[richyp]

hi
 i normally get my vans done with speediner and its normally sprayed on rather than painted on. swb relay vans which i normally buy every 3 years normally cost around 600 but my new van which is a long wheel base is going to cost double that so i was wondering what kind o job this protecta kote does and is it easy to apply. also i want a good finish as the van is costing over 20 grand so i dont want it to look a mess... any help would be great guys

[stephen s]

if your spending over 20 K on the van why cut corners now for the sake of £600 ?

[richyp]

i am trying to save as much mone as i can at the moment, lost alot of work due to credit crunch etc!!

[stephen s]

my van is LWB and that cost me £600  from Ionics mate so matbe worth giving hem a call

[richyp]

thats where i got my first van do but they r too far away

[Craig Trevain]

We have a fleet of vans, we always buy new, but always coat with Protecta kote, it looks fine, we have done our new show van in the Red, looks fantastic, there again we sell Protecta kote so of coarse would say that!!

[richyp]

do yoy need to strip paint from the van floor first

[vision tech]

Im doing my van floor aswell,i had to remove plyliner from the floor
and then spend 2 days removing gripfill of the metal floor, im told to use primer
on bare metal before applying protectakote , Ive bought 2 spray tins of
plasti-kote primer super from b&q ,is it the right primer for the job, also
when do you use the xylene cleaner ,is it before putting on the primer
or before putting on the protectakote paint itself.?

I need to do it this week as im getting van fitted out next week.
any advice would be appreciated.

[attachment deleted by admin]

[attachment deleted by admin]

[mr D]

I'd consider painting some paint stripper on the your van floor 1st then using an angle grinder fitted with a wire brush fitting remove all the paint on the floor. then prime and protectakote it.

Prep is everything when it comes to getting a good finish.

I'll be doing my own new van with protectakote next weekend. I pick the van up on the 10th and am very excited as I've never even seen it!!

[vision tech]

What type of van are you buying?

[mr D]

its a vauxhall vivaro sportive 07 plate.

put new 650ltr tank in to be caged yesterday. 

[SonOfFormby]

I did mine myself, just sanded the floor, then applied the protectokote, I think it looks ok, and does the job.

Lee

[a900]

I did mine and i am so glad i did. I should have used masking tape tho.

[luther1]

My car spraying brother tells me that you need to 'key' the floor up until there are no shiny bits left ie use a scotch pad or sand paper.No need to prime the bare metal unless you are a purist as the coating is a hard primer itself.

[mr D]

cheers for the advise luther1 and thanks for posting the pic a900 looks a good job fella!

[NWH]

I would get more than you need so you can do all of the wheel arches and up the back doors 6" or so,do the whole area where water might get to.

[vision tech]

sonofFormby,
I am using blue as well, yours looks good, what did you put it on with,
they say foam rollers the type for gloss paint and a paint brush for the sides.?

[SonOfFormby]

Vision, the roller you get with the kit isn't very good, I just used a paint brush, as you need to dab it on as opposed to paint it on.

Lee

[a900]

I used the roller that came with the kit. I made sure that i got the excess of the roller before i used it on the van each time. I used the paint brush for the sides and edges. It would take forever doing the whole lot just with the brush.

I put the plastic side panels back on my van that covered the areas i should have used masking tape on.

[vision tech]

I put protectakote on van today, I didnt get a roller with the tin so went out and bought foam rollers, they where rubbish, used paint brush and applied first coat
took 1and a half hours ,second coat was much quicker, 1 hour. this is the end result.

[attachment deleted by admin]

[attachment deleted by admin]