I just use a standard "Exterior" oil based paint of good quality. Sort you would use for painting a house or fence say. Painted it about 4 times now over the years. Always seems to be in good nick each time I am under there. We take our Avan off the bitumen "Lots"
As said in other post
Bitumin/tar based will give better sealing.protection.Chassis rails too.
Same price just messier.
I actually gave quick coat of turps first with this van. Helps it to soak in.
But I got my old Vibrator sprayer to work again.
No good with heavy though. clogs the nozzle.
PS Mike.
Serious OFF Bitumin, lotsa corrugations.
strips the Galv off your chassis and drawbar.
House paint wouldn't last one trip.
The floors (normally) have a coating on from factory.
but it wears.
After that you want something that soaks into the ply.
Anything sitting on top will just be blasted off and not seal.
That's why the wheel arch sealer is so good.
If a person can find a proper bitumin/tar base sealer
rather than the chemical ones
It'd be better again.
Never had a problem with losing paint off the underside It's been intact every time I've washed the underside and re painted.
I painted it again after 2 years August Last . With good quality Exterior oil based paint.
It's travelled many a thousand Klm's on the dirt in those two years as well. GCR, Gibb River, Strzelecki, Oodnadatta, Goldfields Hwy, Buchanan, Mt Augusta, Kennedy Range, Millstream, and quite a few others.
-- Edited by elliemike on Sunday 16th of October 2016 12:32:32 AM
