Hi everyone. Recently joined, my name is kelly. I not long ago bought a 1996 Avan Aliner. Absolutely love it. Now the original stickers are old and peeling and i wish to remove them and give the surface a new white paint job. Does anyone here have experience or advice about what kind of paint i use? cheers kel
Hi Kelly welcome,
If you want a really good finish you will need to take it to a professional Panelbeater and get a two pack paint job.
If you are going to attempt this yourself, it will require a lot of preparation, sanding, masking and priming just to get a reasonable job without any original details/decals left. Then you will need a signwriter to add some decals. This would best be done by spraying a quality auto paint. Stickers can be removed using a hot air gun or hair dryer and sharp scraper. Don't burn the existing paintwork or it will take a lot of work to correct.
Hetho said
07:05 PM Oct 23, 2020
Hi Kelly.
If you had a bit of money to throw at your Avan Aliner, I would get a couple of quotes for a Vinyl Wrap.
You could do some great Australiana Themes which would look fantastic.
You may find its even cheaper than painting.
It's worth investigating.
Regards.
Hetho
Archeress said
07:20 PM Oct 23, 2020
thanks Possum and Hetho. I have done a bit of painting before but never a van. Wraps look interesting. dont know why i didnt think of that. Problem with this aliner is that it has a hammered finish..not flat. I heat gunned off a little and the old glue needs removing.
TheHeaths said
07:45 PM Oct 23, 2020
Kelly,
you could look at using a decent Marine 2 Pack from someone like Whitworths.
I did work there a few years ago, and they carried both the International and Norglass ranges. You would get a good strong finish, and it would likely cost between $250 and $350 for your Primer, Undercoat and Top Coat, and it will give you years of protection. Norglass would cost about 70% of the International products, but will still give a first rate finish.
I suggest you either call of visit a Whitowrths near you (all capital cities and a number of regional cities along the east coast and have a chat to them.
-- Edited by TheHeaths on Friday 23rd of October 2020 07:46:30 PM
Hi everyone. Recently joined, my name is kelly. I not long ago bought a 1996 Avan Aliner. Absolutely love it. Now the original stickers are old and peeling and i wish to remove them and give the surface a new white paint job. Does anyone here have experience or advice about what kind of paint i use? cheers kel
If you want a really good finish you will need to take it to a professional Panelbeater and get a two pack paint job.
If you are going to attempt this yourself, it will require a lot of preparation, sanding, masking and priming just to get a reasonable job without any original details/decals left. Then you will need a signwriter to add some decals. This would best be done by spraying a quality auto paint. Stickers can be removed using a hot air gun or hair dryer and sharp scraper. Don't burn the existing paintwork or it will take a lot of work to correct.
Hi Kelly.
If you had a bit of money to throw at your Avan Aliner, I would get a couple of quotes for a Vinyl Wrap.
You could do some great Australiana Themes which would look fantastic.
You may find its even cheaper than painting.
It's worth investigating.
Regards.
Hetho
Kelly,
you could look at using a decent Marine 2 Pack from someone like Whitworths.
I did work there a few years ago, and they carried both the International and Norglass ranges. You would get a good strong finish, and it would likely cost between $250 and $350 for your Primer, Undercoat and Top Coat, and it will give you years of protection. Norglass would cost about 70% of the International products, but will still give a first rate finish.
I suggest you either call of visit a Whitowrths near you (all capital cities and a number of regional cities along the east coast and have a chat to them.
-- Edited by TheHeaths on Friday 23rd of October 2020 07:46:30 PM