Paint

[66yostagea]

Recently a nasty wheelie bin attacked my RVM. I got another one from Darrin, its silver and I want to paint it dark green.

Where do you get a spray can of Stagea colours? Any Ideas?

[darrinspencer]

If you can find your paint code which should be on the ID plate on the fire wall, take it to somewhere like Autobarn and they can mix it up and put it into a spray pack can

It will not be 2 pak like your car and you will need to put clear over it aswell.

[GoldZilla]

Recently a nasty wheelie bin attacked my RVM. I got another one from Darrin, its silver and I want to paint it dark green.

Where do you get a spray can of Stagea colours? Any Ideas?

Hugh, I'm prettty sure mine and yours are the same colour (dark green - "Sherwood Green Pearl") - the paint code is DR-2.

[66yostagea]

Thanks for that.

[66yostagea]

Thanks for that.

[Appealing]

Actually Hugh, Lots of good autopaint shops have the facility to be able to put any paint they make up into a spray can. Just check around your area. Find a really good guy who'll not only use the formula but also be able to eye match the colour. The pearls do have a different base usually but a good painter will give you the drum on the best way to match it. Don't go down to the 16 yo shop assistant and expect them to able to do it. (maybe some could). As you know age defintely gives you more experience!! Or at least it SHOULD!!

Cheers John

[66yostagea]

Actually Hugh, Lots of good autopaint shops have the facility to be able to put any paint they make up into a spray can. Just check around your area. Find a really good guy who'll not only use the formula but also be able to eye match the colour. The pearls do have a different base usually but a good painter will give you the drum on the best way to match it. Don't go down to the 16 yo shop assistant and expect them to able to do it. (maybe some could). As you know age defintely gives you more experience!! Or at least it SHOULD!!

Cheers John

Well I'm the 66yo, so I should know. Will be trying it out this week end, but only on the RVM. If the match is AOK, I'll repaint the rear bar I got from Rob.

[Stinky Rooster]

make sure you get the kid to post some pics for you so the rest of us can see how it looks.

Can't expect an old codger like you to know how

[Tangles]

lol

open Windows

press Start button (bottom left hand corner)

press All Programs (just above the Start once you've pressed it)

press Accessories

then press Paint

voila, done.

[66yostagea]

lol

open Windows

press Start button (bottom left hand corner)

press All Programs (just above the Start once you've pressed it)

press Accessories

then press Paint

voila, done.

I've now got a Nipple Pink RVM. Still, spose it will be AOK for the Suckers.LOL

[darrinspencer]

I've now got a Nipple Pink RVM. Still, spose it will be AOK for the Suckers.LOL

Hey Hugh

Did you find any rust under the mirror?

When I removed mine to give them to you, I found a nice big hole under the left mirror, but it could not be seen when the mirror was fitted.

[66yostagea]

Hey Hugh

Did you find any rust under the mirror?

When I removed mine to give them to you, I found a nice big hole under the left mirror, but it could not be seen when the mirror was fitted.

Yep. Not a lot though. The rust was not in/on the door skin, but seems confined to the pressed metal mirror mounting plate. Which seems to only have a single electrostatic coat of black paint.

Treated it with some Wattyl Killrust. Now I know how to get to it I will do the drivers side.

Getting the trim off was like ateenagers first. You know how to do it but it is a lot of fiddling about to get it in, err OFF.

[260tech]

Yep. Not a lot though. The rust was not in/on the door skin, but seems confined to the pressed metal mirror mounting plate. Which seems to only have a single electrostatic coat of black paint.

Treated it with some Wattyl Killrust. Now I know how to get to it I will do the drivers side.

Getting the trim off was like ateenagers first. You know how to do it but it is a lot of fiddling about to get it in, err OFF.

Don't s'pose you would like to share the procedure? I would like to do some preventative maint/explorative myself & would be interested in the "howto" before I go ahead & stuff something up. Old age & cunning & all that..........pre-treated mirror backing plate sounds good.

Cheers GW