I’m throwing around the idea of painting my 10 myself. The paint shops are years out and the prices keep going up. Does anyone know how much paint it takes to paint a RV10?
I'm using 1.5 coats of single stage industrial polyurethane for my 6A over etch primer on the aluminum and epoxy primer on the fiberglass. Trying to keep the weight down.
Paint coverage is 8 sqm per litre and I estimate 44 sqm to cover, so 5-6 litres plus waste for each of primer and top coat. Total estimated cost for materials a bit under $1000.
I haven't applied it yet but have done tests and done part of the interior and I am hopeful and optimistic that it will work out.
Generally, the weight difference (painted vs. unpainted) that I have seen on 2 seat RV’s is 19 pounds.