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• Re: wanted: painted metal rear vanagon bumper
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:31:10 -0400
  I have both front and rear painted bumpers (I believe purchased from BD). Good condition, no dents. Can send pics to anyone interested. Front...
• Mexican paintshop?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 16:19:38 -0700
  Posting for a friend; Anyone know a decent paintshop close to LA for spiffying up a Westy? Or, how about a decent place in...
• Re: oil dipstick
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:10:39 -0700
  I used flat white paint. I cleaned the dip stick of oil with lacquer thinner, sanded it with fine sand paper and spray painted...
• Re: Painting
  Historical mailing list - Tom
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:57:52 -0600
  ...Took it to the dealer's paint shop that said in order to fix, the whole paint job needed to be sanded down & repainted...
• Re: Paint in PDX Great Deal!!!
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 16:20:38 -0800
  O-ya the paint and supplies totaled around $600.00. I think he was giving me a break on the labor using my van...
• Re: Painting Van Tip's needed
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 1 Jul 2008 20:14:46 -0700
  ...I'd let it dry, wet > sand it all down (600? Or is that too agressive), and paint over it after > thinning the paint...
• Re: Interesting Vanagon Paint Schemes
  Historical mailing list - Toni Rizzo
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:19:49 -0800
  I'd love to see photos of the white top when you paint it, Bob. I have a burgandy Westy I've been thinking...
• Re: Paint in PDX Great Deal!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 13:10:41 -0500
  ...Give it 6 months before you decide it's a > good paint job. By then the paint should be done shrinking (curing) > and > any...
• Re: crazy friday centerfold
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 01:15:38 EDT
  ...When they painted it, did they remove the side molding and paint it separately, or did they just paint over it on the van?
• Re: $50 dollar rustoleum/tremclad paint job pictures?
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:20:57 -0800
  ...vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > dear artists > my first T2 a 1969 ... > i painted with a marine paint ... > the red was very red ... fire engine...
• Re: Oven-baked paint finish
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 4 Jan 2024 14:11:54 -0600
  ...That’s baked but different. > > I don’t know about modern paints and baking. Certainly body shops bake paint to a degree, not what...
• Re: Earl Scheib paint job
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:17:48 -0800
  ...Painted tail light wiring .....you name it, paint in the wrong places, terrible prep, grind marks showing in the really bad cases, orange peel...
• Re: poptop seals and painting grills
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 16 May 2001 20:46:25 -0700
  Seems to me like it would be cool to just paint the vw emblem on the grill black as well > >painting the grill: >i...
• Any painters in UT?
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 11:51:53 EST
  ...Is there any experienced painters in the Salt Lake City Area, that would be interested in doing the spraying? Or do any listers know...
• Re: Paint code for 89 Carat "Bluestar"
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:41:27 -0400
  Thanks Bill, after the first time, when they mixed the paint based on scanning a sample of the old paint and I had finished...
• Re: Paint for Dove Blue Westy top?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 07:11:29 -0400
  Stuart, the Westy pop-tops were never painted by anyone, not originally anyways. They’re Fibreglass and therefore the colour was in the Gel...
• Re: Battery Box Corrosion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:49:19 -0500
  Go t a welding supply or good paint supply and get a spray "Cold Galvanizing" paint. This paint is zinc rich to the point...
• Re: spray paint from dealer - was power mirrors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 10:54:11 EDT
  ...I've never seen any kind of spray paint to match a manufacturer's paint at > *any* dealer. Does VW really sell such stuff...
• paint codes
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 08:05:06 -0400
  ...Where do I find the paint code? What form does it take -- a couple of letters, a number -- what am I looking for? Ed...
• Paint Color Loacation
  Historical mailing list - Tracey
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 10:38:56 -0500
  ...codes on it...paint code for my 85 Westy is L8HU, so yours will look something like that alphanumeric combo....Paintscratch.com uses those...
• Re: paint codes 89GL
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 16:36:56 EST
  ...the 84-91 paint code is under the fusebox beam. chris
• Re: Body Paint materials
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:10:56 -0500
  I think you have to cut the paint with a reducer when using the preval the same way you would with a regular sprayer...
• trim painting
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Thu, 10 May 2001 13:06:20 -0600
  I've heard a lot of questions about painting trim on VWs lately. (Mirrors, door handles, etc). I have done this successfully many times...
• Re: Paint in PDX Great Deal!!!
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:08:05 -0800
  ...But most of a good paint job is prep work and you can't tell about the prep with a fresh paint job. Give...
• Re: Painting Pop Top
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Rathke
  Thu, 13 Oct 1994 11:47:00 -0700
  >>As for gelcoating, I wonder how this differs from paint. Is it harder or less >>resistant to fading or more waterproof or something. What...
• Paint code for 89 Carat "Bluestar"
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:40:51 -0400
  Hi to a great list, I am trying to do some touchup to my 89 "Bluestar" and am having trouble matching the paint. The...
• Re: Reducing exhaust heat extends the life of water hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 18:09:29 EDT
  ...I don't know (yet) how this will be affected by ceramic coatings or paint. Also, the manufacturers recommend that the wrap be painted...
• Re: painting plastic interior parts black to brown, or brown to black
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 17:25:41 -0400
  My local auto body supply shop sells "dashboard paint" in a spray can that works well and matches the original color. I used it...
• Re: Spray paint to match old brown dash?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 29 May 2011 22:14:05 -0500
  Some larger paint shops will mix and fill a rattle can and most have a spectrometer that they can use to match the color...
• Re: Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Tue, 14 May 2002 22:37:07 -0500
  Don't do any painting, or rubbing----- Try this first----- Go to a marine ships store, ( Boat US and/or West marine, which both...
• Re: Painting door handles - now mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:12:31 -0400
  I have used Krylon Fusion which is a paint FOR plastics as well as other "Hard to paint" surfaces. It is available in gloss...
• Re: Painting door handles - now mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:17:42 -0400
  ...I usually > > sand blast the item lightly and then paint it over. > > Does > > not require primer which is nice. Make sure the part > > is...
• Re: Interesting Vanagon Paint Schemes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:13:39 -0600
  ...interesting with the paint (maybe >> ghost "flames"??). �I'm looking for some links to images of Vanagon's >> with interesting paintwork for inspiration. >> >> Surely...
• Re: Wrap or Paint?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 29 Apr 2015 13:26:39 +0000
  ...If you still want to do the wrap do it over good paint. Ken On Tue, Apr 28, 2015, 11:14 AM Chris Szpejankowski...
• Re: How I spent my day off...
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:08:09 -0400
  ...It's the paint. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: Alistair Bell Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 5:05 PM To: B Feddish Subject: Re: How...
• Re: painting plastic interior parts black to brown, or brown to black
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 17:01:34 EDT
  A buddy of mine who lives in Lake Tahoe painted the white plastic "fender flares" black on his cabrilolet with this paint for plastic...
• Re: Westfalia brown appliance paint - anyone find a good match?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:44:00 -0700
  > I've have the interior of my '84 westy all out and noticed some of the brown > paint on the metal grates on the...
• Re: La paz vanagon painting
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Tue, 16 May 2017 09:47:45 -0400
  Looks great….and hot (black paint and dark red/orange == must park in shade) :) > On May 15, 2017, at 11:39 PM, Alistair Bell...
• Re: paint code
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 12:43:45 -0400
  ...My paint code for my '81 7 pass was under the drivers seat inside the storage area-mine is a two tone and both...
• Jim's paintings
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 13:33:55 -0400
  Yesterday My wife glanced in my FB feed to get to our event group and noticed a painting by Jim Felder. She thought it...
• Re: Painting the black plastic trim on the out side
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 2017 01:08:51 -0500
  your painting the turn signals and taillights? am i missing something here LOL In a message dated 1/16/2017 3:58:31 P...
• exhaust paint
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 10:16:00 -0500
  I searched the archives, but could not find much info on exhaust painting. Does anyone have any long term success with grill paint, or...
• Re: factory Paint color code sticker
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 20:11:57 EDT
  ...tone paint > beige/dark brown? sticker on body under left side of dash, or under drivers seat in aux. batt. box. paint code starts...
• Re: Cool roof paint on material for vanagon camper tops?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:41:49 -0700
  ...It was beautiful! Last summer I painted the light brown top on my '85 with the same type of paint computer matched and with...
• Re: Painting
  Historical mailing list - Tom
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:57:15 -0600
  ...Took it to the dealer's paint shop that > said in order to fix, the whole paint job needed to be sanded down > & repainted...
• Re: Painting
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:57:59 -0700
  ...a $750 paint job by earl schieb looks like > a > $750 earl schieb paint job. > > im serious.. people will come up to you and...
• Re: Re-painting front table mount
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 16:35:46 -0500
  Chris, I for one would sand the old, flaking paint off with 180 paper--- Why take the time to sand? Because it will give...
• Re: Paint Codes for Bumper
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:28:21 -0700
  Well do you know the paint code is for satin black? I was curious if any of the paint codes listed were this satin...
• Re: Where to get a decent paint job? (long)
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 30 Apr 2015 00:40:51 -0700
  ...In the > >>> shop there was a beautifully painted red and white VW Camper pop-top > >>> BUS that they had just restored. He suggested their...
• Re: Replacing windshield seal
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:48:57 -0400
  ...bry, IMO its still not warm enough to paint outside yet... if you paint outside, the drastic temp change after dusk will literally fog...
• RE: Defiled!! (By some sorry individual)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 10:21:42 -0700
  ...Scratch Primer Paint (no sanding) !! !! ++++\ /+++# #+++++++++#!!!!#+++++++++++++++ Paint -----\ /-----####-----------####---------------- Primer ======\/=======##=============##================= Metal ================================================= Scratch Primer Sanding Paint Clear Coat (no sanding) ________ ++++\ /+++# #+++++++ ++++++!!!!!!+++++!!!!!!++++++++++ Paint -----\ /-----####---------####--------####-------####----------- Primer ======\/=======##===========##==========##=========##============ Metal ================================================================== Its this kind of thinking...
• Re: painting the fiberglass roof
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Fri, 23 May 2003 16:44:26 -0500
  I find a thermal blanket or sheet to cover all of roof works good, and much cheaper than painting the roof. It's portable...
• Re: Honing and cylinder painting
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 20:46:50 -0600
  ...Honing and cylinder painting The black paint works but you have to use the right paint. It's like taking 1 step backwards and...
• Re: painting poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:27:05 -0400
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/werksforwagens/sets/72157600703463409/ Here is a set of pictures that shows the top painted with Interlux boat paint. If...
• Re: Touch up paint
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:08:52 +0000
  My local auto body supply store mixes me up a spray can full of my paint code for about $20, works well and I...
• Paint code needed
  Historical mailing list - Dan Roberts
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:09:19 -0500
  ...I want to repaint the top to its original color but can't locate a paint code on the vehicle and my local VW...
• Re: Latex paint removal
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 16:10:02 -0700
  ...On 7/2/07, Janet Sanford <sanfordchef@cox.net> wrote: > > Well, someone poured a can of white latex paint on my windshield and > proceeded...
• Demons X
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:58:35 -0400
  Rust Demons X- The Paint Booth With some trepidation I approached Wednesday evening's activities in the paint booth. This was not quite idle...
• Re: Jim's paintings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 12:50:59 -0500
  I do have a painting of a white Vanagon, but I didn't paint it. It was a going-away gift from a non...
• Re: "Wesfakia" logo?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:55:39 -0700
  And I are a miserable painter. I can get paint drips on the ceiling when painting a baseboard. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84...