Paint-Fibreglass Van

stewart1098

So here is the issue, lot of time on hands at moment, for obvious reason, restoring an old mercedes vario van (30 years old). Its fibre glass body. Done all the fibre glass repairs, body filler etc. Primed with Bulleye 1,2, 3 primer (roller+brush). Not worth the expense of a spray job, so now need to paint the body, (roller etc). Looking to do in a sky blue colour. Where can I get a suitable paint ? What type should I use ? Also thought about a lacquer ? Is this possible and where do you find it ? Any help greatly appreciated.Stew

knightstyle

Haven't done this for years but when renovating fibreglass cars we always used two part paint. Easy to spray several layers of primer, rub down and then a top coat.  Some results were much better than the original paint job, Jensens in particular. Look up 2K paint.

stewart1098

Hi Thanks for your help on this. I did some research on this, and the VW campervan site suggested Rustoleum multi surface combi paint. This seemed the way forward, however due to the current situation I am having difficulty sourcing this (light blue). The other option seems to be 2K Acrylic paint from Jawels. Is this rollerable ? What are advantages/disadvantages of both types of paint. Thanks

knightstyle

Never tried to roller 2K paint and I don't think it would give a good finish. We used 2K because it was good at covering up minor imperfections. Plus once ready for top coat this could be applied in one pass instead of several required by normal cellulose.  However 2K takes a while to dry depending on time of year, humidity?
Bus companies seem to use it a lot so wander down to your local depot and have a chat.

knightstyle

Never tried to roller 2K paint and I don't think it would give a good finish. We used 2K because it was good at covering up minor imperfections. Plus once ready for top coat this could be applied in one pass instead of several required by normal cellulose.  However 2K takes a while to dry depending on time of year, humidity?
Bus companies seem to use it a lot so wander down to your local depot and have a chat.