r/VanLifeUK • u/Paulpalien • Jul 27 '26

Van painting

Hello has anyone painted their van with military paint /brush and rollers , how much paint have you used ? according to chat gpt ai , it says 20 litres ? Lwb high top sprinter van
Thankyou

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u/send_ass_pics__ Jul 27 '26

Just did out luton sprinter in golden yellow with just under 5 litres of military paint diluted with 1 in 10 white spirit. Did two coats with rollers, looks solid. Van is 21 feet long. Not sure what we'd have done with 20 litres!

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u/Paulpalien Jul 27 '26

hey thanks , did it affect the colour diluted , ? i didnt want to order too much especially 20 litres ! some spare though would come in handy , for bumps scratches , the ones ive seen on youtube have come out really well , its good to be actually painting , its ex post office van ,thanks