exterior paint

[atahoekid]

Laytex house paint may work for a teardrop. However, I feel that it would look home made. Maybe pull out the Wagner?

I'm in agreement but it's still one of my two choices. Spraying a high quality acrylic latex or rolling and tipping a marine paint. Still not sure. At this point it's 50/50

Choices, choices

[dh]

Just curious, if you are set up to spray the laytex, why not spray the marine paint and avoid the tipping?

[starleen2]

From the Green Lantern Build

Sanding is done – now for the first color coat – you guess it – ALL green. Did away with the two toned scheme and went with all Coleman green. The front and rear graphics will break up the color

Now to play the waiting game for the paint to dry - then install the windows door and next comes wiring the trailer harnesses and lights

Well folks here’s the secrete – The paint is from Tractor Supply Company and its Valspar Tractor & Implement High Gloss Enamel, Oliver Green. It a close match to coleman green. I used it on the interior bedding platforms and its super tough – I’ve sprayed it with water, armor all, and even sanded it – tough stuff once it’s cured. I guess it has to be to used on farm equipment. It’s an oil based paint so it’s kinda a mess to deal with as far as clean up – but it’s defiantly a bulletproof finish (Please don’t test it by firing bullets into my camper!) It takes a while to cure – but it seems to level itself out – and I applied it with a foam roller!

As the camper has weathered some - I can say that this paint is SUPER durable - I have scrubbed squished bugs off the front from towing and the paint is rock hard - The only drawback is that it does take at least a day or two to fully cure.. . . And Yes, its still that glossy!

[dh]

Did you put epoxy under the tractor paint or just paint over the wood?

[starleen2]

Did you put epoxy under the tractor paint or just paint over the wood?

Epoxy is under the paint - no primer - just a light sand then directly applied paint - two coats
I do have some parts inside that are painted directly with on epoxy and have the same results

[dh]

I think Mark used a similar (Maybe the same?) paint on the little swiss tear, there may be something to this paint.

[Wolffarmer]

You just want me to make my next trailer John Deere green and yellow. I already paint the motors I overhaul JD green and yellow.



Randy

[dh]

Forb blue might look nice too, but darker colors that get shiney, especially black, will really show off any surface defects.

[atahoekid]

Just curious, if you are set up to spray the laytex, why not spray the marine paint and avoid the tipping?

Duh.... don't know other than I'm familiar with the results I'd get. I've sprayed latex with pretty good results, I've never sprayed marine paint but have seen it rolled and tipped.

[dh]

That makes sense.