[AuRavelling79]

So the old bus is ready to have the back redone and after removing the ply and rubber matting the original painted surface is sound but has some light surface rust on some high spots.

What do you recommend...

Firstly to prepare the surface and then a top coat.

I am currently thinking Protectakote.

Thoughts?

[NWH]

Protektacote is perfect it’s served me very well you can also re apply it in spots that may rub off slightly,overall I thinks it’s the best option tbh.

[p1w1]

If you go the Protectakote  route, get the UVR version instead of the standard, Its more hard wearing and faster drying and its not that much more expensive. Prep the van  (i used the green scotch type pads) then applied 2 coats of Protectakote with a stipple roller, worked for me. Id make sure you get rid of all the rust though and wear clothes your happy to throw away after 

[Spruce]

Interesting comments here.

My first van I did with Protectakote black. It was brilliant. I did my current van with Grey about 4 years ago, and tbh, I am disappointed with its durability.

I do need to get another small tin and touch-up all the wear areas. I will then put some rubber matting down to stop it wearing through again.

If I knew the result 4 years ago, I would have looked for another product.

[EandM]

2K Bedliner is reasonably indestructible, cost effective and easy to apply.

Just get a decent mask.

[Splash & dash]

Protectacoat  is very soft and damages and wares very quickly have it done  with line x or similar  type of two pack product it’s indestructible

[AuRavelling79]

Do I paint metal primer, rust-o-leum or hammerite on any surface rust (not loose) before using  Protectakote?

[Smudger]

I'm not impressed with Protectorkote it soon wears away anywhere there is traffic on the van floor

X-Line - outstanding - did the boxer something like 7 years ago - had systems in/out - pressure washers - you name it - still look like new - a green investment.

You will have to weigh up what its worth to you as regards the length of time your keeping the van and if you want to re-sell at a decent price

Darran

[NWH]

I’ve seen the inside of some vans on here and I don’t think Protektacote would be any good either lol 😂.

Nigel xx.

[Arnold Palmer]

We use raptor. It's excellent. You'd need a compressor though.

[Spruce]

I'm not impressed with Protectorkote it soon wears away anywhere there is traffic on the van floor

X-Line - outstanding - did the boxer something like 7 years ago - had systems in/out - pressure washers - you name it - still look like new - a green investment.

You will have to weigh up what its worth to you as regards the length of time your keeping the van and if you want to re-sell at a decent price

Darran

I echo your experience Darran with regards to protektakote.

[AuRavelling79]

I'm not impressed with Protectorkote it soon wears away anywhere there is traffic on the van floor

X-Line - outstanding - did the boxer something like 7 years ago - had systems in/out - pressure washers - you name it - still look like new - a green investment.

You will have to weigh up what its worth to you as regards the length of time your keeping the van and if you want to re-sell at a decent price

Darran

I've googled. Do you mean Line X?

How much?

[Arnold Palmer]

FYI

This is what we use:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284879709677?

Some of our lads are rough. Never had it fail. As previously stated we use a compressor although it can be brushed on.

[AuRavelling79]

FYI

This is what we use:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284879709677?

Some of our lads are rough. Never had it fail. As previously stated we use a compressor although it can be brushed on.

Thanks for that.

What do you use in preparation, assuming the bed is used and not brand new?

[Arnold Palmer]

FYI

This is what we use:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284879709677?

Some of our lads are rough. Never had it fail. As previously stated we use a compressor although it can be brushed on.

Thanks for that.

What do you use in preparation, assuming the bed is used and not brand new?

We've done both.

New - scouring pad
Used - it depends. Usually a dry sand is sufficient. If there are areas of rust sometimes a more robust method is required. An air powered wire brush or similar.

The box on ebay will do more than 2 LWB Fiat Doblos.

[AuRavelling79]

2K Bedliner is reasonably indestructible, cost effective and easy to apply.

Just get a decent mask.

Any preparation tips?

[Stoots]

When I got my new van last year I had it lined out in plastic on the sides and phenolic plywood flooring and arches.

I think I paid £440. It's a big van though possibly twice as much a material as a doblo...



There's not really any need to paint a floor ( although I've done many over the years from protektokote to raptor liner) as paint is waterproof.

I took it all out the other week to check underneath was ok and there was just a couple of spots the paint had worn through from rubbing on the ply so I touched these up with white paint and put the ply back in. Despite spilling a lot of water in their everyday the ply is still solid.

 

[Smudger]

Maybe waterproof but it f your dragging in and out equipment you’ll go through the paint - I have a rust hole in the floor of a 4 year old relay - will try that stuff soupy recommends when I repair it

[Arnold Palmer]

Maybe waterproof but it f your dragging in and out equipment you’ll go through the paint - I have a rust hole in the floor of a 4 year old relay - will try that stuff soupy recommends when I repair it

Just used it to spray the underside of the tub on a 1976 landy we're refurbing. Looks like new.

[Stoots]

I did a spraying course in april and have a full compressor setup etc i plan on spraying raptor in mine eventually but you can just brush it. You can use a stipple roller if you want that effect.

You`ll need to remove rust then use an etch primer or adhesion promoter to any bare metal. Use scotch pads to key the surface, you only need a light key you dont want to go to bare metal (or you`ll need a primer)

Being a 2k paint technically you should be using an air fed mask as it contains icocyanates which really arent good to be breathing. Long term exposure can cause asthma but even short term some people have a bad reaction to it....But as long as you ensure good ventilation and use a good mask you should be ok.

these are the filters i use https://thefacemaskstore.co.uk/moldex-9230-combined-filter-a2p3r-for-series-7000-9000-easylock/

its about as good as you can get without going air fed, general rule is if you can smell paint through your mask the mask aint good enough, i have a moldex full face mask i use with those filters as bad stuff can get in through your eyes and pores,......probably seems overkill for spraying 1 van but good masks are reusable so worth buying as can be used for all sorts of d.i.y such as sanding using different filters.