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• Re: Uhh-Ohhh, better get...
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 09:11:25 -0500
  Jeff, I guess one person's idea of a good paint job, and mine are two different things. My first experience at refinishing vehicles...
• Bus Depot order arrived
  Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 22:31:26 -0700
  ...for touch up paints? My local paint shop has know idea how to turn my paint code number into paint! Eric Eric and Peggy...
• Re: ? paint removal
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 02:33:13 EST
  ...Before I use something stupid on the maroon paint, I figured I'd better seek advice from the List. >> regular car wax and elbow...
• Re: Reviving Vanagon Grilles
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:25:16 -0700
  I just painted mine, used "mar-hyde satin finish paint for exterior trim" (black). Looks good, except for some places where a faint whitish...
• Re: Reducing exhaust heat extends the life of water hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:24:27 EDT
  ...If your pipes are rusty to begin with, removing them and painting and wrapping them can extend the life. Robert [text/html]
• Re: Repainting Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:13:31 -0800
  ...William > In my experience, if you want a decent paint job from one of the "budget" > paint shops, it is EXTREMELY important that you...
• Re: yellow painting to remove
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:39:51 -0700
  ...yellow painting to remove Hi folk During my wonderfull trip to Newfounland ( Very nice landscape and great weather), I had the bad luck to...
• Re: Brush painting questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 16:33:48 -0700
  I'm not a painter, but my understanding is that most modern paints do not accept sanding. They are designed to be self leveling...
• Re: Time to paint, should I film it?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:11:43 -0500
  ...My '65 bug was painted at Earl Scheib in '82. They were kind enough to paint the tires, windows and even the door handles...
• Re: PAINT FRONT GRILL?
  Historical mailing list - "Small, Eric (Y2K).SDWARREN/SOPORTLAND/EricS at M ERICS - SDWCMAIL"
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 14:00:12 EST
  ...Is there any way I can revive it? Specifically, I was wondering if I could (don't laugh) spray paint it flat black or...
• Re: Body Seam Rust (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 21:04:24 EDT
  ...A very good idea (as Gary already mentioned) is to paint over the primer, even with some shaky can paint, as a temporary thing...
• Is ONE DAY PAINT any good?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 18:43:58 -0700
  ...Californians Is ONE DAY PAINT any good or do you have a better suggestion. They will do a two tone Urathane paint job with...
• Painting handles
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 15:50:33 EST
  Hey there, folks, Anybody have any experience in painting the door handles of a vanagon? Although the 'patina' look is nice for furniture, my...
• Re: people who dont fix their seam rust....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 05:32:04 -0800
  --clip-- > - old paint is usually faded. You can have a color spectrometer match the > color on the car, but why? > - A good body man...
• Re: Painting Fibreglass Poptop
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 06:46:03 EST
  ...I was thinking of painting it to match the body. Can I = > just use automotive body paint to do this? Has anyone else done...
• Paint for black fiberglass bumper
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:23:17 EDT
  ...And I did remove everything from the vehicle, striped everything down to bare metal, primed, then painted. Thing is I'm guessing getting paint...
• Re: DON'T do this! (Painting tip)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:08:49 -0800
  ...I did. --- ;^) > > AFAIK, the only paint that should go over Tremclad primer is Tremclad > rust paint. > > I believe it says that on the can...
• Re: 85 vanagon sale help
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:12:43 -0400
  ...finish it with a light sanding and buffing... > > https://www.amazon.com/Interlux-Brightside-Polyurethane-Paint-Y4248/dp/ > B002MYP48A/ref=sr_1_7?ie...
• Re: removing duct tape from paint..ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:28:16 -0800
  ...Doesn't hurt paint. Tom Salicos > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Vanagon Mailing List > >[mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of JordanVw@AOL.COM > >Sent...
• Re: Where to get a decent paint job? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mudd 'Not Jack' Sparrow
  Wed, 29 Apr 2015 17:45:20 -0700
  There is no such thing as trust the brand name paint shop. The Maaco I was a form of Satan in my life. Literally...
• Re: Painting done, now see the movie....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:47:27 -0500
  In other words - prepping and painting the top is going to be a royal PITA! John > John Rodgers > Clayartist and Moldmaker > 88'GL VW...
• Re: painting exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 18 May 2003 11:30:15 -0700
  ...The paint burned off after my first 30 mile highway run. The chrome tip still looks very good. I didn't know they had...
• Re: Painting
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:39:06 -0400
  ...But Maaco et al do as little prep as possible before they paint, because time prepping is time not spent painting. And painting is...
• Re: Getting my Westy ready for "Earl"
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 15:19:08 -0400
  ...Then you can paint the pop top with a brush as you indicate. Maaco & Earl will only give you a very bad paint job...
• Re: Where to get a decent paint job? (long)
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Wed, 29 Apr 2015 18:14:41 -0700
  ...Where to >>> get >>> a decent paint job? (long) </div><div> >>> </div>I've been asking around about the cost of a paint job. The...
• Re: Bumper Corner Cap
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:33:25 -0700
  If you plan to paint the front plastic grills (with satin black spray paint, good also for black mirrors and rear intake vents too...
• Re: Interesting Vanagon Paint Schemes
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:54:18 -0800
  ...I have the dog-doo brown colored paint on my regular van and it gets really hot inside when in the sun...A lighter...
• Re: Paint for black fiberglass bumper
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:31:11 -0700
  Jeff, I just painted a set of electric mirror housings with SEM "Trim Paint" #39143. Its a satin finish and is holding up well...
• Re: How to remove tree sap (it's almost Friday!)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Fri, 19 Jun 2015 16:47:35 -0600
  I was a sign painter and pinstriper for twenty years, working on some really expensive concours and race cars, and mineral spirits won't...
• Re: Paint
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 17 Apr 2021 22:35:57 +0200
  ...Complete paint job. Is this "orly blue P5Z"? Good luck! BTDT. 2. matte: polish the hell out of it. Regards Raimund Am 17.04...
• Re: Fiberglas Top
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Fri, 24 May 1996 09:20:56 -0500 (CDT)
  Bill, I had a similar problem, though my DPO painted with household latex paint. I have a compressor and air sander and chose to...
• Re: LP tank--Epoxy paint V.S Urethane paint
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 07:06:40 EST
  In a message dated 1/4/2003 12:04:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > LP tank--Epoxy paint V...
• Painting Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:51:48 -0500
  ...One of them was in rough shape, paint-wise. I ordered some Wurth silver spray paint and clear lacquer from: http://www.autopia-carcare...
• Cost of a good paint job
  Historical mailing list - Craig Jon Anderson
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 18:14:30 -0400
  ...They painted it with a paint brush and latex paint. CJA ### Craig Jon Anderson Strategic Accounts Business Development Marathon Technologies Corp. Nonstop Windows NT...
• Re: Touch-up paint
  Historical mailing list - Leif Paulsen
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 15:29:07 -0600
  Tried Ye Olde >VW Dealer, and they said the paint is no longer available >except in $22 cans of spray paint My van is...
• Painting Carat wheels
  Historical mailing list - SD Kraning
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 21:10:41 -0400
  ...Would it make sense to have the rims painted with the old tires on and then have the new tires mounted after the paint...
• Rust Paint a steel brake line?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:38:36 -0700
  ...most of the green paint is ok and I don't feel/see any pitting. So..... If I paint these spots (*light* sanding prep...
• Re: Couple more pictures
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020 14:54:03 -0500
  Hi Dennis, I noticed in your photos there is some fresh paint on the undercarriage and suspension. Is this something you applied? I have...
• Who owns this Custom painted Westy from TV's Nash Bridges?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 04:52:04 EDT
  I was told that this was painted just for the filming with waterbase paints. It was supposed to have been washed off after a...
• Re: painting rubber...any ideas or reccomendations?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 09:32:27 -0800
  On 4/3/04 9:03, "JordanVw@AOL.COM" <JordanVw@AOL.COM> wrote: > paint.. is there any flexible vinyl/rubber paints out there that...
• Re: Painting Vanagon Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:02:18 -0500
  Mineral spirits and /or Prep Sol works well for removing any trace of silicone prior to painting. Mineral spirits is my choice of products...
• ? paint removal
  Historical mailing list - Pat Horrocks
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 20:12:48 EST
  Volks- the Tugboat's bath today failed to remove a smear of grey paint on the scratch received last week in a parking lot...
• Re: Brush painting questions
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Davis
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 19:02:18 -0500
  ...Two people working side by side, the first rolling and the second "tipping" can do an excellent and show quality paint job. We regularly...
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:08:22 -0800
  Sorry , 'any black paint' won't really stay on plastic, especially the extra slippery kind that bumper caps are. I posted earlier about a...
• Re: Honing and cylinder painting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 12:45:14 -0800
  I'd just use wood stove high temp flat black paint. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Luther" <jluther@ALFONS-HAAR.US> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Blue Paint Code
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 18:46:58 -0600
  I know there have been a couple?? folks asking for the blue paint code. Here is the information from my 84GL Dove Blue Metallic...
• Re: Westfalia brown appliance paint - anyone find a good match?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:54:26 -0700
  ...Then order the paint. Re the metal interior trim parts, I sanded, rust converted, primed and spray painted. This paint has held tight for...
• Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:32:45 -0700
  Sounds interesting, but Tremclad would not be my choice of paints - over the years, I have used it for many areas, and it does...
• Painting the heads...
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 20:31:40 -0500
  ...What would happen if I don't? Do they get real discolored? What kind of paint should I use and what's a good...
• Need paint code for 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hougard
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 22:11:31 EST
  My 82 Westy doesn't have the stickers on the door where I presume the paint code to be and the paint store doesn...
• Source for Touch-Up Paint
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 08:54:52 -0400
  ...The price is 15$USD and takes 24 hours to whip up the paint. This still sounds a bit expensive but a good way...
• Re: pop top colour, thread hijack
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 17 May 2010 19:05:46 -0700
  My father-in-law has an MCI bus converted to motorhome, and he painted the top white for the same reason - apparently many in...
• Re: Original bus paint questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 19:12:49 EDT
  ...It has been re-painted but I can use my door jambs as reference. My dash and fresh air housing are original paint and...
• Re: Rust Paint a steel brake line?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:22:35 -0700
  ...most of the green paint is ok and I don't feel/see any pitting. > So..... > > If I paint these spots (*light* sanding prep...
• Ah, Spring....Rust Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Kenn Draymon and Corinne Janow
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 08:50:24 -0800
  ...Have you a wind-free place to paint? If not, overspray can dull other car parts; masking the whole vehicle to paint a small...
• Re: Touch up paint in spray cans?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 21:31:40 -0700
  ...Any comments from the painting professionals? > > Also, ordering from PaintScratch online was very easy. > > Vern McIntosh > Bend, Oregon > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Hersh" <cmwolfsburg...
• Re: Paint for Dove Blue Westy top?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 19:32:18 -0700
  ...Paint for Dove Blue Westy top? I now know for sure that these tops were painted, they are not gelcoat, and with pretty crappy...
• Re: Rust Paint a steel brake line?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:53:47 -0500
  ...most of the green paint is ok and I don't feel/see any pitting. > So..... > > If I paint these spots (*light* sanding prep...
• Re: Touch up paint
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:52:48 -0600
  See if the VW dealer has small touch-up cans of paint. Tom www.towercooler.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Deer fur in your paint...
  Historical mailing list - Nancy E. Dodge
  Tue, 23 Jul 1996 16:58:00 -0700
  ...Does painting over the deer hair count? (when the exposed flesh . . of the van began to rust, I cleaned up rust and painted)- Jeff...