Doc on tour, France, Spain, Morroco.

[Northernraider]

And so, four becomes five!

Not a chance I was just puppy sitting. I did try to get Helen Ariel to adopt but Paul takes some convincing, there's 11 pups this is the only all black one

 

[CaptainPaul]

I think it looks great Tam, the graphics really Stand out well, looks very classy mate, that door is so much better now

 

[Northernraider]

Whitewall tyres. Nice.

I know ... just stupid things they do .. I mean 4 old blankets is all they need and reuse them .


But out of all the vans I've seen done over the last few days I have the least orange peel ... a few Germans have been over looking at it

 

[lorger]

Looks ok in the photos Tam, hope you’re happy with it.

 

[bobandjanie]

So they're not bothered about all the sand and dust blowing on to it?

I'm thinking it's like a oven baked respray, with wind to remove dust and sun to bake it apparently it stops any runs.

Hope all is well Tam, we sprayed vans pick up trucks and all plant hire years ago, once they were sign written they looked smart. Bob.

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[Northernraider]

In other news that's my first bottle of gas gone. In only 16 days . So I have only 2 weeks before I run out

 

[CaptainPaul]

Don't forget I've got the Moroccan gas conversion hose for you in my van

 

[Carpmart]

So, with the recent photos, I didnt appreciate that they don’t bag (mask) off the whole rest of the painted surfaces, or the wheels/tyres? I also thought from your previous comments that they painted in the sheds and that said sheds they would at least wet the floor to keep the dust down? That’s just an open air bit of spraying… how do they expect to achieve a paint finish with dust kicking up and not able to spray the paint at the correct angles to provide proper surface coverage as they would get it all over the rest of the vehicle paint if they did?

Keeping everything crossed here for you!

 

[pelican]

Do they offer grades of work?
Basic, regular, premium?

Probably but you may not get a choice!

 

[jongood]

So, with the recent photos, I didnt appreciate that they don’t bag (mask) off the whole rest of the painted surfaces, or the wheels/tyres? I also thought from your previous comments that they painted in the sheds and that said sheds they would at least wet the floor to keep the dust down? That’s just an open air bit of spraying… how do they expect to achieve a paint finish with dust kicking up and not able to spray the paint at the correct angles to provide proper surface coverage as they would get it all over the rest of the vehicle paint if they did?

Keeping everything crossed here for you!

They always seem keen to getvthem outbof the booths asap, not that the booths are that good.
I'm hoping it doesn't go too cold tonight and bloom.

Finger still crossed for you Tam, are you reasonably happy?

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[Littlewheels]

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They look as worried as l am awaiting the outcome

 

[Littlewheels]

Exactly, in the UK it would have been a couple of thousand or so.

This is why l worry at the prece they charge they cannot be covering their costs, labour,ancillary materials,paint,etc etc.

 

[Mikey RV]

Looks ok from here……but I am 2000 miles away.

 

[Lenny HB]

From the photos it's looking good.

 

[Outdoors Dad]

I like the colour change to the skirts imo it makes the van look younger.

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[MartinandBev]

Have to say it looks nice, and the white looks like it’s matched well - good choice on the colour coding of the bottom half

 

[Rollingwheels]

Looks a fair job, only you can see up close but that looks a lot of work for £350.00, so long as it has covered well there is plenty of post paint improvement, I had a bare metal respray on my Montreal and it was very orange peel but he assured me all was . This is how it turned out

 

[nicholsong]

This is why l worry at the prece they charge they cannot be covering their costs, labour,ancillary materials,paint,etc etc.

........and tax.

 

[Northernraider]

They always seem keen to getvthem outbof the booths asap, not that the booths are that good.
I'm hoping it doesn't go too cold tonight and bloom.

Finger still crossed for you Tam, are you reasonably happy?

It's never been in the booth unfortunately...they did it outside . Luckily it wasn't windy but the bonnet and front does feel a bit rough so they will need to polish it up. There's also a few bits here and there they will need to blow In or touch up as their masking isn't great.

Bit of overspray too but fortunately the rest of the van had a good polish and wax before and it hadn't been washed so it wipes off.


Overall its good .... its not perfect by any stretch but better than others that's been done and it hasn't been polished or anything yet. The colour looks a good match so far , its hard to tell on the back as it's filthy but the sides and the door etc match a lot better than they did.

 

[Northernraider]

I like the colour change to the skirts imo it makes the van look younger.

I think so too and I actually prefer my graphics to this one

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[Northernraider]

Looks a fair job, only you can see up close but that looks a lot of work for £350.00, so long as it has covered well there is plenty of post paint improvement, I had a bare metal respray on my Montreal and it was very orange peel but he assured me all was . This is how it turned out



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That's a nice looking motor , I've not seen one of those before

 

[Barriesimpson]

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Can't believe those buggers are spray painting outside. You cannot expect quality from these clowns.

 

[Barriesimpson]

In other news that's my first bottle of gas gone. In only 16 days . So I have only 2 weeks before I run out

Yep, one 13gk bottle - 15 days. This is why I changed to LPG.

 

[Minxy]

I think so too and I actually prefer my graphics to this one View attachment 1001411

Yes your graphics suit much better, they are more in proportion with the MH than the skimpy ones on the other one.

 

[Northernraider]

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[scousebird]

It's never been in the booth unfortunately...they did it outside . Luckily it wasn't windy but the bonnet and front does feel a bit rough so they will need to polish it up. There's also a few bits here and there they will need to blow In or touch up as their masking isn't great.

Bit of overspray too but fortunately the rest of the van had a good polish and wax before and it hadn't been washed so it wipes off.


Overall its good .... its not perfect by any stretch but better than others that's been done and it hasn't been polished or anything yet. The colour looks a good match so far , its hard to tell on the back as it's filthy but the sides and the door etc match a lot better than they did.

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Looking good Tam

 

[Just smiffy]

Could be the pictures but it looks like it needs another coat….

 

[Just smiffy]

But it’s much better colour coded…

 

[Northernraider]

Yep, one 13gk bottle - 15 days. This is why I changed to LPG.

I normally get 19/20 days from my 11kg ...I filled up on 31st so 17/18 days this time .

 

[Northernraider]

Could be the pictures but it looks like it needs another coat….

It just needs polished up now I think and the whole van needs washed.

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