Painting the exterior of an old caravan

I also have a 1978 Viscount and I gave it a new paint job about 4 months ago, I cannot remember what brand of paint I used but sure it was an exterior gloss, water based. Can go back down to the paint store I brought it from and check some time if you like, here is a photo of it.

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If you have an artistic flair then you could paint a scene of somesorts all over the van and make it stand out in the crowd. I used water based wall paint to paint our van as it is as good as anything else. The paint job was pretty basic but it worked

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Cheers

Hi Brent, being in the trade, could I suggest using an enamel [oil-based] paint.

White is a very forgiving colour, gloss will show up imperfections more than a semi-gloss or satin finish.

Enamel paints are harder wearing and will take knocks and scratches better than an acrylic paint, also a lot easier to wash.

Unless your handy with a spray gun [can get messy] I'd use a good quality brush [better control and just as good as a spray finish] and always two coats for a deeper more solid finish.

For best results paint in the cool of the morning or later in the day as direct heat [30deg +] will flatten the gloss if it drys too quickly. You dont have to clean the brush between coats as leaving it in a bucket of water [out of the sun] its good to carry on even if its a week between coats.

Oh, and I'm talking about ordinary household exterior enamels not the fancy 2pacs, Marine or Space shuttle stuff.


Cheers.....Lionel.