I bought 3M 6023 Respirator Replacement Kit as part of my camper van equipment.
The replacement kit appears with my preparation supplies, alongside the sanding and coating materials gathered for the exterior work.
Where it fits my build
I taped the boundaries and covered the areas that would not be painted with plastic sheeting. I then sanded the exposed areas with an orbital sander and 60-grit abrasive, blew away the dust with a compressor, and cleaned and degreased the surfaces.
I mixed clear bedliner with white tint and sprayed the van. After it dried, I removed the masking. The tape and sheeting stage alone took around eight hours, and the finished edges still needed some touch-up.
My van with masking around the exterior areas prepared for coating.The side of the van during the white-bedliner project.
My build notes
The most useful detail in my diary is the result, including the problems. Rust-Oleum pooled and dripped in places, and trying to repair one area with a paintbrush made it worse. I wrote that I would use a foam roller for touch-ups and preferred the more consistent finish I had obtained with RAPTOR.
Masking, preparation and application method each became a substantial part of the exterior-coating job.
Alternative products
Two alternatives to compare
The 6001 option supplies organic-vapor cartridges as a pair. The 60921 combines a cartridge and particulate filter in one assembly, unlike the separate pieces in the replacement kit.
3M 6001 Replacement Cartridges
These 6001 cartridges are supplied as a pair for 3M bayonet-mount facepieces. They are cartridge components rather than a complete respirator assembly.
