I pad-painted an air-portable Land Rover once with enamel paint and lots of rubbing-down. Got a superb finish, and one which was completely out-of-place on an ex-military vehicle. (snip)
Quote from: Jeremy on February 23, 2012, 03:56:01 AM I pad-painted an air-portable Land Rover once with enamel paint and lots of rubbing-down. Got a superb finish, and one which was completely out-of-place on an ex-military vehicle. (snip) Yeah, to be truly authentic, you want cheap kharr-kee paint and a mop; paint everything but the windscreen and headlamps.
(snip) our first partial coat yesterday was interrupted by a heavy thunderstorm and downpour literally 10 minutes after we stopped painting. (snip)
Quote from: Scott Bennett on February 23, 2012, 07:20:50 AM (snip) our first partial coat yesterday was interrupted by a heavy thunderstorm and downpour literally 10 minutes after we stopped painting. (snip) Oh, yeah. Need a big rainstorm? Painting a vehicle outside is a much better guarantee than just washing one. (Seriously, there's a lot of water-base in modern paints; prolly working good for you in this instance. Might have even done well to be a "cure slower"; you might have a better paint job than if it hadn't rained.)
I'm going to paint my bus this way in the summer, as I have 3 teenage sons aka infinite supply of free labor.