PAINTING THE EXTERIOR OF OUR VINTAGE CAMPER
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- The day is finally here! We're putting paint on the exterior of our vintage camper! After a long rebuild process, our 1968 Play-Mor Model 140 is finally ready to get her glossy coat put on.
But, as usual, something doesn't quite go according to plan.
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As a non professional painter with over 50 years not painting professional i got to say you did great 👍👍
Thanks! I feel like it's something that really just takes practice. Every time I paint something I get a little better at it.
Firstly: I've been painting cars, trucks, campers, vintage soda machines and gas pumps for 30 years and you DO need to thin paint so it will flow out and flash correctly. I use acrylic enamel for antiques which will be stored in doors and urethane basecoat/clearcoat for vehicles and outdoor items. (BTW I think your trailer looks GREAT!!)
Secondly: I am at the bare frame stage of a 1969 Play-Mor 140 rebuild and I've truly enjoyed your videos and the choices you've made with yours. Ours will be a mobile storage/sales trailer for my wife's side business and will be configured for that, rather than camping, but the exterior will be returned to OEM specs.
These trailers are addictive-- but a hell of a lot of work!
They certainly are addictive! Thanks for the kind words. I was actually just thinking last night about a few things I want to change about our Play-Mor, so I'm thinking there's going to be some future videos where I go back to this one. Stay tuned!
Just watched this. I’m in the throes of upcycling my ‘74 wilderness pretty much by myself (I’m a 62 yo woman).
It hasn’t been too bad thus far with brush painting the primer on but there’s a lot of rabbit holes!
Regardless, I’m glad you mentioned to start painting at the top. I had every intention of doing otherwise 😁
Glad to be helpful! Good luck on your camper!
I #love your color choice and your wisdom concerning the paint process is right on! 👍
Thanks! It ain't my first rodeo!
I just stumbled upon your channel and thought I was watching Al Borland from Home Improvement! Great work!
I don't think so, Tim.
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That color is gorgeous!! Love it.
Thanks! It's been a couple of years now and we're still really happy with it.
From an amateurs perspective you do a professional job 👍👍
Ha ha ha! Well, I'm still getting better. Watch our more recent video here:
ua-cam.com/video/YDaL5V4D9-U/v-deo.html
Thank you for the help! We just bought a project :) and will need all the help we can get.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching! Hope you find some helpful tips (and things not to do : ) in these videos for your project camper.
In my humble opinion, you did an AWESOME job!!
Well thank you very much!
Thank you from Sweden, i got some really nice ideas and now i can proceed with my projects :)
You're welcome, thanks for watching, and good luck on your projects!
It looks amazing.
Thanks for watching!
I been painting for 45 years 😮
Ha ha, I am a rank amateur! You can watch this video and tell me if I've gotten any better:
ua-cam.com/video/YDaL5V4D9-U/v-deo.html
Thanks for watching!
Hey Trailer Trash, its rare to find a fellow keeper of the plains. we have 76 yellowstone that we are fixing up sometime we have to come over and see your work.
Ah cool, always nice to meet other locals! If I ever get a professional workspace I'd love to give tours, but just not of my sad backyard, lol!
Love the color choice!
Thanks Christie!
Looking great!
Thank you! We're excited to get it finished up and move to the interior!
Thanks for such a realistic and down to earth video. I'm a great believer in learning by experience so am grateful for yours. We are about to do something similar with our first wee caravan and I've been tossing up between the roller/brush approach (that I am familiar with) and the spraying approach (which always seems so messy and complicated). But your experience and the speed and quality of your work has swung me towards spraying. Fingers crossed. And incidentally, greeting from New Zealand.
Greetings and thanks for watching!
Spraying 100% for me! Yes it is more complicated and requires a bit of practice and patience, and yes masking takes some time, but I promise you once you've done it once you'll wonder why you didn't spray it sooner. Plus pulling off all the tape and masking paper is super satisfying.
I'm actually thinking of going a bit further upscale on my next camper and using a single stage automotive paint, but we'll see when I get there.
10:42 guard dog says ain't no birds pooping on my fam's camper!!!
Lol!
Rob im looking at using one of the free standing ac units. Have you had any tried that method? Im thinking of using a dryer vent to mount to exterior for the exhaust. Anyway curious of pros or cons to those instead of window units.
Thanks
I've seen a lot of people do that. It's nice in that it's pretty easy to remove and leave at home when you don't need it, but they do take up a bit more room than some other options.
@@TrailerTrashtoTreasure thanks for the response. We was building a bar across the front thought i would hide it in the middle and build a type open cabinet around it. Be a great support for the bar and great place to incorporate the ac it wouldnt be just sitting out in the middle of the floor. AC is 16"x16" x24"
Should work, sounds like a plan!
I am watching you to get motivation to do mine.
Well, having three months "off" from work was the motivation we needed 😅 but YOU CAN DO IT! That camper will thank you 😊
Scratch test. How did that paint hold up?
So... Honestly not great, but I'll tell you the one real reason why: I didn't use a self etching primer. Regular primer just doesn't stick very well to aluminum, and top it off with the Ace brand primer (which I had used before with better results), and it just started coming off in places worse than I expected.
But here, if you want to see me do a better job that's held up much better, watch this video instead:
ua-cam.com/video/YDaL5V4D9-U/v-deo.htmlsi=8Q3n55LF63ZZhoql
great video series, i might suggest lower volume for the royalty free music.
Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching! Hopefully the volume has gotten better this year!
I have a question, did you buy new roof railing? I think that’s what it’s called, or did you use the original ones and just cleaned them up?
Yes, we did buy new roof rail. We have a local supplier here in Wichita - Trailer Parts Supply but on our camper before this we just bought it from a local RV store (I assume it just came from Trailer Parts Supply, though). When we bought our new skin for an upcoming remodel from Hemet Valley RV in California they also offered to ship roof rail so I assume they sell it as well. You might check with a local RV store first if you want to buy new. You can see us install it in this video: ua-cam.com/video/WmQjYivbbf8/v-deo.html
Start at the top work your way down...Got it
Sound advise
Sometimes it's the littlest things that make a big difference. Thanks for watching!
Are you using home paint instead of rustoleum ?
Yeah, we used oil based exterior grade paint from Behr. It's just the stuff you get at Home Depot. However, if you're after the best shine you might want to look at automotive grade paints, but there's a bit more of a learning curve to properly spray those.
What brand paint did you use?
It's Behr Premium Plus Exterior oil based paint tinted to a custom color from Magnolia "weekender". We did a semi gloss finish.
Dude. You painted your tires and rims!
It was easier than masking them, and I was getting new tires anyway.
Dude.. nice job!
Thank you!
Hi- your family is beautiful & Simon is a handsome fellow. 👍
Question- you mention thinning the paint 4:1 ratio, & why the professionals would frown on it. But you didn’t mention WHY you did it. Is it just to save $ and spread the product further? Thanks for all your very helpful info. I’m just starting mine. 🧐
Also- any reason why I couldn’t spray the primer on with the spray gun as well?
TY 👍
Thanks for watching!
When you buy oil based paint like this it's designed to be brushed or rolled on, or maybe sprayed with an airless sprayer, but it needs to be thinned to be sprayed through an HVLP air sprayer or it'll clog up. Thinning it also helps it lay down a bit smoother and makes it easier to get an even coat with successive passes.
I would definitely spray primer on with the sprayer, but I hadn't purchased the sprayer at that point in our project. It would've been a lot quicker and a lot cheaper!
@@TrailerTrashtoTreasure Hey- Thank- you for the info! (& for all the videos!)
@@stephaniebarrow2356 No problem! Thanks for watching!
Did you really paint the tires? 🤣
I did, yes. They were fully rotted and going to be replaced, and the rims were going to be painted to match the white on the camper so I didn't feel like spending time masking them off. I probably should have though, and I think I'll do a better job on the rims on our next camper.
Yikes that’s not cool!
Yeah the ants were pretty gross. You never know what you're going to find when you start opening one of these campers up!