Painting pop-up ?

[fairweathercamper]

We've been talking about taking off the peeling vinyl stripes and repainting it to fresh'in it up the look. I was thinking about painting some color banding and accent stripes. I've done automotive painting in the past, but I thought I'd get some opinions on what I had in mind.

From this:

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/jepemanfl1/album/576460762399418575/photo/294928804350108175/13


To this:

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/jepemanfl1/album/576460762399501528/photo/294928804358935930/5

It's a little rough and the colors aren't exact but you get the idea.

[AustinBoston]

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/jepemanfl1/album/576460762399501528/photo/294928804358935930/5

This gives:

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Austin

[fairweathercamper]

Thanks, Fixed it.  :compumad:

[ScouterMom]

great colors!

When you get done practicing on your camper - you want to come do mine?  :J
laura

[AustinBoston]

The green is OK, the purple stripe is hideous.  :yikes:

Austin

[roanoke91]

I sort of like the way it looks now. If the stripes are peeling just take a 3M stripe-off wheel and buff off the old decals & stripes and have some new cooler ones made at a sign shop. Some auto accessory stores carry replacement decals and stripes that work great for updating old campers with a new look. I used them on my pup.
Greg

[Captain Scrappy]

Here is an example of my paint job.  If this helps.

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w91/Captain_Scrappy/Athens-Tx/a-6.jpg

[bpike]

What is the best paint to use on the exterior of a pup? Do you use a roller? If so what kind?

[My3buicks]

What is the best paint to use on the exterior of a pup? Do you use a roller? If so what kind?

Here are the results I got using Rust-oleum High Performance Professional Enamel that I bought at Lowes- I sanded the original finish, primed with etching primer and applied multiple coats. I found to get the nicest finish multiple coats of course, and then the final coat I worked slowly in 12 inch sections painting top to bottem with a heavier coat, that lessened overspray and gave me a very nice smooth glossy finish Results are very nice, I attached a picture  - this was shortly after I was done painting it.  Stipes, decals and finishing touches in the works.

[ScouterMom]

related to this, I would be interested in seeing or hearing of ideas for neat paint jobs on PUPs.....

I forgot that we have talent in the family - my boyfriend's son-in-law does custom airbrushing for cars and trucks, has painted loads of race cars, and is quite an artist.  He has offered to paint a scene on my camper - anything I want!  how cool is that?  

We will have to do the prep work - clean it, tape off utility covers and trim, etc and probably a do a plain base coat first. (which we would plan on doing anyway - as after cleaning it up, I have discovered that what i thought was 'dirt' on the roof is actually the silver-grey of bare aluminum!) The paint has worn off most of the roof, and on other parts, esp those with lots of sun exposure.

It's a 1973 starcraft, with a 'wood look' strip of aluminum down the center, cream colored sidewalls, and a white roof -though I am not attached to the color scheme, I'd like to keep some kind of 'starcraft' logo on it, but otherwise I am open to suggestions & ideas.  My TV ( a chevy astro) is white - so no clues there.

I'm thinking of some kind of camping picture - maybe include our golden retriever (a constant camping buddy) possibly relating to boy scouting, and canoeing, which are also strong interestes of mine.

If anyone has any photos of links to share that might make a good base idea for me, please share....

if someone volunteered to paint your PUP anyway you wanted, what would YOU want?

laura

[wavery]

What is the best paint to use on the exterior of a pup? Do you use a roller? If so what kind?

The best way to paint the PU would be with a spray gun. However, I have seen some paint jobs done with a roller/brush combo that come out looking close to spraying.

It takes a little practice. You roll the paint on and someone else follows right behind you with a good quality tipping brush (like used on fine varnish work) while the paint is still fresh. The brush takes the tops off of the roller strokes and it can come out quite nice. I saw a guy and his wife do it to their yacht. You couldn't tell that it wasn't sprayed.

[bpike]

My wife and I were talking about this last night because I told her I want to repaint the pup.
Her "bright" idea?
"You should paint it black so it matches your truck."  :yikes:

I told her if I paint it black she is the only one camping in it during the summer and me and the kids will get a hotel. I guess she forgot Texas is very hot in the summer.

[Jeremy]

The best way to paint the PU would be with a spray gun. However, I have seen some paint jobs done with a roller/brush combo that come out looking close to spraying.
 
 It takes a little practice. You roll the paint on and someone else follows right behind you with a good quality tipping brush (like used on fine varnish work) while the paint is still fresh. The brush takes the tops off of the roller strokes and it can come out quite nice. I saw a guy and his wife do it to their yacht. You couldn't tell that it wasn't sprayed.

If you have the textured aluminium skin like I have on mine, you can't tell that the paint was put on with a roller.  But I did a combination or roller and spray can (same color paint).  Used the spray for the hard to reach areas, roller for the open sides & roof.  Pics in my sig