Just wanted to say thanks guys, I've used your video as a tutorial, followed all the steps bar priming it, used the same paint supplier etc, finished it today and it looks great, came out better then I expected, very happy with it, thanks again.

Wow..a couple of young ones having an adventurous life...breath of fresh air!

@OurWildHorizons

Жыл бұрын

We’re loving it!

hey!! bit late tot the party but found this video so good and now inspired to do the same. Just a reminder that you do need to get your vehicle documents updated to the colour change.

What a lovely hardworking couple. Looks great!

By far the most complete description of the process. I dont know why others don't cover this!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan!

I love this colour! I never would have thought you could hand paint a van and make it look so good - I love the matte effect as well!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! haha yeah a lot of people were mortified that we were hand painting the van, but I think as long as you buy the right paints it can turn out really nice :) Thanks for watching :)

Excellent. Very helpful and you even explain the very basic simple stuff that many of us are unsure of. What a great team. Thanks guys !

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching 😀

I really enjoyed watching your video and learnt some stuff too. I've been painting machine tools with foam rollers for years and get a very respectable finish - I can't wait to try the fluffy rollers you mention. Lovely to see your enthusiasm for getting on and doing stuff yourself - it should be a way of life, it certainly has been for me!

I love the new color!! It will definitely look so good within the natural and forest landscapes you spend so much time in!!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! :) We are so excited to be in the wilderness soon so we can see how much we blend in :)

Great colour and a really good description, just in time for me to start my van,been looking for ages for someone to give ratios of paint to thinners,finally you have both come to my rescue, keep it up and enjoy, Paul

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Ah brilliant, I’m glad we could be helpful!! Thanks for watching and I hope your painting goes well 😀

Thanks to you guys for making one less red thing on this planet!

@OurWildHorizons

3 ай бұрын

Haha, should have done it much sooner!

I am going to be trying this in a few weeks! Thank you for showing us that this can be done! Thank you!! 👍

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome, thanks for watching! I hope your paint job went smoothly 😀

Great job! Thanks a lot for showing us all the steps of the painting job.🎨 👌🏻You guys are also a very lovely couple. 👩‍❤️‍👨

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Emerson! 😁

I'm almost convinced now that I can paint my van, without it looking like a dogs dinner at the end of it all! Great video that has given me lots to think about. I have a "spare" bonnet in the garage, so going to get some paint, some rollers and practice on that. Wish me luck. Great van BTW. Love the new colour.

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh good luck! That’s a great idea so the the bonnet. You’ll also be able to confirm that you love the colour you selected. You can do it! 😊

Great to watch and very informative , your enthusiasm is contagious now you've given me the confidence to try mine even though I am nearly seventy and only doing the bottom half.

@OurWildHorizons

Жыл бұрын

That’s brilliant to read! Thanks for leaving a comment and good luck with yours 😊

Ohhhhhhh I very inspired AGAIN! xxx excellent job chaps!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Yay thank you so much for watching 🥰😁

I love the new colour! It’s so calming 😍

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sarah! Completely agree 😊

Love it! Looks fab! What a difference! 😍

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! :)

Excellent job. I'm sure you'll inspire many folk that are hesitant to roller their van to give it a go.

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

It’s definitely a strange feeling, you feel like your ruining the van at first haha! Thanks for watching!

Really like the color choice! Looks great 😊

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks so much for this. We too have a red van and the wife hates it. I love the finish, I think it looks like a wrap. Well done guys.

Missed seeing your videos and absolutely love the van colour !!!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! :)

The color is so rad!! I’m envious. We’re maybe gonna look into finding a mild orange color, vintagey if we can.

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Like parkingonthewildside :) they have a beautiful orange half and half painted van :)

This looks great 👍🏻 just been thinking about what happens if my next van isn't a colour I like and you've made me think there's an affordable solution 😁 thanks for sharing!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely! We were so please with how affordable it was!

Now feeling inspired… I’m definitely going to give it a try. Just need the right weather.

@OurWildHorizons

11 ай бұрын

Did you get around to trying it? Hope it went well!

Wow I truly love the color this is such amazing way you both have painted your beautiful home ♥️♥️ I definitely need to paint mine :) 🤗

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it’s been such a nicer colour to return to when we’re parked amongst the trees!

@whippetsadventuresandoneman

2 жыл бұрын

@@OurWildHorizons 💚💚

Loved the colour of this when u see you at vanlife eats. Great job 👏🏽

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much!

Looks like a new van I agree ☺️ that colour is stunning

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Becky! We love it so much more now :)

@beckyedwards5742

2 жыл бұрын

@@OurWildHorizons glad your happy with it, can’t wait to do this one day 😊

looks fab guys, well done.

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lee!

I sold vechicle paint for spraying (and all things bodyshop) in my working life for my family business. Obviously you rolled your paint but your research and tips were spot on, a superb job and attention to detail. Nice one guys 👍🏻

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! the researching part is the hardest bit as theres so much conflicting information on the internet :) We got there in the end though :) Thanks for watching :)

Nice job well done, I did mine using a 2inch brush, turned out very good.

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh that’s commitment! Hope it didn’t take too long!

Your little faces look so happy at the end haha 👍

Wow, this looks ace guys, very impressive. Now we just need to pick a colour!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

yay thank you!!! ahh thats the hardest part! took us ages to decide as there are so many to choose from! We found it easiest just to use the drop down menu on the paints4trade website :) thats how we chose our colour :)

Good job guys. Cool colour. I’m currently waiting for my weather gap to do mine!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Oooh exciting! What colour are you going with?

@scruffmutt5024

2 жыл бұрын

@@OurWildHorizons grass green it says on the tin. Bit scared it might be too bright 😲

It looks great - Well done.

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Yay thank you John! 😊😁

Looks fantastic. Love your van. Great size.

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great job guys 👍🏽 🚐💨❤

Oh I love the colour!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

We picked a good one! 😊

@thomasjames367

Ай бұрын

What colour or paint isit please don't worry it's not for a camper great video looking forward to going through your channel

I did mine this week the hottest day of the years it was drying as I was painting it on lol 2nd colour order gonna smash it again but gonna take my time and not rush it and get short piled rollers lol

Great job. Well done.👏

@OurWildHorizons

3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

WoW I love the colour its beautiful, it's the same shade as my old house

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! oh wow that house must have looked lovely :)

Amazing job ! U may have inspired me to do mine

Fantastic job...inspired me to do mine too. Very helpful and informative. I've just done mine and was wondering about cleaning and possibly a matt clear coat to protect against scuffs etc? How have you gone on since the paint job in regards to cleaning and protection etc. Thanks guys..your video has really helped me.

@OurWildHorizons

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome! So we never put a clear coat on. The military vehicle paint is very durable, we even pressure wash it when it needs a clean and hasn't faded at all.

I thought Barry at Paints 4 trade was really helpful. I just used the foam rollers from screwfix from start to finish and no undercoat . It is really hard wearing and the best thing is if you scratch it..,,,,,no worries you have more paint 😬. Great vid.

@OurWildHorizons

Жыл бұрын

He was brilliant, answered all the questions we had! Yeah we’ve been so impressed with the toughness of the paint this past year 😀

What an full detailed review ...ace for anyone who wants to hand paint, prof spray is soooo much money !!...can't wait to do mine, paints sat there for a yr ...but until welding done ,its on hold, i hand painted my boat, and my double decker bus too, deep green, didnt use under coat tho, just sanded first....and yep i had to buy more expensive masking tape coz cheap stuff wouldnt do the job...LOOKS gorgeous colour...well done on ace job...and sharing all your tips too..big love *X*

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

You’ve done it all! I wish you had a camera crew following you around documenting all these cool things you did and do! 😊

@feralfreebirds

2 жыл бұрын

@@OurWildHorizons ive just lived the 'outsider / feral ' way for a long time...and half a century old...hahaha...the bus was the funniest...especially when i roller painted the roof with Bitumen....trying to block where the rain was getting in...could never find those bloody places on a bus...felt like i was on top of the world...i do have footage of building the bus, but the one thing i wud have loved filming was me & my ace mate Pinda one crispy cold night put the stack pipe in, onto an Arga i bought off ebay for £40 !!!!!! for real..!!off a farmer up north,getting that on the bus was funny...forklift/bars ropes...but yeh that night up a ladder the 2 of us, the roof covered in sparkles (slippy too) the weight of the stack pipe up into the air, placing it into hole we'd made, then i had to go back inside and guide it thru top floor ...then we sat on the roof, had a spliff under the biggest moon and white over fields, no lights for miles....tell ya was most magical, makes me emotional telling the story...wish id got that on film....we cud has seriously hurt ourselves if we'd slipped off !! id love to have documented all those yrs on film...very kool to look at when im like 150 yrs old...keep making your beautiful videos and memorys...you can look back, smile and laff and think look at what we did !!! and also bought such alot of joy to us on here too !!*X*

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

That’s sounds amazing!! What happened to the bus in the end? I wonder if it’s still going somewhere 😀 can’t believe you got an Aga for 40 quid and had it in a vehicle!!

@feralfreebirds

2 жыл бұрын

@@OurWildHorizons well me n my fella split up, and we sold it, to a couple who were goin to take it to the festys and make a stage for the side of it, i never knew if they fulfilled their dream...would have loved to have seen what they did with it !! ....yeh the aga was just bonkas...and such a funny story...with the farmer etc...it was perfect to warm 2 floors tho, and i baked ace bread, pies etc in it...i had to put it across 2 main beams, crawl under bus, so it would take the weight !!!hahaha

Hey, can I ask how much of the green paint you used? I’m currently prepping mine for painting! Thanks for the info been super helpful.. I’ve got the paint from same place but went for two as want a different colour on roof and bonnet so got a small tin and my van is smaller so 🤞🏻 I have enough or just debating to order more now before i start painting xx

Tbh the primer grey looked cool as well!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

It was cool wasn’t it! Think Beth is happier with the pretty green though 😊

It looks so nice now 😁😁😁

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

A huge improvement 😁

Following all that exhaustiveness, I`m very pleased that (a.) I`m 76 and far too old to embark on that kind of undertaking and (b.) that I don`t have a van anyway to tempt me... What a splendid job you`ve done! So very worth the considerable effort and the small amount of money it took to do it yourself - your van looks so much improved and you`ve chosen a colour that is both practical and very attractive. Best wishes from NZ..... (^_^) Rodger

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Ahh it is hard work and much more enjoyable to watch on KZread rather then actually doing it, so you have the right idea :D Thank you so much for watching, wow all the way from New Zealand what a beautiful place!!

@patyogi99

Жыл бұрын

What!! I'm 77 this year and helped convert a VW LWB, think I may even sell my MWB and but another LWB and convert. Also a Biker and carry the Bike abroad every year, never, never say too old.

I can confirm that they didn't leave a trail of red dust💪 wiping down as they sanded worked a treat 🙂

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

haha yay!!! :D

Nice job,& video :)

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Hope it helps!

Looks great

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin!

Looks really good! we startet our van repaint today and stuggled with small air bubbles that would not go away by them self. Did you use matt paint und what was your thinner ratio? Do you had any problemes with air bubbles?

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

The rollers are the most important part of this and we didn’t have issues with air bubbles using the rollers we chose. I can’t remember the ration, we mention it in the video but I think it was around 10%

Hey awesome vid. I am doing my van now matte in military paint.. how did you handle the last coat? Some people are telling me i need to sand it back and others that i shouldnt.. but then what about bugs etc that get caught in the drying process? Feeling a bit lost 🙈

Sorry for being late to the party, another great video, the van looks superb, and the colour is so much better than NATO green :-) You did not mention lacquer at all, does this paint need lacquer or is it hard wearing enough to cope with scratches and stone chips as well as the salt from the winter roads?

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Its military vehicle paint with primer so it’s very tough and hard wearing and we haven’t had any issues with stone chips which proves to us that it’s nice and durable 😀 I’m sure a layer of lacquer would give even better protection though!

Great video both, could you tell me what shade of green you used and the links if you got some please

Hi guys, love the paint job! I’m thinking the same for military paint! Did you use Matt, satin or gloss for this finish? Thanks!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Karen! We used Satin and love how it turned out, we didn’t want it to be shiny but also don’t like the matte look! (Matte undercoat, satin chosen colour coat)

Fantastic Video

@OurWildHorizons

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope you found it helpful :)

Well done for breaking her cherry looks good

@OurWildHorizons

3 ай бұрын

Haha thanks!

Hi, vans looks great currently doing my old t4 with the same stuff did you find that little thin pieces of the 2 fussy blokes rollers would come of in the paint at all? Thanks

@OurWildHorizons

11 ай бұрын

We didn’t find that! Did you manage too complete the paint job?

Hi guys, great job the van looks great!! Is the military paint normally self-undercoating? Looking at doing mine but a fair few poeple just went straight onto the prepped existing paint? 😊

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jack! We’ve heard of others just going straight for the top coat but since ours was dark red changing to a light green the place we bought from recommended the under coat. 😊

You have done a great job, looks great, do they have a paint chart ? How is it advertised on there site, I mean usage, thanks was great to watch, you both explained everything really well Thanks

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

You can look at the drop down options to see all the different shades available! Which comes with a colour code. Check out paints 4 trade for a better idea than I can explain. We spent ages choosing this one 😊

Great video

@OurWildHorizons

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

A great in depth video, I’ve been putting it off for ages but now feel I can give it a go with your info, is the paint a glossy finish? Cheers

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! So we went for satin as we thought it was a nice in between matte and gloss. The primer was matte and we weren’t fond of that but didn’t want a shiny shiny van so we’re happy with the satin option 😊

Hi, I have a white Peugeot boxer looking to paint it grey. Any advice would I need to prime it as the primer is grey? And I’m putting grey on as a final colour choice. Also what’s the best paint choice Matt satin gloss as I will be painting it with a roller to.

Nice collor ❤❤❤❤

@OurWildHorizons

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Very helpful 👍 this should save me some money thanks

@OurWildHorizons

11 ай бұрын

Glad you found it useful! Hope your colour change went well!

Thanks for the info

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

You're Welcome. Thanks for watching!

well done its a lot of work and a pal of mine did the the same using house paint years ago

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Wow, did that stand the test of time? Or was it outside house paint?

@bobthomson3164

2 жыл бұрын

@@OurWildHorizons it was outside dulux gloss and it stood the test of time

Yup, that van was just, well, too red! Great job!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! That’s the only way we could describe it too 🤣😁😊 thanks for watching :)

That's mint!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Ha, the colour or the job? 😂 Thanks either way!

@TonyLing

2 жыл бұрын

@@OurWildHorizons In both senses of the word :-)

brilliant job, did you have to inform the DVLA about the colour change?

@OurWildHorizons

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, yes they need to change the docs 😊

Looks great! How much paint and primer did you end up using? Just a single can of each?

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Hi :) we had a 5L primer which we used all of and 5L paint which we still have a bit left :) Our van is a medium wheel base for reference :)

What are the ‘greens things’ you used for sanding? Thanks for such an informative video I am repainting an ex post van I just bought and this is all first steps!

Did you have to add any hardener? I’m looking to repaint mine and looked at military paint too :) to give it a stronger finish could I coat with 2k clear coat too? And do you think we can use a spray gun or is it better to just use rollers? Thank you for your videos!

@OurWildHorizons

Жыл бұрын

We didn’t need any hardener ☺️ I bet a spray would make an even better finish but we just wanted to keep the costs down as much as possible. Thanks for watching! 😊

That's an amazing job! Well done! We've just bought a van that definitely needs a paint job. Since all our money has gone to the purchase, we'll need to paint the van ourselves to save money. After over a year, how does the paint job look? Did you have to do any retouches? Did you varnish in the end? I think I'll also get myself some military paint if it lasts that long

@OurWildHorizons

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! A year later it looks really good! It’s chipped where the top of the sliding door touches the other part of the door but that’s it :) really impressed :) we didn’t do a varnish :)

should of used an expesive brush after the brush for a better finish.

nice one you guys

@OurWildHorizons

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

How's the paint stood up to everyday exposure since you applied it? The finish looks great!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It’s done really well, withstood any stone chips. There’s just a part around the door where the metal runs which we’ll need to repaint at some point but we’re very impressed with the quality of the paint 😃

Thanks so much for making this video! I'd like to do the same so it's super useful

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Hope it inspires you to go for it!

Did you do the roof too? (I imagine it'd be difficult if you had to remove the solar or to try and get underneath it.)

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Actually we ran out of the grey primer so we did the rood but not under the solar panels. It's on the list to do soon but not in an immediate rush to correct it :)

I’m so tempted to try painting my van. Which paint range did you buy? Military or two part metal paint? Or have I missed where you have posted this?

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Oh we may have missed that out. We went for the military option based on the emails with the company 😊 You can do it!

Do you have to clear laquer the paint when finished. If not is it easily to keep clean and does the dirt and grime wash off easily when it needs cleaning?

@OurWildHorizons

3 ай бұрын

No since it’s military vehicle paint, it’s all ready once painted!

Thanks for this. Definitely going to do mine now. Did you use all the 5l of paint and primer?

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :) yes we used ALL of the primer.. but for some reason we didn’t use all of the paint even though they were both 5L 😁

@lindalambert2677

2 жыл бұрын

@@OurWildHorizons thank you 😀

Looks great guys! Ignore the idiots on FB moaning about the pic!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

It looks great! Just curious, did you paint underneath the solar panels?

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for watching :) we ran out of primer so didn’t do under the solar! We hope to do it in the future though :)

I noticed there are lots of different types of primer paints to choose from, which grey primer type did you use at pints4trade?

@OurWildHorizons

Жыл бұрын

We used the light grey mat primer :)

nice paint job ! : ) Whats the colourname/number?

What was the colour you used? I love it I want to do half of mine this colour!

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

It was one of the sage green options on paints4trade but I can’t remember the exact code! They have so many shades of green to choose from though 😃

What colour / brand is that on paint4trade? Love it! :o

@OurWildHorizons

3 ай бұрын

I'm not sure anymore but they have loads of options 😃

Hi love your van are were yous in millport today by any chance seen a van identical to yours today

Great job the van looks lovely. I'm thinking of doing this does it stand up to weather and time? And would you do it again 🙂

@OurWildHorizons

4 ай бұрын

Yes! Years later still looks good 😊

@OurWildHorizons

4 ай бұрын

Would 100% do again 😊

Philly wants to paint our van, pondering it for a while, this video may have tipped him over the edge

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

You can do it!!

Did you send down the second prime coat or just paint the first top coat straight on

@OurWildHorizons

Жыл бұрын

I can’t quite remember but I don’t believe we did sand it since the matt primer was a rough texture anyway! Still going strong a year on so we must’ve done it right 😀

Did your insurance go up or down after paint job? Mine is streaky and apparently I've lost a grand on the value (I really don't care about that - it's more punk rock!)lol but if it's decreased the value I want my insurance premium to drop, but on the other hand they might think it's harder to see, therefore more likely to get hit by another driver in a SMIDSY scenario.

It has been great. Could you tell me primer and paint link. Thank you.

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We got it from Paints4Trade and chose the Military Vehicle Paint option 😊

good vid nice camper

@OurWildHorizons

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Wayne! 😀

@OurWildHorizons

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Wayne! 😀

Great video 📹 👍 well done

Looks so good! Do you remember the color code of the paint? :)

@OurWildHorizons

11 ай бұрын

No I'm afraid not but they have loads of the similar colours and which ever one you settle on will be lovely :)

What grit sandpaper did you use to sand it down. ? Think I missed it ! Cheers

@OurWildHorizons

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t remember I’m afraid! Sorry about that!