Primer recommended, but I didn't use it :)

Also, I only put on 2 coats.. 3 would be better.

after a year and a half (all outdoors) paint looks great (apart from a few scuffs from tree branches).

alistair

On 2013-02-24, at 9:55 PM, neil n wrote:

> Thank you Alistair.
> 
> Great point on the finish and dirt resistance. Would not have thought of that!
> 
> No primer needed?
> 
> Maybe I could find some Brightside locally sooner than next Friday.
> 
> Neil.
> 
> On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> I used Interlux Brightside, and I can recommend it highly
>> 
>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/06/04/vanagon-pop-top-work/
>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/06/06/vanagon-pop-top-work-final-coat-of-paint/
>> 
>> It is gloss and it resists dirt like no other paint I've used.
>> 
>> alistair
>> 
>> On 2013-02-24, at 8:42 PM, neil n wrote:
>> 
> 
>>> ..... Personally I'd rather have something closer to "Flat".
>> 
> 
> 
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