My First Van -- Starburst E350
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villageidiot327
Explorer
lookin good
coulda shot some red on the fender to make it match.
coulda shot some red on the fender to make it match.
I've been experimenting with rustoleum industrial enamal, so far a blue/grey is looking good.
Finally had some time for my low budget paint job. I had originally planned on using Rustoleum with spray gun on the whole thing but colors are limited. After going back and forth, I settled on Rustoleum white for the top and Rustoleum Tan bedliner paint in a can for the Rest of the body. I still have to do the back and eventually the door jambs.
I'll get a pic tomorrow. It Doesn't have the thick texture of real bedliners, it has a texture like 100 grit sandpaper. it's about $10 a can at autozone. The best thing to do is get a can and experiment on something too see if you like the texture.
ClubWagon
Observer
Looks great! That's what I used for my van except I used the black. I did mine back last September. Still looks like it did the day I did it. It's held up really well so far. I've had at least half a dozen bike handle bars skid across the sides and it didn't even leave a mark. I bought mine off amazon. It tends to jump around in price between 5-10 bucks a can. I think it cost me about 50 bucks to do the whole van except for the roof. I still need to get the roof finished. I ran out of good weather and time last year. Hoping to get it finished up here soon.
ClubWagon
Observer
Here is a upclose pic of mine. It is pretty close to worn 100 grit sand paper. I say worn because it has the same texture but is somewhat smooth. If that makes any sense. It's also stayed surprisingly clean even through the winter months. It never really got that salt white haze look to it at all. Any little bit of rain that we get keeps it quite clean. So going on 8 months and I'm still glad I went with it. Time will tell on how much it fades but if it does I'll probably just re spray. I actually prefer the look over shiny paint that constantly looks like it needs washed but that's just me.
I used an electric DA sander with 100 grit sandpaper.
mburklu
Observer
Thanks for the info.