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Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: spy on August 30, 2007, 19:48:09: Just wondered how many people on here have painted their own 4x4? I have brush / roller painted a few series 3's that all looked reasonable at the end but obviously not perfect. Here is the 1st one I did a few days after it was finished. Probabaly looks better in the pics than the flesh!

(http://www.landyworld.co.uk/spgm/gal/Cleanedseries3/DCP_0003.JPG)

Anyone got any pics of ones they have done. Did you spray or hand paint it? Anyone done one with cans?

Cheers,

Mike
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: hobbit on August 30, 2007, 19:56:54: I can spray military matt paint fairly good, too much practice in the past

Not done a lot of gloss for a while, but got a couple of motors to do soon, so looks like I will get some practice, probably do the inside of the tub first, wont show so much if I screw it up :)
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: marjan on August 30, 2007, 19:57:00: This is my brush attempt, didn't turn out too bad. Used coach paint - brilliant and very hard wearing.
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: jjsaul on August 30, 2007, 20:05:03: Hand painted with a tin of tekaloid and a brush in about 2 hrs...didn't look too bad until i abused it with a weeks hard offroading in woodland 3 days later... :roll:
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: Mareng on August 30, 2007, 20:21:57: This was done over a windy weekend in a dusty and draughty hangar using a cheap spraygun setup that I found lurking in a corner

(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e266/bsteve101/DSC00790.jpg)

Stickers and c/plate over the dodgy bits and it dont look too bad now

(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e266/bsteve101/DSC01343.jpg)
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: justinmud on August 30, 2007, 21:14:47: Here's mine i did with a gloss roller and a brush :D
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: zacspeed on August 30, 2007, 22:40:31: I did mine this Easter & posted it HERE (http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=40918&highlight=)

:D :D
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: pux on August 30, 2007, 23:24:46: (http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r55/pux146/DSCF0958.jpg) this was my effort with a roller and brush :wink:
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: electricbluebadger on August 30, 2007, 23:43:10: Kept Plasticote in business when I did my Landy and the roof :)

(http://bobtail.org.uk/Images/ninety/ninety_18/hi_res/roof_fitted.jpg)

Cheers Steve
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: thermidorthelobster on August 31, 2007, 00:17:22: Rollers, brushes and a few friends with some time to spare! We weren't aiming for a body-shop finish.

(http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v113/151/18/36918041/n36918041_34745138_4185.jpg)
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: spyke_boi on August 31, 2007, 01:18:23: Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"
Rollers, brushes and a few friends with some time to spare! We weren't aiming for a body-shop finish.

(http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v113/151/18/36918041/n36918041_34745138_4185.jpg)

What color do you tell the DVLA it is then?
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: thermidorthelobster on August 31, 2007, 08:36:23: Quote from: "spyke_boi"
What color do you tell the DVLA it is then?

"Multi".
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: V8MoneyPit on August 31, 2007, 10:22:58: Did the 6x6 sell? Where is it now? I love that thing! But my wife would have killed me if I'd bought it :lol:

On subject .... :oops:
My 110 was painted in boring old NATO green with a roller and brush. Lasted about 3 years before it needed another coat which was done this year.
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: thermidorthelobster on August 31, 2007, 11:11:47: Quote from: "V8MoneyPit"
Did the 6x6 sell? Where is it now? I love that thing! But my wife would have killed me if I'd bought it :lol:

Sold it to a hairdresser near Warwick, bizarrely enough. He was going to paint it back to sand colour :(
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: landroverkeith on August 31, 2007, 12:22:52: Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"
Quote from: "V8MoneyPit"
Did the 6x6 sell? Where is it now? I love that thing! But my wife would have killed me if I'd bought it :lol:

Sold it to a hairdresser near Warwick, bizarrely enough. He was going to paint it back to sand colour :(

Beats owning a mx5 i guess lol
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: 90sam on August 31, 2007, 16:05:23: Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"
Quote from: "V8MoneyPit"
Did the 6x6 sell? Where is it now? I love that thing! But my wife would have killed me if I'd bought it :lol:

Sold it to a hairdresser near Warwick, bizarrely enough. He was going to paint it back to sand colour :(

Keep seeing it in alcester in a housing estate near my friends house, and it's still multi coloured! Well the last time i saw it it was!
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: winchman on September 01, 2007, 08:27:09: Heres mine
Bottom of page
http://pic7.piczo.com/thattoheathmountainrescue/?g=41904673&cr=7

Cost under Â£40
Gloss roller from B&Q, brush on paint mixed nato green ( I know its not quite matt enough but he did offer to mix some more)
Black done with spray cans
Bought from here
http://www.auto-paint.co.uk/SHOP/index.html?aboutus.html&1
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: joe90 on September 01, 2007, 18:28:55: Just doing mine now - some with spray cans, the rest with a cheap spray gun and compressor.

Not going to bad, although i had to sand the best part of 5 layers of MOD paint off it.
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: Jake on September 01, 2007, 18:33:47: I've only hand painted one car
I took THIS (http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/Jake/gallery/jake4/1/975638-1110136830./) normal looking series 3 and made it look like THIS (http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/Jake/gallery/jake4/0/885129-1110137053./)
Sorry for the terrible quality pics,
Phone camera's have improved somewhat these days :wink:
:D
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: Lee_D on September 03, 2007, 00:22:04: (http://www.zen79997.zen.co.uk/percy/painted/images/000_0008.jpg)

Roller :D
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on September 03, 2007, 00:25:11: Quote from: "marjan"
This is my brush attempt, didn't turn out too bad. Used coach paint - brilliant and very hard wearing.

So that's what I keep looking for & not seeing anywhere in the vicinity :roll:

And I ride past, in both directions, several times a week (if you live on the estate where I think you do)
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: AbyssDJ on September 03, 2007, 03:11:12: rollered... and the snorkel is back on now. rims will most likely be going black when we change the tyres, and the rest of the stickers i want on it will be on too, when i can be bothered to sort em out
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: cardiff_gareth on September 03, 2007, 09:14:39: Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"
Rollers, brushes and a few friends with some time to spare! We weren't aiming for a body-shop finish.

(http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v113/151/18/36918041/n36918041_34745138_4185.jpg)

Wasn't that featured in a mag before, I'm sure I've seen it in a mag or something :?: :?: :?:
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: Nobber on September 03, 2007, 23:00:35: tekaloid and a brush.
and a lot of time, swearing and threats of divorce..

(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k9/robertgilmore/IMG_0283.jpg)

(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k9/robertgilmore/IMG_0279.jpg)
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: Snooky on September 05, 2007, 22:53:56: How do you paint the wheel arches, or do you need to buy special ones for the job? Mine could do with a coat of something :lol:
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: Big Rich on September 05, 2007, 23:21:05: Spray paint it any time. As long as you set it to a fine mist and not much air its a fantastic finish. Just like show room.
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: tomarse on September 06, 2007, 00:44:05: Sprayed the 101. Took about 5 days last summer.

In progress shots:
(http://www.zen68482.zen.co.uk/101/06-06-08%20spraying/P1010001%20(Small).JPG)
(http://www.zen68482.zen.co.uk/101/06-06-07%20spraying%20front/P1010001%20(Small).JPG)

Note that you need a step ladder to respray a 101! :)
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: Niel on September 09, 2007, 23:33:48: Here's this weekends efforts: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nieljohn/

Also here!
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Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: JumboBeef on September 10, 2007, 19:01:22: This is an interesting thread as we want to do our 110.

How many litres would you need (of Tekaloid) to do a 110, what undercoat would you use, and where can you order this stuff?

Cheers.
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: JumboBeef on September 10, 2007, 19:03:53: PS: also how could we remove the graphics off the side?
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: Guardian. on September 10, 2007, 21:29:53: warm them up with a hair dryer, that helps quite a bit, but dont get the ally too hot or it goes all ripply!
Title: DIY full paint jobs
Post by: Niel on September 10, 2007, 22:51:23: Quote from: "JumboBeef"
PS: also how could we remove the graphics off the side?

lots of gentle cutting to reduce into manageable size section, heat gun/blow torch to soften and peel the plastic bit off, lots of scotchbrite and meths to remove the glue, rear door and tub side took almost 2 hours...I painted over the rest and will remove with a belt sander if I ever feel the need!

As to amount of paint, no idea, I used almost two 750ml cans of Crown solo gloss if that helps.