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advice on van floors
« on: November 23, 2008, 07:34:31 pm »
hi all striping van out at xmas and want to seal the floor under tank any body tell me best stuff to use and where to get it from thanks andy

russ_clark

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Re: advice on van floors
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2008, 08:33:57 pm »
http://www.newventureproducts.co.uk/
stuff is called protectakote
4 litre tin will do most vans.
Go for the UVR ones they are tougher.
Make sure you key the floor before you paint it on.
Keep the windows/doors open too
It stinks to high heaven and will for a few days.
Done three vans now and gets easier
I have one black one grey and one blue .
Russ ;D ;D

Re: advice on van floors
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2008, 08:49:15 pm »
what do u mean by key the floor thanks andy

Re: advice on van floors
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2008, 08:50:50 pm »
rough it up!

and it stinks for weeks.. well mine does :P However i like the get hiiiii smell :D

russ_clark

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Re: advice on van floors
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2008, 08:54:42 pm »
As chris says
You need to scratch the floor to act as a key for the paint to adhere to.
I used a drill with a metal thingy (like strong wire bits)
Russ

Re: advice on van floors
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2008, 09:05:14 am »
what do u mean by key the floor thanks andy
Take the shine off the floor with sand paper, purefreedom also excel systems do a kit with all you need, I would advise you get a pair of rubber gloves as this stuff is a nightmare to get off your hands. Also I would not go with black as it would make the inside of van very dark.

Painting it is easy, if you want any help or questions answered your welcome to give me a call.


Ian

Re: advice on van floors
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2008, 09:12:17 am »
what do u mean by key the floor thanks andy
Take the shine off the floor with sand paper, purefreedom also excel systems do a kit with all you need, I would advise you get a pair of rubber gloves as this stuff is a nightmare to get off your hands. Also I would not go with black as it would make the inside of van very dark.

Painting it is easy, if you want any help or questions answered your welcome to give me a call.


Ian

Ian will be able to give you all the help you need with this one folks!!

Especially on how to do VERY good hand prints on the plylining  ;D  ;D

Re: advice on van floors
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2008, 09:42:20 am »
ensure you cover up well, this stuff dont come off easily, wear coveralls, shoe covers, gloves, a hat, safety glasses etc, ensure you put newspaper or decorators sheets behind the entrance to the van encase you get some on the floor!   ::)

If you get the application kit you get rollers, paint brushes, plastic gloves and detailed instructions on how to use it.

The stuff stinks like those permanent black marker pens.. and it will smell in your van for the next coming weeks. it will take approximately 3-4 days for the stuff to cure properly and in that time you wont want to drive your van, unless ur on oxygen or you drive like a dog - with your head out the window.

Ensure you do a great job roughing the painted service up, and make sure you take any rust away too. If you dont take the paint off well, then the stuff will just flake of painted surfaces, rendering it useless. If your applying to wood covered flooring etc, ensure the wood is dry! actually make sure whatever surface you apply it too is dry.

But its fun doing it..  ;)

matt

Re: advice on van floors
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2008, 10:01:09 am »
you dont really want to scratch the paint so its through to the bare metal

a scotch pad ( red if you can ) will do the job