My exterior-painting diary records how a brush touch-up made a pooled bedliner area worse. That experience makes application method an important part of choosing painting supplies.
My van with masking around the exterior areas prepared for coating.
The item in my kit
I bought Pro Grade Flat and Angled Paint Brushes as part of my camper van equipment.
My exterior-painting diary records how a brush touch-up made a pooled bedliner area worse. That experience makes application method an important part of choosing painting supplies.
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.
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 Bates set offers another multi-brush package. The Wooster Shortcut is a single angled brush with a shorter handle, concentrating on a different grip and edge-working format.
Bates Paint Brush Set
This brush set contains several brush sizes with wooden handles. The grouped shapes provide separate tools for wider areas and smaller edge work.
