So, we are a few weeks away from
painting the exterior of
Burro. After purchasing, driving home 4000 miles,buying new cushion foam, upholstery, and spending to put new torsion
axle and lift on frame, budget is slim..We have decided not to spend the $ for professional
fiberglass paint job as it is going to be driven up mountain passes and thru pine trees and will be scratched! But I do want it to look decent and we are going for a high gloss using colors of colorado flag (
light blue, red, yellow)..I have a sprayer and am meticulous enough to make it look good, but am concerned with how well it will stick since I will be spraying it off after camping trips at car wash with pressure hose. My plan is to use a oil based kilz primer after sanding the entirety of exterior after a bit of patch work and acetone. Then spraying it with an oil based gloss exterior house
paint or porch
paint that will resist scratches and hopefully hold up longer. Then, hand
painting accent colors, pinstripes, and repainting
burro logo for a little more pop. I am aware that this is not the ideal product to use but I have done projects in the past with a high gloss oil based and was happy with turnout so I'm confident that for what I am going for, that this will look good. I just have never done it on
fiberglass. Anyone ever tried this before or have any serious objections on why I should not use this method? I noticed many people have hand painted the entirety of the exterior of their
fiberglass eggs, what did you use? Any ideas would be helpful...thanks