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Old 03-22-2017, 07:01 AM   #1
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Painting Exterior - thoughts?

Sunline 1988 - T2261

Original color is beige...but it just looks terrible....thinking of paining the exterior...recently bought new tires with white rims and looking to paint off white/eggshell color and then add new striping...has anyone attempted this? can it be done with a brush? spray cans? any help is greatly appreciated!!
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Hi ggspiller,

Rich (vcrt) painted a previous Sunline he had, you may want to contact him for tips and advice.

Here are some posts Rich's posts when he did his repainting that may be helpful to you.
http://www.sunlineclub.com/forums/f6...olor-8185.html

http://www.sunlineclub.com/forums/f6...aris-8295.html

Hope this was of some help.
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Hi , I think I would get a good quality 5or6 inch roller with a 1/4 in nap and use a oil base paint , rustoleum or the like . Use a red scuff pad with warm soapy water and scuff the surface for paint . Rinse well with water and maybe a final wipe with some prep sol from a autobody supplier . Take your time and you can get some good results .
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You COULD brush it, but you'd see the brush strokes up close. I painted over my old stripes with a brush.......



Looks good from a slight distance.

The best thing would be to get/rent a professional sprayer. Once the camper was prepped and masked you could paint it easy in one day.

You'd drive yourself crazy with rattle can paint IMO. Not only would you have a hard time getting it to look uniform, you'd go through many, many cans of it.

Not to mention your poor aching finger. [emoji1]
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Here's another shot with the reflection showing......

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Does anyone know exactly what the name of factory off-white color from the early 1980s was. I am doing work on my 84 Sunline motorhome and would love to know the name or paint code.


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http://www.sunlineclub.com/forums/f6...urn-17779.html


I brushed mine with oil based paint and it came out great, been stored outside in coastal florida heat with no peeling or fading, $40 paint job. Pictures in the link
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Sunline 1988 - T2261



Original color is beige...but it just looks terrible....thinking of paining the exterior...recently bought new tires with white rims and looking to paint off white/eggshell color and then add new striping...has anyone attempted this? can it be done with a brush? spray cans? any help is greatly appreciated!!


They have paint for alum siding, don’t use spray cans.


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