Advice + Needed Recommendation I've started working on my…
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Advice + Needed Recommendation
I've started working on my van conversion (old ex-nato Mercedes 508d) fairly regularly in the past couple weeks, and was shocked at how much time and money it took to remove the previous owner's crappy conversion.
When I bought the van, I could see it didn't have a layout I could live with, and everything was a bit rough, including where a bit of water had been getting in from a hastily installed chimney. What I didn't expect, was it took 30 hours to remove everything, without damaging the van body. The old guy who built it, had put construction adhesive on everything, and screwed the panels over other panels, then filled in all the screws.
Finally when I made it to the insulation, there was the final surprise of wood furring strips glued to all the body panels, and going every which way. Days of working with a chisel got it out, but I removed the paint in a number of places.
So here is the advice needed!
I'm looking for a paint recommendation for the inside of my van, and ideally it would be able to adhere directly to the bare metal and the previously painted sections. Luckily, there's no rust to paint over, but obviously something that will protect it from rust in the future is good as well. I'm in Canada, but most products from the USA are available here as well.
TLDR: don't underestimate removing a conversion, and negotiate accordingly! Need paint advice.
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I've started working on my van conversion (old ex-nato Mercedes 508d) fairly regularly in the past couple weeks, and was shocked at how much time and money it took to remove the previous owner's crappy conversion.
When I bought the van, I could see it didn't have a layout I could live with, and everything was a bit rough, including where a bit of water had been getting in from a hastily installed chimney. What I didn't expect, was it took 30 hours to remove everything, without damaging the van body. The old guy who built it, had put construction adhesive on everything, and screwed the panels over other panels, then filled in all the screws.
Finally when I made it to the insulation, there was the final surprise of wood furring strips glued to all the body panels, and going every which way. Days of working with a chisel got it out, but I removed the paint in a number of places.
So here is the advice needed!
I'm looking for a paint recommendation for the inside of my van, and ideally it would be able to adhere directly to the bare metal and the previously painted sections. Luckily, there's no rust to paint over, but obviously something that will protect it from rust in the future is good as well. I'm in Canada, but most products from the USA are available here as well.
TLDR: don't underestimate removing a conversion, and negotiate accordingly! Need paint advice.
#lifestyle
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