastic. I've done a lot of faux painting in my house and have gotten pretty good at it. But, tackling something like a curved plastic wall, well, I don't know.
__________________ Airylle (Susan's 1972 Safari) featured for 5 nanoseconds in the movie Wild Hogs
pulled by Jak the Blue Mule (Bill's 2001 Dodge Cummins)
and Jupiter (the Golden Retriever puppy) Athena (the road kitty)
That's kinda why I asked the question, Blu. I've read several threads here about the different methods of painting the vinyl. It has definately been done before by Forum members. The methods used range from an uncomplicated "roll some Kilz on it and then a topcoat of latex house paint" to multi-layer spray applications using specialized primers and spray guns. The later application seems to come with several pages of instructions and notes.
I just wonder who has had long term success with any of these processes. Say four or five years minimum?
Anybody out there got the answer?
Jim
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What is that line from "Miracle on 34th Street"? Something like "Maybe he's only a little crazy, like those men in Washington."
Sure, lot's of A/S owners have painted the inside. It looks great. Even the DIY Network used paint when they restored a 1970 Overlander. I'll have photos next week.
Surferstyler, please PM when you put them up. I'm really anxious to see how it looks. As a forum newbie, I have a really hard time finding threads again to follow-up on something interesting I've read days later.
__________________ Airylle (Susan's 1972 Safari) featured for 5 nanoseconds in the movie Wild Hogs
pulled by Jak the Blue Mule (Bill's 2001 Dodge Cummins)
and Jupiter (the Golden Retriever puppy) Athena (the road kitty)
Surferstyler, please PM when you put them up. I'm really anxious to see how it looks. As a forum newbie, I have a really hard time finding threads again to follow-up on something interesting I've read days later.
If you go to the blue bar at the top of the screen, you'll see a tab called "User CP". If you click that, a screen will come up showing all of the threads you are participating in that have new replies under the title of "New Subscribed Threads". If there is nothing there, there are no new replies in that thread. At the lower rght of this title is a link to all subscribed threads that makes it very easy to see all of the threads you have participated in. I find it very usefull because I also have problems remembering where I've posted.
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Kai & Samm
North Vancouver, BC
Canada
Well, the paint didn't happen this weekend. The prep work was a bit more than we planned for. The crap on the walls, 33 years worth is a bit tough to get off. But we got some really good stuff at Home Depot. Using a scouring pad really helped too. As my wife was inside scrubbing, I was inside and outside working on the wheel wells. The inside plastic had cracked around the rivets, causign huge gaps between the wheel well and the wall. Allowing a lot of dust to come in during transit. That and the fact that the rivets outside along the wheel well were broken, allowing a lot of dust to come in there too. As you can see, I re-rivited the outside wheel wells, and on the inside, I put a #6 washer on the rivet head to enlarge the face of the rivet to give it more holding support. I think I'll be using that trick again and again. Plus, on the inside only, I used silicone sealant in the gaps to help close them up. In a few places, the skin was further away than the length of the rivet, so I used a couple screws to pull it in so I could rivet it down. We should be done with all the prep work, and taping so we can paint this weekend. I hope!
Ron
Hi fellow Surfer! Please don't throw out anything that I might need! My 71 needs more than a few odds and ends inside. I would be interested in your front couch and tambour doors. Mine too has the lovely dark wook interior. I drive through So Cal once a week, so let me know if you have anything! Have fun with that!
Am I seeing that correctly? Are those wheel wells plastic? In my '58 both the wheel wells and wheel well "covers" (for lack of a better term) are steel.
Yes, they are plastic. Soft, mushy and plastic. Unfortunatly. My wife thought she could sit on one yesterday, I about died. Luckily it popped back out!
Ron, looks like the exact same setup as my '73. Did you use any type of gasket materials between either the inner or outer wheel well covers? There was some applied at the factory, but the one on the outrer cover was almost useless. As you described, that cover had pulled away from the outer skin and was allowing dirt/dust/junk in everywhere.
Nice looking job. Keep us up to date.
JIm
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What is that line from "Miracle on 34th Street"? Something like "Maybe he's only a little crazy, like those men in Washington."
I didn't add any gasket material, but there were a few linings still in tact. I used 1/2 long rivets too to make sure I got through each layer. More updates next week. Thanks!
Delays, and more delays. However, we finally got around to getting the inside primed and painted. It came out great! The picture won't do it justice, especially on this Southern California gloomy overcast day. My wife found some fabrics at Crate & Barrel that she really liked, so we had Sherwin Williams match up the paint from one of the colors. It's a soft lime green, and will look great with the maple interior that we'll be building. The primer that they recommended is really strong and thick. The consistency was like glue. They say that it will stick to anything, glass included.
We also received our cork flooring. Beautiful stuff! We ordered it online from DIYFlooring.com. We should be installing it this weekend, as well as our new ceiling lights and alluminum center panel that will replace the entire stretch of vinyl covered aluminum on the ceiling. Can't wait to get it done.
Finally, we are going to be painting the bathroom cabinet and bath with a two-part epoxy paint kit from Home Depot. White, white or white. That's it. I'll have more updates soon!
Regards,
Ron
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