Painting truck body

[Al Cormack]

Seeing this photo of my truck, I need to put some paint on the body.

What sort of paint would be recommended?

 

 

Cheers....Al

 

 

Tree Surgeon - Woking | Cormack Tree Care Ltd

[Chopperbob]

How do you intend on applying the paint buddy, brush or spray

 

Bob

[Al Cormack]

Either Bob. I've got a compressor and cheapy paint spray gun, might be good enough for the body.

 

 

http://www.cormacktreecare.co.uk

[aspenarb]

I would forget painting the bin Al because its dented to feck and will always look rough. I would re panel the outside of it on the outer box sections with that lightweight pre coloured composite plastic/ali, you could rivet that on and it would never get damaged because of the cavity. Just thoughts.

 

https://www.sheetplastics.co.uk/3mm-blue-aluminium-composite-1000-x-1000.html?price_display=2&gclid=CL2Q4ueb9c4CFcgp0wodiHoHzg#fo_c=1171&fo_k=d63c2282265a4d9e9fb13c6bd0c4e49f&fo_s=gplauk

 

Bob

[Chopperbob]

I would forget painting the bin Al because its dented to feck and will always look rough. I would re panel the outside of it on the outer box sections with that lightweight pre coloured composite plastic/ali, you could rivet that on and it would never get damaged because of the cavity. Just thoughts.

 

https://www.sheetplastics.co.uk/3mm-blue-aluminium-composite-1000-x-1000.html?price_display=2&gclid=CL2Q4ueb9c4CFcgp0wodiHoHzg#fo_c=1171&fo_k=d63c2282265a4d9e9fb13c6bd0c4e49f&fo_s=gplauk

 

Bob

 

That's a bang on suggestion, I think I'd look at doing something like that.

Never going to get damaged so only has to be very light duty.

 

If you want to paint hit any scanby areas with a knotted wheel on grinder and blast a coat of 2k over it. Easy to spray. Could do all the way round the body with it, then panel dented bits out. Look like new

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Paint it red Al and I'll send you some stickers to make it look pretty, a bit like this actually:

[Al Cormack]

Good ideas there. Thanks. (Apart from Old Mills[emoji849])

 

Maybe white panels then sign written in company livery....

 

 

http://www.cormacktreecare.co.uk

[Goaty]

Do you use it to give hedges a final rub down finish old mill?

 

 

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[htb]

Do you use it to give hedges a final rub down finish old mill?

 

 

That's what crossed my mind when I saw pics or need to use mirrors more.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Do you use it to give hedges a final rub down finish old mill?

 

 

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That's right but I take care to keep speed above 50mph otherwise the Transit could sink on the client's lawn.