Oh my that’s a bit wild…
Mr Whippy - 19/8/13 at 09:44 AM
So after an all-nighter redbull fuelled spray job on Friday (finished at 3 in the morning and getting a bit lightheaded) had the old bus repainted
Slightly more mental looking than I was bargaining for but I quite like how it turned out, a damn sight better than that scabby old original silver
I bought 3 cans of each colour (Krylon camo paint bought from an online gun shop) hoping since each can is meant to do 25 sq feet to have enough left
over to do the Landy as well, that was bit optimistic as I almost used all of it on just this car! Oh well even then it only cost £60 for this spray
job which isn’t too bad. Would say their white paint is a bit harder to not get runny and not as solid as the other colours
Masking took around 2 hours, the worst part and spraying took about 3. Went through 4 card maskings (rough ripped edge thick card) but should have
made twice as many as they fair get covered in paint. I have sealed the wheels with mat lacquer and may do the same for the rest of the car as it
makes the colours much more vivid and easier to rinse clean. Forgot how noisy the low profiles are compared to the standard wheels 
but they do look
better 
We’ll see how it fairs up to daily use
loggyboy - 19/8/13 at 09:53 AM
Lol - A firm contender for PH or Barry boys shed of the week!
Where did you get the matt laquer, As i wanted my wheels matt, so just left them unlaquered as I didnt think there was such thing as matt laquer. Wish
I had now as they are chipping far to easily.
nick205 - 19/8/13 at 09:55 AM
It's unique I'll give you that
v8kid - 19/8/13 at 10:00 AM
I rather like it!
My 13 year old Honda CRV might look quite good painted like that - couldent look worse
Cheers!
Mr Whippy - 19/8/13 at 10:10 AM
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Originally posted by loggyboy
Lol - A firm contender for PH or Barry boys shed of the week!
Where did you get the matt laquer, As i wanted my wheels matt, so just left them unlaquered as I didnt think there was such thing as matt laquer. Wish
I had now as they are chipping far to easily.
Rustoleum & Krylon both do matt laquers, I used the rustoleum one as I had a can already
The car before was just looking dreadful, it was all scratched and half had been can resprayed, was quoted £500 to get it resprayed but as I'm
saving up for a mx5 I could not justify that.
This is just my old hack daily work car...so long as it keeps working I'm happy
[Edited on 19/8/13 by Mr Whippy]
mookaloid - 19/8/13 at 10:14 AM
I trust that you have notified your insurance company of the change in colour - I'm intrigued as to how you would describe it on the reg doc too
Mr Whippy - 19/8/13 at 10:22 AM
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Originally posted by mookaloid
I trust that you have notified your insurance company of the change in colour - I'm intrigued as to how you would describe it on the reg doc too
Colour is down as just camoflage, there's no need to give then a break down of the colours, had camo Landys in the past no big deals with it,
type camo car into google and there are tons now, can't say it's an original idea
mookaloid - 19/8/13 at 10:42 AM
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
I trust that you have notified your insurance company of the change in colour - I'm intrigued as to how you would describe it on the reg doc too
Colour is down as just camoflage, there's no need to give then a break down of the colours, had camo Landys in the past no big deals with it,
type camo car into google and there are tons now, can't say it's an original idea
Just pulling your leg a bit
I think it looks cool by the way 
Mr Whippy - 19/8/13 at 10:53 AM
Thanks I like it too tbh
Funny though, I took my folks to the airport yesterday for their flight, as I get there it did occur to me that driving to the front of an airport in
a camouflage car might not be the wisest idea, fortunately we weren't shot at 
jollygreengiant - 19/8/13 at 11:50 AM
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
Thanks I like it too tbh
Funny though, I took my folks to the airport yesterday for their flight, as I get there it did occur to me that driving to the front of an airport in
a camouflage car might not be the wisest idea, fortunately we weren't shot at
NO chance of being shot, they just didn't see it.
Daddylonglegs - 19/8/13 at 12:12 PM
Like it! What a great way of getting a cheap paint job
Ever thought of going into the business of 'alternative paint jobs' for cars?
Could have the logo "The only limit is your imagination"
[Edited on 19/8/13 by Daddylonglegs]
Not Anumber - 19/8/13 at 12:26 PM
Like it. For £ 60 for materials it's a great value way of turning what was an eyesore into an eye catcher.
whitestu - 19/8/13 at 02:00 PM
Woah-oh-oh-oh, Camouflage
Things are never quite the way they seem
Woah-oh-oh-oh, Camouflage
I was awfully glad to see this big Marine
sdh2903 - 19/8/13 at 02:10 PM
You go out in public in that?
Undisguised?
Brave
Mr Whippy - 19/8/13 at 02:26 PM
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Originally posted by sdh2903
You go out in public in that?
Undisguised?
Brave
I'm hardly known for being a shrinking violet
Some folk just want to blend in with the crowd and follow the other sheep, I'm not one of them
David Jenkins - 19/8/13 at 02:55 PM
I wonder if someone will crash into it, then say "I didn't see you!"
Benzine - 19/8/13 at 03:12 PM
sdh2903 - 19/8/13 at 03:20 PM
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
You go out in public in that?
Undisguised?
Brave
I'm hardly known for being a shrinking violet
Some folk just want to blend in with the crowd and follow the other sheep, I'm not one of them
I always thought camo was all about blending in??
ReMan - 19/8/13 at 03:26 PM
I wouldnt normally, but I can understand on this opccasion why you've hidden your numberplates!
Mr Whippy - 19/8/13 at 03:52 PM
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Originally posted by Benzine
I remember that, so true as well
AndyW - 19/8/13 at 04:31 PM
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Originally posted by whitestu
Woah-oh-oh-oh, Camouflage
Things are never quite the way they seem
Woah-oh-oh-oh, Camouflage
I was awfully glad to see this big Marine
I had to read that twice as it stirred an old memory, now I remember, Stan Ridgeway. LOL.
Simon - 19/8/13 at 06:37 PM
I really like that, from some angles it almost looks like a painting of an angry sky
Is that the summer colours, and are you gonna do it in greens for the winter
ATB
Simon
whitestu - 19/8/13 at 07:14 PM
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Originally posted by whitestu
Woah-oh-oh-oh, Camouflage
Things are never quite the way they seem
Woah-oh-oh-oh, Camouflage
I was awfully glad to see this big Marine
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I had to read that twice as it stirred an old memory, now I remember, Stan Ridgeway. LOL.
Yes, I thought someone would remember it! A real 80's classic.
Xtreme Kermit - 19/8/13 at 07:23 PM
Brilliant! Not sure I'll be doing that myself though