Painting Our Van OUTSIDE for under £150 | EVERYTHING You Need to Know
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In todays episode we are FINALLY painting our van! We absolutely LOVE how it turned out, and we are so pleased that we did it ourselves on a budget! Let us know what you think of the finished van in the comments!
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Just wanted to say thanks guys, I've used your video as a tutorial, followed all the steps bar priming it, used the same paint supplier etc, finished it today and it looks great, came out better then I expected, very happy with it, thanks again.
Wow..a couple of young ones having an adventurous life...breath of fresh air!
We’re loving it!
What a lovely hardworking couple. Looks great!
I love this colour! I never would have thought you could hand paint a van and make it look so good - I love the matte effect as well!
Thank you so much! haha yeah a lot of people were mortified that we were hand painting the van, but I think as long as you buy the right paints it can turn out really nice :)
Thanks for watching :)
Excellent. Very helpful and you even explain the very basic simple stuff that many of us are unsure of. What a great team. Thanks guys !
Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching 😀
I love the new color!! It will definitely look so good within the natural and forest landscapes you spend so much time in!!
Thank you!! :) We are so excited to be in the wilderness soon so we can see how much we blend in :)
I really enjoyed watching your video and learnt some stuff too. I've been painting machine tools with foam rollers for years and get a very respectable finish - I can't wait to try the fluffy rollers you mention. Lovely to see your enthusiasm for getting on and doing stuff yourself - it should be a way of life, it certainly has been for me!
Great colour and a really good description, just in time for me to start my van,been looking for ages for someone to give ratios of paint to thinners,finally you have both come to my rescue, keep it up and enjoy, Paul
Ah brilliant, I’m glad we could be helpful!! Thanks for watching and I hope your painting goes well 😀
By far the most complete description of the process. I dont know why others don't cover this!
Thanks Dan!
I love the new colour! It’s so calming 😍
Thanks Sarah! Completely agree 😊
Love it! Looks fab! What a difference! 😍
Thank you!! :)
hey!! bit late tot the party but found this video so good and now inspired to do the same. Just a reminder that you do need to get your vehicle documents updated to the colour change.
Ohhhhhhh I very inspired AGAIN! xxx excellent job chaps!
Yay thank you so much for watching 🥰😁
I am going to be trying this in a few weeks! Thank you for showing us that this can be done!
Thank you!! 👍
You’re welcome, thanks for watching! I hope your paint job went smoothly 😀
Great to watch and very informative , your enthusiasm is contagious now you've given me the confidence to try mine even though I am nearly seventy and only doing the bottom half.
That’s brilliant to read! Thanks for leaving a comment and good luck with yours 😊
Great job! Thanks a lot for showing us all the steps of the painting job.🎨 👌🏻You guys are also a very lovely couple. 👩❤️👨
Thanks for the kind words Emerson! 😁
Really like the color choice! Looks great 😊
Thank you!
I'm almost convinced now that I can paint my van, without it looking like a dogs dinner at the end of it all! Great video that has given me lots to think about. I have a "spare" bonnet in the garage, so going to get some paint, some rollers and practice on that. Wish me luck.
Great van BTW. Love the new colour.
Ooh good luck! That’s a great idea so the the bonnet. You’ll also be able to confirm that you love the colour you selected. You can do it! 😊
Oh I love the colour!
We picked a good one! 😊
Missed seeing your videos and absolutely love the van colour !!!
Thank you!! :)
Excellent job. I'm sure you'll inspire many folk that are hesitant to roller their van to give it a go.
It’s definitely a strange feeling, you feel like your ruining the van at first haha! Thanks for watching!
looks fab guys, well done.
Thanks Lee!
The color is so rad!! I’m envious. We’re maybe gonna look into finding a mild orange color, vintagey if we can.
Thanks! Like parkingonthewildside :) they have a beautiful orange half and half painted van :)
Great job guys 👍🏽
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Now feeling inspired… I’m definitely going to give it a try. Just need the right weather.
Did you get around to trying it? Hope it went well!
It looks great - Well done.
Yay thank you John! 😊😁
Looks like a new van I agree ☺️ that colour is stunning
Thanks Becky! We love it so much more now :)
@@OurWildHorizons glad your happy with it, can’t wait to do this one day 😊
Looks fantastic. Love your van. Great size.
Thank you!
Wow, this looks ace guys, very impressive. Now we just need to pick a colour!
yay thank you!!! ahh thats the hardest part! took us ages to decide as there are so many to choose from! We found it easiest just to use the drop down menu on the paints4trade website :) thats how we chose our colour :)
Thanks to you guys for making one less red thing on this planet!
Haha, should have done it much sooner!
Amazing job ! U may have inspired me to do mine
Great job. Well done.👏
Thanks a lot!
Wow I truly love the color this is such amazing way you both have painted your beautiful home ♥️♥️ I definitely need to paint mine :) 🤗
Thank you, it’s been such a nicer colour to return to when we’re parked amongst the trees!
@@OurWildHorizons 💚💚
Tbh the primer grey looked cool as well!
It was cool wasn’t it! Think Beth is happier with the pretty green though 😊
This looks great 👍🏻 just been thinking about what happens if my next van isn't a colour I like and you've made me think there's an affordable solution 😁 thanks for sharing!
Definitely! We were so please with how affordable it was!
Nice job well done, I did mine using a 2inch brush, turned out very good.
Ooh that’s commitment! Hope it didn’t take too long!
WoW I love the colour its beautiful, it's the same shade as my old house
Thank you!! oh wow that house must have looked lovely :)
Loved the colour of this when u see you at vanlife eats. Great job 👏🏽
Oh thank you so much!
Good job guys. Cool colour. I’m currently waiting for my weather gap to do mine!
Thank you! Oooh exciting! What colour are you going with?
@@OurWildHorizons grass green it says on the tin. Bit scared it might be too bright 😲
Fantastic job...inspired me to do mine too. Very helpful and informative. I've just done mine and was wondering about cleaning and possibly a matt clear coat to protect against scuffs etc? How have you gone on since the paint job in regards to cleaning and protection etc. Thanks guys..your video has really helped me.
You're welcome! So we never put a clear coat on. The military vehicle paint is very durable, we even pressure wash it when it needs a clean and hasn't faded at all.
Looks great
Thanks Kevin!
Great video
Thanks!
I sold vechicle paint for spraying (and all things bodyshop) in my working life for my family business. Obviously you rolled your paint but your research and tips were spot on, a superb job and attention to detail. Nice one guys 👍🏻
Thank you so much!!! the researching part is the hardest bit as theres so much conflicting information on the internet :) We got there in the end though :) Thanks for watching :)
It looks so nice now 😁😁😁
A huge improvement 😁
Hey, can I ask how much of the green paint you used? I’m currently prepping mine for painting! Thanks for the info been super helpful.. I’ve got the paint from same place but went for two as want a different colour on roof and bonnet so got a small tin and my van is smaller so 🤞🏻 I have enough or just debating to order more now before i start painting xx
Great video both, could you tell me what shade of green you used and the links if you got some please
Thanks for the info
You're Welcome. Thanks for watching!
What an full detailed review ...ace for anyone who wants to hand paint, prof spray is soooo much money !!...can't wait to do mine, paints sat there for a yr ...but until welding done ,its on hold, i hand painted my boat, and my double decker bus too, deep green, didnt use under coat tho, just sanded first....and yep i had to buy more expensive masking tape coz cheap stuff wouldnt do the job...LOOKS gorgeous colour...well done on ace job...and sharing all your tips too..big love *X*
You’ve done it all! I wish you had a camera crew following you around documenting all these cool things you did and do! 😊
@@OurWildHorizons ive just lived the 'outsider / feral ' way for a long time...and half a century old...hahaha...the bus was the funniest...especially when i roller painted the roof with Bitumen....trying to block where the rain was getting in...could never find those bloody places on a bus...felt like i was on top of the world...i do have footage of building the bus, but the one thing i wud have loved filming was me & my ace mate Pinda one crispy cold night put the stack pipe in, onto an Arga i bought off ebay for £40 !!!!!! for real..!!off a farmer up north,getting that on the bus was funny...forklift/bars ropes...but yeh that night up a ladder the 2 of us, the roof covered in sparkles (slippy too) the weight of the stack pipe up into the air, placing it into hole we'd made, then i had to go back inside and guide it thru top floor ...then we sat on the roof, had a spliff under the biggest moon and white over fields, no lights for miles....tell ya was most magical, makes me emotional telling the story...wish id got that on film....we cud has seriously hurt ourselves if we'd slipped off !! id love to have documented all those yrs on film...very kool to look at when im like 150 yrs old...keep making your beautiful videos and memorys...you can look back, smile and laff and think look at what we did !!! and also bought such alot of joy to us on here too !!*X*
That’s sounds amazing!! What happened to the bus in the end? I wonder if it’s still going somewhere 😀 can’t believe you got an Aga for 40 quid and had it in a vehicle!!
@@OurWildHorizons well me n my fella split up, and we sold it, to a couple who were goin to take it to the festys and make a stage for the side of it, i never knew if they fulfilled their dream...would have loved to have seen what they did with it !! ....yeh the aga was just bonkas...and such a funny story...with the farmer etc...it was perfect to warm 2 floors tho, and i baked ace bread, pies etc in it...i had to put it across 2 main beams, crawl under bus, so it would take the weight !!!hahaha
Nice collor ❤❤❤❤
Thanks!
Fantastic Video
Thanks! Hope you found it helpful :)
What are the ‘greens things’ you used for sanding? Thanks for such an informative video I am repainting an ex post van I just bought and this is all first steps!
I thought Barry at Paints 4 trade was really helpful. I just used the foam rollers from screwfix from start to finish and no undercoat . It is really hard wearing and the best thing is if you scratch it..,,,,,no worries you have more paint 😬. Great vid.
He was brilliant, answered all the questions we had! Yeah we’ve been so impressed with the toughness of the paint this past year 😀
nice one you guys
Thank you!
Nice job,& video :)
Thank you so much! Hope it helps!
Hi guys, great job the van looks great!! Is the military paint normally self-undercoating? Looking at doing mine but a fair few poeple just went straight onto the prepped existing paint? 😊
Thanks Jack! We’ve heard of others just going straight for the top coat but since ours was dark red changing to a light green the place we bought from recommended the under coat. 😊
Very helpful 👍 this should save me some money thanks
Glad you found it useful! Hope your colour change went well!
Hey awesome vid. I am doing my van now matte in military paint.. how did you handle the last coat? Some people are telling me i need to sand it back and others that i shouldnt.. but then what about bugs etc that get caught in the drying process? Feeling a bit lost 🙈
A great in depth video, I’ve been putting it off for ages but now feel I can give it a go with your info, is the paint a glossy finish? Cheers
Thanks! So we went for satin as we thought it was a nice in between matte and gloss. The primer was matte and we weren’t fond of that but didn’t want a shiny shiny van so we’re happy with the satin option 😊
Hi guys, love the paint job! I’m thinking the same for military paint! Did you use Matt, satin or gloss for this finish? Thanks!
Thanks Karen! We used Satin and love how it turned out, we didn’t want it to be shiny but also don’t like the matte look! (Matte undercoat, satin chosen colour coat)
Sorry for being late to the party, another great video, the van looks superb, and the colour is so much better than NATO green :-) You did not mention lacquer at all, does this paint need lacquer or is it hard wearing enough to cope with scratches and stone chips as well as the salt from the winter roads?
Its military vehicle paint with primer so it’s very tough and hard wearing and we haven’t had any issues with stone chips which proves to us that it’s nice and durable 😀 I’m sure a layer of lacquer would give even better protection though!
You have done a great job, looks great, do they have a paint chart ? How is it advertised on there site, I mean usage, thanks was great to watch, you both explained everything really well
Thanks
You can look at the drop down options to see all the different shades available! Which comes with a colour code. Check out paints 4 trade for a better idea than I can explain. We spent ages choosing this one 😊
Looks really good! we startet our van repaint today and stuggled with small air bubbles that would not go away by them self. Did you use matt paint und what was your thinner ratio? Do you had any problemes with air bubbles?
The rollers are the most important part of this and we didn’t have issues with air bubbles using the rollers we chose. I can’t remember the ration, we mention it in the video but I think it was around 10%
I can confirm that they didn't leave a trail of red dust💪 wiping down as they sanded worked a treat 🙂
haha yay!!! :D
Looks great! How much paint and primer did you end up using? Just a single can of each?
Hi :) we had a 5L primer which we used all of and 5L paint which we still have a bit left :)
Our van is a medium wheel base for reference :)
Yup, that van was just, well, too red! Great job!
Exactly! That’s the only way we could describe it too 🤣😁😊 thanks for watching :)
How's the paint stood up to everyday exposure since you applied it? The finish looks great!
Thank you! It’s done really well, withstood any stone chips. There’s just a part around the door where the metal runs which we’ll need to repaint at some point but we’re very impressed with the quality of the paint 😃
Following all that exhaustiveness, I`m very pleased that (a.) I`m 76 and far too old to embark on that kind of undertaking and (b.) that I don`t have a van anyway to tempt me... What a splendid job you`ve done! So very worth the considerable effort and the small amount of money it took to do it yourself - your van looks so much improved and you`ve chosen a colour that is both practical and very attractive. Best wishes from NZ..... (^_^) Rodger
Thank you! Ahh it is hard work and much more enjoyable to watch on CZcams rather then actually doing it, so you have the right idea :D
Thank you so much for watching, wow all the way from New Zealand what a beautiful place!!
What!! I'm 77 this year and helped convert a VW LWB, think I may even sell my MWB and but another LWB and convert. Also a Biker and carry the Bike abroad every year, never, never say too old.
That's an amazing job! Well done! We've just bought a van that definitely needs a paint job. Since all our money has gone to the purchase, we'll need to paint the van ourselves to save money. After over a year, how does the paint job look? Did you have to do any retouches? Did you varnish in the end? I think I'll also get myself some military paint if it lasts that long
Thanks!! A year later it looks really good! It’s chipped where the top of the sliding door touches the other part of the door but that’s it :) really impressed :) we didn’t do a varnish :)
Hi, vans looks great currently doing my old t4 with the same stuff did you find that little thin pieces of the 2 fussy blokes rollers would come of in the paint at all? Thanks
We didn’t find that! Did you manage too complete the paint job?
That's mint!
Ha, the colour or the job? 😂 Thanks either way!
@@OurWildHorizons In both senses of the word :-)
I’m so tempted to try painting my van.
Which paint range did you buy? Military or two part metal paint? Or have I missed where you have posted this?
Oh we may have missed that out. We went for the military option based on the emails with the company 😊 You can do it!
Thanks for this. Definitely going to do mine now. Did you use all the 5l of paint and primer?
Glad you enjoyed it :) yes we used ALL of the primer.. but for some reason we didn’t use all of the paint even though they were both 5L 😁
@@OurWildHorizons thank you 😀
It looks great! Just curious, did you paint underneath the solar panels?
Hi! Thanks for watching :) we ran out of primer so didn’t do under the solar! We hope to do it in the future though :)
brilliant job, did you have to inform the DVLA about the colour change?
Thanks, yes they need to change the docs 😊
well done its a lot of work and a pal of mine did the the same using house paint years ago
Thanks! Wow, did that stand the test of time? Or was it outside house paint?
@@OurWildHorizons it was outside dulux gloss and it stood the test of time
Did you have to add any hardener? I’m looking to repaint mine and looked at military paint too :) to give it a stronger finish could I coat with 2k clear coat too? And do you think we can use a spray gun or is it better to just use rollers? Thank you for your videos!
We didn’t need any hardener ☺️
I bet a spray would make an even better finish but we just wanted to keep the costs down as much as possible. Thanks for watching! 😊
Well done for breaking her cherry looks good
Haha thanks!
Did you do the roof too? (I imagine it'd be difficult if you had to remove the solar or to try and get underneath it.)
Actually we ran out of the grey primer so we did the rood but not under the solar panels. It's on the list to do soon but not in an immediate rush to correct it :)
Thanks so much for making this video! I'd like to do the same so it's super useful
You’re welcome! Hope it inspires you to go for it!
I love this new colour! You've done a great job, and thanks for the detailed explanation! What happens when you wash the van however? Do you need to change the way it's washed?
Thanks Laura! We used military vehicle paint so once it’s completely “cured” (like the paint has fully set it, takes around a week I think?) you can treat it like any other car and wash it normally!
@@OurWildHorizons Ah I see! Thank you! Enjoy your ‘new’ van 😁
Looks great guys! Ignore the idiots on FB moaning about the pic!
Thank you so much :)
Hi - Your van paint job looks really great! One question - did you have any problem with paint dripping onto rubber (eg tyres or window seals) where it would be very difficult to clean?
Mask it all off with paper tape,take it all off when all coats are done,any tiny touch ups use an artist brush
Yes, as this comment say! And just keep an eye on it and wipe any spills as they happen 😀 Bit late now so I hope your paint job was successful!
Do you have to clear laquer the paint when finished. If not is it easily to keep clean and does the dirt and grime wash off easily when it needs cleaning?
No since it’s military vehicle paint, it’s all ready once painted!
good vid nice camper
Thanks Wayne! 😀
Thanks Wayne! 😀
I noticed there are lots of different types of primer paints to choose from, which grey primer type did you use at pints4trade?
We used the light grey mat primer :)
What was the colour you used? I love it I want to do half of mine this colour!
It was one of the sage green options on paints4trade but I can’t remember the exact code! They have so many shades of green to choose from though 😃
should of used an expesive brush after the brush for a better finish.
Great job the van looks lovely. I'm thinking of doing this does it stand up to weather and time? And would you do it again 🙂
Yes! Years later still looks good 😊
Would 100% do again 😊
What colour / brand is that on paint4trade? Love it! :o
I'm not sure anymore but they have loads of options 😃
It has been great. Could you tell me primer and paint link. Thank you.
Thanks! We got it from Paints4Trade and chose the Military Vehicle Paint option 😊
What grit sandpaper did you use to sand it down. ? Think I missed it ! Cheers
I don’t remember I’m afraid! Sorry about that!
Looks so good! Do you remember the color code of the paint? :)
No I'm afraid not but they have loads of the similar colours and which ever one you settle on will be lovely :)
Did you send down the second prime coat or just paint the first top coat straight on
I can’t quite remember but I don’t believe we did sand it since the matt primer was a rough texture anyway! Still going strong a year on so we must’ve done it right 😀
Meant to say, prep is everything with spraying or rolling.
Yes exactly! very true :)
Can you write down a list of what paints and where please? I see the rollers but not paint
We got our paint from Paint4Trade. The people there were really helpful over email and answered all our questions :) You can tell them the size of your van and they'll tell you how much you need. Thanks for watching!
Still cant work out what your 'greenies' are you used for sanding?
The green dishwashing pads 😀
Philly wants to paint our van, pondering it for a while, this video may have tipped him over the edge
You can do it!!
Hi, am about to paint my van. What kind paint was it you used?
All explained in the video 😁
Excellent travail je voudrais faire aussi mon van quel est vôtre code couleur pour ce vert?
Thank you, we can’t remember which code specifically but we found it on paints4trade and they have loads of similar ones 😊
One question. How did you paint the hinges on the back door??
With a paintbrush :)