chieftain Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 i have a sprinter van that i painted black and green by hand but i made a mess of it.does anybody know how i get the proper paint scheme sorted as i want it to look right,i tried to paint it the same as my chieftain i used to drive but a five year old could have done better.im also having problems trying to mount the clansman side stalk mounts so any help would be great. many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) camoflagued Sprinter?? Even the armies that use them don't cam them - must be a reason! I must admit Mr Cam Van Man sounds different! (I'm not laughing, honest guv!) As for the antenna mounts, VW Transporters in the Bundeswehr had them mounted on a sort of mini roofrack. Edited May 10, 2011 by schliesser92 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chieftain Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 i had to paint it as it was market trader white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I'd use a roller for the paint. If you are using NATO over 'normal' car gloss paint it dosen't seem to take to well, so lay on thick. (WHY?:confused: ) Seriously give the base a good scrub down with sugar soap or such like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Get a cheap electric sander and plenty of sanding pads from ebay. Give it a good rub down and try again with a roller for the green. I sometimes use rattle cans of matt black for doing the camo, usually just marking out but they can be used with good effect to paint the whole thing. Remember 2/3 green 1/3 black. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chieftain Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 i tried using a roller for the green paint but it melted the roller.the black paint i got from wilkinsons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Where did the green paint come from? Sounds like you were using a foam roller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chieftain Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 i got the nato green from the army place near derby and yes it was a foam roller.if i knew how to upload a photo i could show you my first attempt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 If the army place near Derby is Anchor at Ripley, then I'm not surprised the green was rubbish. I used that paint for a Spartan... never again! It's expensive and poor quality, after a few weeks in the rain the paint stained heavily where the water was running off the vehicle and it needs to be painted again. I now get my paint from http://www.crosbie-casco.co.uk/crosbie/home.htm The best option is to spray it with a cheap compressor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Wouldn't a variant of the Berlin brigade Chieftain camoflague scheme not be more suitable:??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambo1969 Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 Not quite a sprinter, but the idea's the same; http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f16/how-hand-paint-landy-pictures-152225.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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