A good repair to ABS, well done. In my (too many) caravan and vehicle repairs I always finished with an edgeless clear varnish such as U Pol 1K smart varnish and it protects the finished area for many years to come. Most aerosols are cellulose based and suffer weather damage in a short time leaving a dry finish. The U pol prevents this.

I know your heating the panel.... but with spray cans, dunk them into a mug of hot (almost boiling) water and let the paint heat up, the spray goes on much better

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Ohhh this sounds a great tip. Will have to try. Thanks 👍

Great job Mark,brilliant result.

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy

Excellent video and very informative.

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David

Nice. I’m glad I found your videos. I’ve had a 30 year old caravan for the last four years. Today bought a 2010 sprite major, tidy but a bit tired. I’m gonna try and make it look like it’s just left the factory!

@thecaravanplace

10 ай бұрын

Great 👍

Fantastic repair. Xx

Helpful video, thank you.

Great video Mark. Will have a go at the few I have on ours

Great stuff mate

Well done, nice finish. Not a caravan owner yet but loving your videos Mark. Perhaps when we’re ready we’ll pay you a visit.

Great video and v good demonstration. Thank you.

@thecaravanplace

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 👍

@estud4749

2 ай бұрын

@@thecaravanplace Many thanks again. I have ten hairline cracks to fix as I can't afford the £9000 it will cost me to replace both front and back ABS panels on our Elddis xplore 304 ( I have already forked out for the full 10yr warranty & full servicing and taken huge care of the caravan - but Elddis's does not seem to want to honour their side of the bargain). The caravan is stuck together with tape at the moment.

Good job Mark. You would never know.

Great video Mark very helpful many thanks 👍😀

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve

Useful thanks 👍

I always watch and like but I’ve got to say I was impressed by your repair 👍

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

It's not 100% perfect and if it was a newer caravan I wouldn't have attempted, but on older cans it's worth having a go.

@grahamgetsabout2672

Жыл бұрын

@@thecaravanplace ha ha Mark that’s a brilliant reply our caravan is a 1998 so your a big help 😁

Very nice work Mark.👍

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Hi... you're quite handy with a tool in your hand Mark lol... sorry we couldn't resist.... brilliantly helpful video ... hope we never have to do it naturally lol ... take care 'The Camp Caravanners'

top job that man

Nice job Mark 🦾🦾

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Thanks William

Cracking job Mark! The electrician in me wants to point out to people to make sure they have an rcd on anything they are using outside and fully uncoil and extension leads or they can melt.

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Marc, great advice.

Hi Mark, thank you for the video it was informative. May I make what is intended as constructive comment. You mentioned some grades of grit paper but not all. As a total novice I am not sure which gritting papers to use so will have to do some more research before attempting my repairs. Your video has given me the inspiration to do the repairs, I now need to acquire the knowledge. Thanks again

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

I'm good at giving half the info lol. 40 grit is very rough and a 1000 grit is more like a finish very smooth paper. Normally start with about 250 400 800 then 1000-2000 to finish off.

@barryelstone2992

Жыл бұрын

Instead of 40s use 80s it will leave shallower scratches in the filler and surrounding area, finish with 240s then prime finally 800s wet or dry before painting, it's also a good idea to key the area beyond the repair with a grey scotch pad, wipe area with a panel cleaner to remove wax etc. To finish let paint dry overnight and polish with G3 liguid paste this will shine the paint and remove any dry edges.

Excellent job Mark, looks amazing. Your camera woman keeps doing Sterling work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Have you done a spongy floor repair video?

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

No floor as yet sorry

Nice job , hope you never got any over spray on van beside you !!!

Great informative video. What primer and top coat did you use? Thanks

for filling the crack you can make a plastic filler using lego bricks dissolved in pure acetone. the bricks will melt and make a slurry that you can then apply to the crack ( v the crack first) ps any crack in plastic or fiberglass needs drilling at each end to sop the crack extending

Excellent video yet again Mark and Mrs Mark. How do you find the correct type and colour code for the paint?

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Google will give u most caravan colour codes. But to be perfect, remove a side locker door and take tona local car paint supplies. They should be able to scan it and mix the correct colour

@MrG.42

Жыл бұрын

@@thecaravanplace what a good idea. Thanks.

Looks good on camera. A question I'm going to chrome paint my fridge shelfs is that something you have done in the past? as fridge parts aren't available any longer or crazy prices

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Hi Karl, I've not sorry. Try it and let me know how they go. If they need doing u can always sand blast them back off and try again. 👍

@karlmabe1649

Жыл бұрын

@@thecaravanplace Thanks for replying. mine are badly tarnished and let down inside of our fridge so going to try a refurbishment chrome paints are available

Great video, would that filler work okay on ABS panels too?

@thecaravanplace

11 ай бұрын

Should do, the fiberglass filler will give lots of strength. www.amazon.co.uk/Davids-ISOPON-Glass-Fibre-Repair/dp/B0148WFX16/ref=asc_df_B0148WFX16/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=208026936151&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13127807976097066197&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006562&hvtargid=pla-712949187745&psc=1 That link should take you to the fiberglass filler then you can use the other filler to finish.

Great job. My caravan is 13yrs old and as a small dink in the alloy metal side. How do I find out what colour white the paint is? I have a Swift Charisma 550 2090. thank you.

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Hull white should be the original colour, but if you remove the side locker door and take to your local car paint shop, they will mix to your locker door which should be a better match.

How do you match the spray paint colour, to the caravan colour? Is there a code number?

@thecaravanplace

2 ай бұрын

They do caravan paint on ebay and you can select the make

How did you match the paint colour? Looks like an excellent repair.

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402402757760?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=vCUOVO6VTdy&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=gsaSJsTxTaa&var=672470332925&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

This guy should be able to tell u from the caravan you have

@crevusllohcin

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant job Mark, looks like brand new.

Thanks for the info Mark. Any chance you could let me know what filler & plastic primer you used. Thanks.

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

They do a few different plastic fillers and all very much the same. The plastic primer was from Halford if I remember

@neilmayes1189

Жыл бұрын

@@thecaravanplace Thanks a lot mate 👍

Looks good, what top coat paint is that?

@thecaravanplace

7 ай бұрын

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154069870401?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=vCUOVO6VTdy&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=gsaSJsTxTaa&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

very good vid, would this work on a motorhome?

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

If it's plastic then yes. 👍

Hi. Would you do the same process for spider cracks ?

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Normally it's gelcoat with the spoder cracks, you can get a gelcoat filler and then paint, but they do tend to come bk unless really ground out.

Great, where do you buy the kit from with the stables

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Ebay or amazon 👍

What paint are you using and where do I get the correct paint/colour. Thanks.

@thecaravanplace

11 ай бұрын

We had the colour mixed by a car paint shop. but you can get from ebay, search caravan spray paint

Hi what was the paint that you finished it with ??

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

I used a mixed pre mixed spray paint from ebay. Hull white. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154069870401?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=vCUOVO6VTdy&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=gsaSJsTxTaa&var=454199158307&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Cracking job with rattle cans.

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Don

Well done. What paint did you use for the final coat?

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154069870401?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=vCUOVO6VTdy&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=q4j8KhFBSCu&var=454199158307&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

They do all the different caravan colours on ebay.

@bobik632

Жыл бұрын

@@thecaravanplace how I can identify CODE PAINT ? Bailey Orion 460-s 2013 year ?

So what colour top coat did you use

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

This was Hull white, same as swift.

How would you get rid of dents in a van?

@thecaravanplace

Жыл бұрын

Fill and paint, so car body filler, then flat and paint.

I’m not trying to be funny but all this video seems to suggest is that you have no indoor facilities, lunar a defunct brand.