Bongo Fury

Anybody had any experience with treating the AFT to restore the look of it? Seems it's gotten faded over the years from UV etc.
Been looking at maybe trying something like Polytrol?

Hi

I repainted the AFT on my 96 bongo last year. Used Rustoleum paint and found a colour that matched the original Greece Green. Lots of rubbing down and used a mohair roller to apply the paint. The biggest problem was finding 2 - 3 days without the threat of rain!!

Replaced the rubber seal at the same time.

I still need to replace the decals, that's a job for the spring.

A couple of before and after photos.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Nae9KZb5bMcA43BF2

That's a cracking good job you've done there.

Thanks.

Took a lot of sanding initially and between coats. I had to abort one top coat as it rained and made the finish go matt, sanded that one down and waited of a warm no rain day to paint the final coat you see here.

I was particularly pleased with the colour match. When I removed the rubber seal I could the green was originally much darker than the rest of the faded roof so I matched to that colour.

Incredible job.How on earth did you mix to match a colour like that!

It wasn't too tricky.
Rustoleum paint is sold in RAL colours. I purchased a RAL colour chip chart from Amazon and found the colour that matched the closest. Went to my local paint specialist and ordered a tin with the RAL colour reference. Turned out to be near perfect match. Result

I was surprised it was that easy.

mitreklov wrote: Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:05 pm It wasn't too tricky.
Rustoleum paint is sold in RAL colours. I purchased a RAL colour chip chart from Amazon and found the colour that matched the closest. Went to my local paint specialist and ordered a tin with the RAL colour reference. Turned out to be near perfect match. Result

I was surprised it was that easy.

Amazing. And what is RAL?

Wikipedia to the rescue:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAL_colour_standard

Nice work!

mitreklov wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:08 am Hi

I repainted the AFT on my 96 bongo last year. Used Rustoleum paint and found a colour that matched the original Greece Green. Lots of rubbing down and used a mohair roller to apply the paint. The biggest problem was finding 2 - 3 days without the threat of rain!!

Replaced the rubber seal at the same time.

I still need to replace the decals, that's a job for the spring.

A couple of before and after photos.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Nae9KZb5bMcA43BF2

Mitreklov, can I ask where you got the AFT seal from? Mine is approaching the wrong side of knackered, but I'm keen to source one that I know fits as it looks a complex job.

https://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/
Hardest part is fitting it to the rear as space is really tight.

Ollymuk: I seem to remember getting the roof seal from eBay. I can’t point you in the exact direction since it was some years ago since I purchased it, but if you search eBay you’ll what you are looking for. Good hunting.

Thanks.

Can I just ask what you used to sand it down when you painted? Was it fine paper and elbow grease or did you use a machine?

Tempted to do my roof as it's black on a green bongo.

Olly

I used a palm sander to tackle the flat areas and elbow grease for the fiddly bits. There were some tiny holes in the fibreglass gel coat that needed filling so I used some filler primer spay to sort those out. I made a few passes with increasing paper grit with the final pass using 1000 grit and plenty of water. After the first coat was hard enough I took the sheen and any orange peel off with another pass with wet 1000 grit paper. Washing off the dust and sanding residue and leaving it to dry is very important before applying another coat of paint.

Take your time, it’ll be worth it.

Bongolia wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:01 pm https://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/
Hardest part is fitting it to the rear as space is really tight.

Do you happen to remember the part number/ description.
I need to replace mine as its cracked and a lovely shade of green moss!