Rustoleum fail

goldgiter · October 19, 2015, 01:18:00 PM

I too live in SC, have most of my life and I kinda like it here!

Wes

kyle4501 · October 19, 2015, 03:39:03 PM

Maybe what they say is true - that everything looks like a nail to someone who only knows how to use a hammer.

Zephod · October 19, 2015, 03:58:12 PM

Problem I'm getting in SC is I just can't get work. I did admin all the time before I came to the US. Then I did front desk for an employer who subsequently died (sole practitioner). After that all I get is retail garbage or kiddue minding garbage. I send off resumes til I'm blue in the face. Doesn't do any good. Tried all the jobs websites and its all scams and agencies faking it.

It sounds like a case of having to drink at the right bars, go to the right churches or be in the right golf clubs.

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uncle ned · October 19, 2015, 04:33:35 PM

Kyle You sure have some nice neighbors must be some kin to my brother in laws neighbor. the one that shot him.

uncle ned

Brassman · October 19, 2015, 05:03:08 PM

As far as paint I've had good luck with industrial acrylic paint. Not the shiniest but holds up well and is easy to spray with an airless.

Zephod · October 19, 2015, 05:58:38 PM

Acrylic sounds good. I like to slap it on with a brush or a roller. I'd kinda like to stay grey. How much is it for a gallon bucket?

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Brassman · October 20, 2015, 08:51:25 AM

Somewhere between $30 and $50.

Zephod · October 20, 2015, 09:05:44 AM

That sounds doable. I might try my grit blaster again with coarser grit and repaint but after I've done the front door unlock ing gizmo, battery compartment and water tanks.

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LowTide · October 20, 2015, 09:30:30 AM

Quote from: luvrbus on October 19, 2015, 09:41:24 AM
Humm I take it you don't like South Carolina much

Clifford, I was born in Kingstree South Carolina so I guess I am a bit partial

LowTide · October 20, 2015, 09:32:18 AM

Not to high jack the rustoleum thread..........but what would be the best paint to paint a coach with?

kyle4501 · October 20, 2015, 09:59:03 AM

Imron holds up very well

gg04 · October 20, 2015, 11:43:33 AM

All of the single stage urethane's hold up really well. For south of San Antonio I've had great luck with acrylic enamel top coated with urethane clear-coat. All are available for 75.to125. a gallon. Professional or industrial coatings or designed to be kept up by your maintenance staff. They are not automotive grade finishes. rdw

Oonrahnjay · October 20, 2015, 12:52:03 PM

Quote from: kyle4501 on October 20, 2015, 09:59:03 AMImron holds up very well

True but in my (limited) experience it's expensive and hard to work with. It's pretty much the perfect thing to do the body on a dump truck but it's always seemed to be overkill for a bus. But others may know more about how to use it and make it work.

kyle4501 · October 20, 2015, 04:56:07 PM

Overkill, on a bus, used as a motorhome ?

I thought that was why we wanted a bus based motorhome - for the overkill of the chassis.

Looks like Imron lasted over 25 years on mine.

oltrunt · October 20, 2015, 06:46:13 PM

I have no dog in the fight, but I've used Du Pont's Delfleet Essential on three motorhomes now and have been surprised at the quality. It is a single stage polyurethane with a catalytic hardener that is as easy to apply as sprayed Rustoleum. It probably isn't as good as Imron but it is about 1/3 the price. Sprayed with a HVLP gun, it dries with a glossy finish similar to a factory paint job and seems to tolerate bird poop reasonably well. I have't tried color sanding and buffing though I'm sure you could. Jack