paint time

fitting new seats? welding up arches? Painting your SJ? post your queries here
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Re: paint time

Post by Hodgie812 » Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:23 pm

Caterpillar yellow, I saw a bland rover in Falklands that colour, look smart as.

Can probably get U a deal on the paint too. ;-)
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Re: paint time

Post by Edweird » Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:27 pm

Hodgie812 wrote:Caterpillar yellow, I saw a bland rover in Falklands that colour, look smart as.

Can probably get U a deal on the paint too. ;-)
Can't, Jordi's is (going to be) yellow. I think that light green looks the bomb. If mine ever gets a complete respray......
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Re: paint time

Post by turbo-tom » Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:43 pm

Yellow is awsome just another excuse to show my landrover!

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Re: paint time

Post by dan_2k_uk » Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:49 pm

turbo-tom wrote:Yellow is awsome just another excuse to show my landrover!

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Re: paint time

Post by windsor » Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:53 pm

My mates has a 410 in jcb yellow
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Re: paint time

Post by timwilks13 » Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:08 pm

Quite like that green! And I also like the thought of gun metal grey! I will see what I can find/afford and get cracking!
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Re: paint time

Post by turbo-tom » Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:15 pm

mine is grey/gun metal/sparkly/black/mud/rust.

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Re: paint time

Post by timwilks13 » Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:44 am

what sort of paint quantities am i looking at to do a full paint job? bearing in mind that as i have no back i will have to do the boot interior...5 litres? 10 liters? 3? 1? 7? more? less? im just guessing here....
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Re: paint time

Post by kiwizook » Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:15 am

are you rolling or spraying?
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Re: paint time

Post by timwilks13 » Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:43 am

rolling i think, i do have a sprayer but think rolling is just that little bit easier.
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