Using Rustoleum spray paint to dramatically improve the look of our 40 year old camper. Demo of a small area to show how quick and easy it is to get good results.
It's a year later and the camper still looks great.. Any paint will collect dust if its in a dusty environment I guess..My camper didn't / doesn't 'collect dust', it still shines. This was never meant to be a 'best way' to paint a vintage camper, just an inexpensive alternative that looks much better than doing nothing :)
For anyone planning on spray painting anything large, they sell a little tool that goes onto the spray can so you can pull a trigger instead of push down on the little nozzle. It works great and is only like $4 at walmart. =)
To paint this camper... would cost around $3000. to $4500. easy... I just got an estimate last week on my small 1972 Aristocrat ... that is why I'm watching this video... to do it myself. We are going to save thousands of $$$$... Good luck on your project...
I've painted a fibre glass yacht with this stuff and numerous other things like motorcycle fairings outdoor furniture and the stuff is a great products,the bike fairings have been sitting out in the weather for 3yrs and still look good I'm doing this to a caravan aswell.
Great video, especially seeing movement while applying paint from a spray can. I have painted a lot of items with Rust-Oleum. Yes he did indicate he wears respirator when doing certain areas (4:32 into video). Again super video.
You have no idea how much this helped. Just bought a 1969 Pathfinder and was going to rent a sprayer. I will definitely use your method. It looks fantastic!
After he's sprayed for about 20 mins he starts to talk like Bob Ross.....crazy that this was recommended to me after nearly 11 years but good to watch!
Love this. I did a Ford E 350 van like this with Rustoleum spray cans. Turned out great! Good job man! I currently have a 1982 Ford Shasta Class C that needs this!
Nice job! I did a very similar camper with Rustoleum about 15 years ago, only difference is I rolled it on. It looked pretty good. Saw that camper about a year ago after about 6 years since I sold it and it still looks pretty decent. I think if the owner put some wax on it, it would look new again.
That's we're I'm at this week, painting my 65 teepee...was going to wash it with tsp but your idea seems to work just fine...thanks Lots of green fuzz to power wash off first, we live in rain country -Chilliwack -Canada
Im about to do this to my camper its fro. The 70s and down to the metal the paint is so worn off. This helped ill do small areas like that also until its done. Thanks.
Thank you for this video! We just got a 1988 pop up camper that i just wanted to give a little TLC/ personal touch...and was looking for an affordable DIY option.
Maybe they have this paint in purple? Would be a hell of a lot faster than hand painting the window shelter on the Shasta were bringing home. The guy were put it over window the air conditioner is on, I want to keep it on but that puke green has to go lol. I think it was added after he paunted@Brittany Mae, thanks!
you were closer than the 10 to 12 inches you said- BUT it looks nice- so now it is 2017 are you gonna post pics of how it held up?? do you still own this?
Furthermore, how do you suppose a repainting on the camper's roof would be handled so that it appears looking nice to the naked eye, and serves as a purpose to seal out, and protect the roofs' surface from the previously mentioned non-summer (usually wet) spring seasons? All and any suggestions are appreciated. A method for using a product known as "gorilla grip" and applying it according to manufacturers directions is mentioned in a TH-cam video. Thank you once again for your video and demo
you want to be spraying before you're on the object your painting you never want to pull the trigger while directly on what your painting you'll get splatters you want have a continuous flow and if you stop pull the trigger off of what your painting and then come to it.
Does anyone know if there is a way to contact Turbo Kevin? He didn't do any prep like sanding. I would like to do the same thing if the paint job held up over the years. Hey Kevin, could you upload a video of the Shasta now?
I have a vintage motorhome that is in desperate need of paint. Would your method work on the fiberglass siding of my MH? I realize I'd be using paint for fiberglass instead of metal. Thanks!
Looks great. Are you painting over the clear coat? I was just wonder if paint sticks to clear coat. I wanna do my in a none reflective flat coyote brown.
Hi Kevin, You mentioned that your finger gets tired. Do you know about those triggers you can snap onto spray cans? Only a few bucks and makes it much easier on the hands. Love the tutorial! Thank you. -Alana
it sounds like your pressing and releasing the can of spray paint as you going along......maybe that just how it sounds to me....but I would think its a non stop pressing down....? let me know which it is, ok? I had no idea you could do this with just a can of spray paint!
That's awesome! Currently remodeling a 1990 travel trailer.... working my way from the inside ...out. Was planning on doing my own paint job as well. Would you recommend a clear coat after the spray painting is completed??
Thank you for the video. I am remodeling an older motor home and was just planning to update the color of the green striping but you make it look pretty easy to do the whole thing. How is it holding up to the weather and washing? Did you sand or prime or clear coat any of it? I used Rustoleum auto primer and dark bronze colored spray paint to update my bright brass living room lamps and they have held up great but they don't get any weather.
Great demo, how does the rattle can job hold up against the weather we have in the non-summer seasons of the Pacific northwest? Is a seal or special finish coat a necessity to prevent unnecessary repainting if u will? Thank you for your time
Looks great! I am going to give this a try on my vintage camper. Looks pretty much exactly the same...close to same size. How many cans did you need?? Thanks for the vid!
I painted a work VAN with 37 cans of no name on sale 50. cent cans. So I had a much better looking van for about 4 hours work and around 30 bucks. Check out my camper redo on my channel that I painted for 12 bucks with a quart or so of Rosyo. thinned almost in half with a foam roller. it lays down FLAT off gassed bubbles and then is a shinny glossy beautiful paint job......looks like it was sprayed ! Nice job good looking camper !!!
It's a year later and the camper still looks great.. Any paint will collect dust if its in a dusty environment I guess..My camper didn't / doesn't 'collect dust', it still shines.
This was never meant to be a 'best way' to paint a vintage camper, just an inexpensive alternative that looks much better than doing nothing :)
For anyone planning on spray painting anything large, they sell a little tool that goes onto the spray can so you can pull a trigger instead of push down on the little nozzle. It works great and is only like $4 at walmart. =)
Brittani Mae thank you so much, great tip!
That's for retards. Professionals use a real gun not cans.
Hallelujah!!
@@jorgedacosta8957 You are an idiot, this video is not intended to provide professional results, this is a DIY, inexpensive and functional results.
@@jorgedacosta8957 Poor BUTTHURT trailer trash trolls like JOBLOW. Boo hoo waaa look at me hahahahaha!
Short, sweet and straight to the point LOVE IT..and you just saved me about 500-1000 dollars....Thanks,
To paint this camper... would cost around
$3000. to $4500. easy... I just got an estimate
last week on my small 1972 Aristocrat ... that is
why I'm watching this video... to do it myself.
We are going to save thousands of $$$$...
Good luck on your project...
I'm about to paint my 73 Shasta. Thanks for putting my mind at ease that it's not as daunting as I'd feared!
Me too! How did yours turn out?
I've painted a fibre glass yacht with this stuff and numerous other things like motorcycle fairings outdoor furniture and the stuff is a great products,the bike fairings have been sitting out in the weather for 3yrs and still look good I'm doing this to a caravan aswell.
Great video, especially seeing movement while applying paint from a spray can. I have painted a lot of items with Rust-Oleum. Yes he did indicate he wears respirator when doing certain areas (4:32 into video). Again super video.
We did this to ours over the weekend. Thanks for posting. Worked FABULOUSLY!!
You have no idea how much this helped. Just bought a 1969 Pathfinder and was going to rent a sprayer. I will definitely use your method. It looks fantastic!
Cool. Just bought a '66 Cree. 17' camper. This little video probably just saved me $1000. Thanks for posting.
After he's sprayed for about 20 mins he starts to talk like Bob Ross.....crazy that this was recommended to me after nearly 11 years but good to watch!
great job Kevin, your video has inspired me to go ahead and paint my 72 vintage camper, and save some bucks, thanks again from South Carolina..
Amazing...Thank you... Exactly what I was looking for, so I can paint my little vintage camper for my son & I.
Awesome job! Looks great. Now I'm gonna go paint my 1967 Aristocrat.
Love this. I did a Ford E 350 van like this with Rustoleum spray cans. Turned out great! Good job man! I currently have a 1982 Ford Shasta Class C that needs this!
I will be doing this to my camper soon. Nice video. I will post it on my channel when I do.
Repainted all the striping on my fiberglass 5th wheel with this stuff. Looks great.
Great video! Thanks for giving me some confidence on my renovation project.
This is great. I've been planning on using spray paint to do the outside of my vintage camper, so I'm glad to see how nice yours turned out!
Nice job! I did a very similar camper with Rustoleum about 15 years ago, only difference is I rolled it on. It looked pretty good. Saw that camper about a year ago after about 6 years since I sold it and it still looks pretty decent. I think if the owner put some wax on it, it would look new again.
Simple, non yuppy. Well done!
The 2k clear coat is what will make any paint shine and last forever ..a grain of sand there for everyone
they sell handles that feel like a gun in your hands that fit over the spray spout ...they work great ...no tired fingers.
That's we're I'm at this week, painting my 65 teepee...was going to wash it with tsp but your idea seems to work just fine...thanks
Lots of green fuzz to power wash off first, we live in rain country -Chilliwack -Canada
rust oleum colects dust ,and can only use rustoleum to repaint or you get a major reactions with other paint products when doing so
I know people are gonna scoff you but I like your work!
Hey there,
I am about to paint my travel trailer with Rustoleum spray paint, too. I was wondering how yours has held up? Any chipping, etc?
THANKS. I think I can do this too!
Sue Vess how did it work out for you? Did you do any sanding?
Looks pretty good, We are using the roller method with rustoelum and mineral spirits, and you may want to try that for heaviers coating areas.
Awesome, I have a 86 Scotty and I see a paint job in my future..thanks for the bid.
Great info! I will be doing that to mine when I pick it up!
Im about to do this to my camper its fro. The 70s and down to the metal the paint is so worn off. This helped ill do small areas like that also until its done. Thanks.
I've done many repairs using Rustoleum... Great stuff.
Thanks, I am painting a trailer today, so this was a huge help.
Thank you so much for sharing! We tried it and it worked perfectly. How is it holding up for you after a few years?
Thank you for this video! We just got a 1988 pop up camper that i just wanted to give a little TLC/ personal touch...and was looking for an affordable DIY option.
Nice solution with painting with spray cans. I will do that to my 67 lo rider 17 foot . nice seeing else someone with same idea. Thanks
Love this!! Thank you so much!!!! Best of luck to you. Your camper looks beautiful.
rustoleum has always been good paint the trailer looks great
Definitely am going to do this on our TT have done some areas and wasn't sure how it would turn out. Have to do it on a non-windy day in my driveway.
Looks great! I would love to restore one of those myself. I would really enjoy doing that. I love woodworking too so inside would be fun to design.
Looks good that's the way I am repainting my starcraft popup camper , not wanting a showroom piece
Thank you! This is exactly what I needed! Now i'm inspired to get started on my '64 Oasis. :-)
always smarter to use a paint mask even a cheap one keeps the paint out of the nose.
Tfs. This is definitely what I will be doing. Then will do some stencil work so ours will be different from others.
Yes, this is great info. I want to repaint a 2000 trailer. Looks easy. Thx
Maybe they have this paint in purple? Would be a hell of a lot faster than hand painting the window shelter on the Shasta were bringing home. The guy were put it over window the air conditioner is on, I want to keep it on but that puke green has to go lol. I think it was added after he paunted@Brittany Mae, thanks!
Holy smokes, I have the same Sam’s club sticker on mine
you were closer than the 10 to 12 inches you said- BUT it looks nice- so now it is 2017 are you gonna post pics of how it held up?? do you still own this?
excellent........down to earth,not a show boat. Thanks for the tips.
Buddy that looks perfect man! i use that same paint always! great job man
Awesome thanks for sharing
Great video! Right to the point and looks good !
Did you ever finish this project? I believe that many of us would love to see the finished product.
Furthermore, how do you suppose a repainting on the camper's roof would be handled so that it appears looking nice to the naked eye, and serves as a purpose to seal out, and protect the roofs' surface from the previously mentioned non-summer (usually wet) spring seasons? All and any suggestions are appreciated. A method for using a product known as "gorilla grip" and applying it according to manufacturers directions is mentioned in a TH-cam video. Thank you once again for your video and demo
Fixing to do the same thing on my older TT. Good job man!
Thanks so much for posting! Very encouraging!
you want to be spraying before you're on the object your painting you never want to pull the trigger while directly on what your painting you'll get splatters you want have a continuous flow and if you stop pull the trigger off of what your painting and then come to it.
Does anyone know if there is a way to contact Turbo Kevin? He didn't do any prep like sanding. I would like to do the same thing if the paint job held up over the years. Hey Kevin, could you upload a video of the Shasta now?
I have a vintage motorhome that is in desperate need of paint. Would your method work on the fiberglass siding of my MH? I realize I'd be using paint for fiberglass instead of metal. Thanks!
LainieLu1953 did you try it? I was wondering the same!
Looks great.
Are you painting over the clear coat?
I was just wonder if paint sticks to clear coat.
I wanna do my in a none reflective flat coyote brown.
rattle bombs work for so many things and make for some real nice work. As you can see. Nice straight forward vid.
I'm totally doing this!
Good, now I know I can do it ,thanks .
Real nice, Looks great!
Hi Kevin,
You mentioned that your finger gets tired. Do you know about those triggers you can snap onto spray cans? Only a few bucks and makes it much easier on the hands. Love the tutorial! Thank you.
-Alana
Cool video. Rustoleum is 12$ a can in Australia
Looks nice bud good job
Are you sure those screws were stainless? A drop of silicone in each hole would have been nice. Great work. Great video.
Or an o-ring. I cringed a little. I have seen what small leaks can do over time L O.L
Thanks!! I'll be trying this with my class C
Nice work.
How did that paint job hold up 6 years later?
Bee Dear - i got an estimate on mine. It will cost $2,000. If I have to do this every 2 yrs for $40 I won’t mind.
looks great! thank you for posting this.
Looks good nice work
it sounds like your pressing and releasing the can of spray paint as you going along......maybe that just how it sounds to me....but I would think its a non stop pressing down....? let me know which it is, ok? I had no idea you could do this with just a can of spray paint!
Great job!!👍👍👍👍
That's awesome! Currently remodeling a 1990 travel trailer.... working my way from the inside ...out. Was planning on doing my own paint job as well. Would you recommend a clear coat after the spray painting is completed??
Looks great!
Great info. Best wishes and thanks a lot!
Awesome thanks!
I wonder how Valspar compares...they have a larger selection of colors or so it seems.
Great job!!! Very practical!!! Txs!!!
I am horrible at spray painting. Thus is a great option, though. I guess I needed to practice patience.
Thank you for for posting this. I am just beginning a restoration on a 70s slide-in. So this come in handy later. Did you also paint the roof?
Thank you for the video. I am remodeling an older motor home and was just planning to update the color of the green striping but you make it look pretty easy to do the whole thing. How is it holding up to the weather and washing? Did you sand or prime or clear coat any of it? I used Rustoleum auto primer and dark bronze colored spray paint to update my bright brass living room lamps and they have held up great but they don't get any weather.
Great demo, how does the rattle can job hold up against the weather we have in the non-summer seasons of the Pacific northwest? Is a seal or special finish coat a necessity to prevent unnecessary repainting if u will? Thank you for your time
Once painted how does it look after driving around with does the paint hold?
Nice vid thank you
hey there, do you have any recommendations for how to seal the roof? i am hoping there is something i can get at home depot or somethin cheap. thanks!
Thanks for sharing 💕😊
Pros: You make a cheap, effective, easy paint job that will last.
Cons: "your finger does get tired"
this is great,,I have a 73 Winnebago brave I would like to paint..Would this same method work? I am on a budget..thanks
Looks great! I am going to give this a try on my vintage camper. Looks pretty much exactly the same...close to same size. How many cans did you need??
Thanks for the vid!
Very nice!
Hey there, how is this holding up so far? How is it holding up to washing and spefically washing with a bristle brush? Thank you for the video.
Where did you get the new pannels? Thanks!
I was thinking the same thing. Painting mine black too. What about sealant? And if you could do this to about any type of RV? Thank you
i was looking for your follow up video. How did she come out?
looks great ... i think i might try this ... unless anybody wants to do it for me!!!
I painted a work VAN with 37 cans of no name on sale 50. cent cans. So I had a much better looking van for about 4 hours work and around 30 bucks. Check out my camper redo on my channel that I painted for 12 bucks with a quart or so of Rosyo. thinned almost in half with a foam roller. it lays down FLAT off gassed bubbles and then is a shinny glossy beautiful paint job......looks like it was sprayed ! Nice job good looking camper !!!
JB weld the holes!
Sanctus Vianney I was wondering about holes. I’ve never used JB weld. Is there a certain type to use and can it be sanded?