VOYAGER GOES HOME

The paint on Phil’s 1992 Plymouth Voyager was getting pretty bad.

The top had extensive rusting that needed to be attended to or it was eventually going to become a sunroof. It’s a good old van but its market value is probably $1,000 or less so having a shop remove the rust and paint it just wouldn’t be justified.

Phil purchased this $70 HVLP paint outfit from Harbor Freight. HVLP paint guns alone that are suitable for spaying automotive finishes start at about twice the price of this complete outfit so expectations were not too high. However it seemed like it had to be better than the alternative which would have been to use a brush or foam applicator.

The finished result using Ferguson tractor gray paint. As expected, the quality isn’t that great but certainly better than it was. The sprayer was also used to paint the pontoons on his boat after repairs were done earlier this year and will be used to paint its trailer and other likely projects.

Having the van turned out to be a lucky break for me because I blew a rear brake line on my truck on July 07 and it gave me a vehicle to use to chase parts that I needed to make repairs. With that done the Voyager goes back home tomorrow. RMB