WAS THIS A MISTAKE?!😩Painting Our Full Van with Raptor Liner
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- A day after our wedding, we went right into the shop to start stripping down our beloved Olive to bare bones and build her back up as a beautiful green machine! But is this new raptor liner paint job be worth the exhaustion? Become a Patreon today: / fnavanlife
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So. Much. Work. 😲
But what a fantastic job! 💚
Flock of Seagulls hair for the win. 🤣🤣
I could've handled the dancing while keeping the hose out of the way job. That would've been it for me. 🤣
-Troy & Aimee
Yeah it was a ton of work!!! But we'll worth it. Things that are worth it are always hard work. ✨️
What a ton of work!!!! But what a huge savings! I love the color and with the black…gorgeous. Excited to see the final reveal. Bravo, guys! ❤️
You are so right Linda!!! We paid for it with blood, sweat and luckily no tears haha So glad you like the color, it was a big choice, quite literally haha Lots of love xo Alex
Love the color guys❤️
Thank you so much Tenaj and Tino!
Great job! All that hard work really pays off when you get to save that much money. Can't wait to hear a follow up on how much it changes the noise inside the van while driving. I bet it's a massive difference.
yes it certainly does!! I would 100% charge even more than they were asking if someone wanted me to do it for them. So much work!!! Never thought of the sound difference but you're right, I'm sure it would help with that and a bit of insulation too!!!
Definitely a good decision. I love that type of color and how it withstand some beating, if the terrain is rough and the nature grows out in the road :)
Totally true Vangeezer Experience, we can just cruise on through the trees and bushes, and no worries at all! so worth it!!! xo Alex
Great video my friends
Thank you so much Alyaa!!! xo
I just sprayed my 06 Sprinter. I prepped for 5-7 days. It seems to never end. Then taping off. I had to work outside with a canopy, and May in North Carolina means pollen pods. It’s sprayed. Of course there are spots to touch up. And time will tell if my prep was adequate. Yours looks great!!
Thanks so much Martin. That sounds like a beast of a job!!! We were in the same boat, prep and taping was never going to end!!!! I'm sure yours looks and with all that prep, you're absolutely in a good place!!! 👍
Lol...at 9:31...is Alex always that adorable when she’s mad?
hahahah omg Lillian I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO tired!!!!!
WOW! You guys rock! What an amazing job you did. I know the major reveal is in the next video but what we could see was excellent! All your hard work really paid off! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤗❤️
Thank you so much Beki!!! She's looking so sweet and we are loving the makeover :) Hard work usually does bay off! xo Alex
Raptor liner is the cats pajamas! We did the same to our skoolie & between all the trees & mishaps it’s one of our best investments! The prep is such a pain though 🥵
omg Bus Life Pirates the prep was almost the death of us haha but you're right, SO worth it!!!
That’s an FnAwesome color choice! Great work guys!
Thank you so much PaigeMaker! FnAwesome!!!! hhaha love it!!! xo
Your videos are getting good I mean great. As in fomo the best parts
Dang Dave, thank you so much!!!
Amazing color choice and painting
Thank you so much Ahmed!
Niiiice! Thanks for the link :)
No problem 😊 we love to help let us know if you need any other information.
Shelley here & have done this before, it's a lot of work but you did a beautiful job! Paco looked good & the Franky doo looked cool!😎 Momma was tired as you should be! Badass machine! Olive rocks it!🍻❤
Thank you so much Shelley!!! We were all exhausted from this work but you're right, it was so worth it!! Now Momma needs a nap haha xo
Hope you are stoked for Olive's new do ! Look forward to seeing the big reveal !
We are so stoked!!!! She's looking fine!!!
Wow...that green and black looks perfect😀 Great job👍
Thank you so much Lillian!!! We are loving the switch!!! xo
Great job 👍 🇬🇧
Thank you so much Paul!!
Super job. Love it. Stay safe and Blessings 🙏😁💛💙🌞
Thank you so much Makaduta!!!
The eyes are turning, alright, in shock! 😩
hahahahah
Wow looking good! Safe travels.
Thank you so much Evelyn :)
I warned you haha! Awesome job both of you!
haha omg we wouldn't have been able to do it without you!! Thank you for all the help and so much more (especially the smoothies haha). You warned us yes, but nothing can prepare you lol
Great job guys. The green coat you rolled on first is that raptor liner paint as well, it didn’t look like it had texture? And what grain sand paper at the point after u have rolled what paint that is? Love your channel, specially if u reply lol
I think we use 80 grit. It came out much better then we thought it would lol. totally worth doing it too. It saved us from so many different things. 1 having to wash the van all the time goes out the window due to the roughness of the paint.
Fantastic Amazing 🤩 looks so good. Unique just as you are. Love ❤️ to you both & Paco Victoria Australia 🇦🇺🐨👍🏻💙💙💙💙
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Thank you so much Lynne!!! We are so grateful for the compliments and are loving the color too!! Xoxo
Aha! I get it! Olive! It only took me 4 minutes to figure that out. Duh.
lol Susan!!!
Looking good!! Me liking 👍
Thank you so much Sunshine!!!
Good job! Definitely stand out now among other white vans!
heck yeah Mika!!! We are looking good these days :)
What a stunnnaaaaa!
heck yeah!!!! So glad you guys like it :D
gorgeous! Olive is rollin' in style!! I have a question though. Where's the pimento go?!?! :)
I know Mary!! We need to get a red dot on her somewhere. We'll work it out!! xo Alex
Wow looks Awesomness!
Thank you Dana!!!!
That hair pic though ahahhahahhahah
Omg TOO realistic right!?!?! Hahah
Never going to find you in a forest now! But much easier in a blizzard 😂😂
Lol Scott!!! Still better than camo but we're incognito!
You guys are so talented. Love watching this video.
Oh my goodness Makaduta, thank you so much for the love :)
Love the color!!
Thank you so much Sherry!!!
I am suddenly craving a Martini 😁 Olive looks great!
Lol CL 😆 Cheers!!!
@@FnAVanLife Vodka martini with anchovie stuffed olive! 🍸
My late bestie was a rocket engineer during the cold war, was introduced to that blend in '62 😊
Awesome job. Love it!!!!
Thank you so much Terri!!!!
Looks similar to a van I’ve seen before! Love it!
but like... ours looks cooler right?! haha kidding, that's awesome!!
Looks great
Thank you so much Denise!
🦋❣🦋Please, where in Long Beach? I want to have my Tahoe painted and I live not to far from Long Beach 🦋❣🦋❣🦋❣❣CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WEDDING, SO HAPPY FOR YOU❣❣❣❣🦋❣🦋❣
Thank you so much for the love Flutterrbye!!! This is Brian's private garage, he doesn't do painting as a job (although he clearly love it haha). I don't think he's looking to have more folks come paint but I can ask. Sending lots of love! xo
Frankie: Why you mad at everyone in the vlog?
Alex: Not you, YOU!
Priceless 😂
That look
Oh, and now you need to get some sick rims put on the van and then you'll really be stylin' and profilin'.
hahaha DON"T GIVE HIM ANY IDEAS!!!!!
Olive approves!
Hahaha YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!
Okay, Frank....the wisdom of 32 years of marriage talkin'....when your better half is frustrated or unhappy, don't ask for reasons or look for a solution. "I love you, babe, and I understand...what can I do to take your mind off things for now?" I'm tellin' ya, brother, she'll appreciate it.
Amen
lol You guys are the best!! Thank you for the wisdom!!! xo Alex
OMG it’s avocado for breakfast, lunch and dinner 😘
haha if only we could afford that Val 😜 This color does have us dreaming avocado! xo Alex
@@FnAVanLife about the only thing I know that is cheap as chips down here Alex🥰
Where's the splotch of red for the pimiento? Lovely job, guys.
We're working on it Susan!!! lol
Could u also reveale the color code of the ford that was parking in the garage🙏.?:)
Ouuu I wish we knew!!! So gorgous right!?
Is that the "green" that theme parks use trick the mind to not notice things?
haha maybe James, it's in incognito mode!
Seems the van needs to be named Olive now also as it’s the color of green olives! Great job albeit lots of work!!
haha Heather, she's already named Olive!
I spy a cool hat in this video!
ou la la!!! We got that Pacific Craftsman swag!!!! Thank you so much!!! xo
Awww, no golfball dimples for more aerodynamics. 😕
ahahah nope!! Smoothed out all those bad boys. We'll work on getting some more lol
Looks great, u guys are f ckin awesome together, great content. Just started vanlife myself, havin some fun. Keep at it.
Dang Brian, thank you so much!! You're Fn'Awesome for saying this! Hope van life is treating you well!! xo Alex
How much raptor did you end up using?Im thinking about doing the same to my promaster 159. You guys are awesome! Great job!
So much Raptor Chops! 10 bottles of black and 4 kits of green. A lot! Ours is the extended so maybe a bit bigger but not by much. Good luck!!!
You couldn’t even see the finished job from the links and the far off distance…, I’m thinking the paint was splotchy?
The paint job came out great we got tons of in person compliments. When we opend the doors people were blown away how good the door jams came out. So many people wanted to touch it as well. The hardest part for the paint to stick is the plastic. Make sure it is scuffed well and you use the paint adhesive or you will pay later down the road.
also we drove all the way to Panama and back over 10 months of hard travel by the ocean and the paint job held up very well. go watch the 9 county in 9 months playlist and you will see more of what it looks like. ua-cam.com/play/PLCQUTB8hgg9bX5MPJzYv1XJ6uypz2SCFk.html
You are beautiful, i don't say that flippantly, you are a beautiful looking woman... not only are you beautiful but i could listen to you talk all day long. Iv'e said what iv'e said because it's an honest observation... Cheers from Australia ...🦘🦘🦘
Cheers bud. 🍻 You understand why I married her.
when painting the inside of the doors don't paint wher the rubber seals touch
yeah we should have taped those off too. It's not giving us any trouble though so that's good. Thanks so much Steve!
Where in long beach Ali are you guys
We have been gone for a little while now.
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Thank you so much Terri!! We just dropped a new video for you!! xo
Alex, why in the world did you let Frank turn your van into a giant lima bean❓
Yum!!!! lol
It seems that the new UA-cam buzzword to use as often as possible is the word “super”. This has SUPERceded the buzzword of the past which was “awesome”, and I think “epic” was in there too but that is old stuff.
Haha well this video is from 2021 so I guess we were ahead of the curve!!!
All of that and no van reveal?
If you watch more of the videos, you will see the outside of the van a bunch. Sorry that we missed it in that video.
Ready for combat operations! 🤔😯😂👍
haha heck yeah!
You should remove that silly roof deck and fill the whole roof with solar panels! 😤
We don't need em! We've got more than enough power
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Thank you so much Glenna!!!
Hello soy yo su amigo
whats up amigo!
More bad alternative names. Dick. Harry. Harry “Richard”. Wanker. Lemon. Emu. Raine. Stormy. Amber. Oops. Feel free to add your own…
What on earth are you talking about Chrispy?!?!! I mean I know... but like... what?! hahah
@@FnAVanLife LOL you are asking me? It’s a great mystery!
“Live to……”….GROSS!!!!
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hahahah omg so bad!!!
That color you guys picked looks like a giant lima bean! 🤮
Maybe like a baby lima bean lol
I think you should shave that beard and get a really short haircut, the grungy look does not look well for you 😜
He's a wild man!