← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum

Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 1+: 60 results shown for enamel.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

Wet Sanding Acrylic Enamel
Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
Tue, 8 May 2001 16:44:55 -0400
Does anyone know if you can wet sand acrylic enamel then use a rubbing compound to eliminate the orange peel look and runs? Paul...
Vanagon, Paint, and Isocyanates
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 08:36:22 -0700
...2) Acrylic enamel does not need hardener. Acrylic enamel initially dries by evaporation of the solvents, but then cures over many months by oxidation...
FS: blue and white enamel/chrome grille vw emblem for sale
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 04:06:56 EDT
for sale: enameled clossine (sp?) blue and white style chrome polished VW grille emblem for sale..fits directly over your worn/missing/peeling vw...
Re: Remving the camping equipment and a source for paint
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:06:11 -0800
...But enamel is what most body shops like to use. Lacquer destroys enamel and makes it look like the wrinkles on a old geezer...
Matching west interior tan using enamel paint.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:15:40 -0500
...I was able to take some rustoleum Almond enamel in a small container and mix in drops of rustoleum Red enamel until the colors...
Re: Wet Sanding Acrylic Enamel
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 8 May 2001 15:32:48 -0700
...Clearcoats are too glossy and too easily scratched, and some of the urethane enamels are too glossy for my taste right out of the...
Re: Wet Sanding Acrylic Enamel
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 8 May 2001 21:26:43 -0400
At 04:44 PM 5/8/2001 -0400, Paul Borghese wrote: > > Does anyone know if you can wet sand acrylic enamel then use a...
Sanding enamel
Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:12:21 -0400
A few weeks ago I posted a question asking about sanding acrylic enamel. After following some suggestions I am still having problems. After the...
Re: Oxidized pop-top on my '90 Westy Multivan
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 27 Mar 2000 13:27:16 -0800
Yep, repainting is the only real fix, and if you use a high quality two part enamel paint (NOT lacquer) It will be a...
Re: Help me choose Sunny's grill style!
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 25 Mar 2001 19:33:18 -0600
Paul, Laquer will attack plastic. As long as it's enamel your OK ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:39:17 EST
...ive been painting plastic parts for years before "fusion" with regular rustoleum enamel or krylon enamel and because of my proper prep - ive never...
Re: Sanding enamel
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:36:41 EDT
In a message dated 6/15/01 12:13:47 PM, vanagon@GROUPSTUDY.COM writes: << Should I be using a machine to buff the...
Re: [WetWesties] Re: [T2] $50 dollar rustoleum/tremclad paint job pictures?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:39:06 -0800
...Spraying also uses a LOT less paint. > > There are also different grades of enamel. .... > Since being hired by a national sign industry supply company...
need Advice Rebuilding an 84 engine
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Tue, 17 Dec 1996 16:47:04 -0800
...Does anyone know anything about sandblasting the heads using plastic > > pellets instead of sand, and then coating the heads with enamel top keep down...
Re: What type of paint is original on our Bays??
Historical mailing list
Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:34:11 EST
...anyway, the '70's baywindows buses usually were sprayed in single stage enamel, Glasurit.. chris ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol...
Re: Help me choose Sunny's grill style!
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sun, 25 Mar 2001 23:44:36 -0600
...Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy > Paul, > Laquer will attack plastic. > As long as it's enamel your OK > > ______________ > |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ > | | | | > ||-(())----(())-| > > Terry 85 GL
Re: need advice re: rebuilding 84 Vanagon engine
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Mon, 16 Dec 1996 13:29:38 -0800
...Bradshaw wrote: > > > > Does anyone know anything about sandblasting the heads using plastic > > pellets instead of sand, and then coating the heads with enamel top...
Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:37:43 -0800
...ive been painting plastic parts for years before "fusion" with regular rustoleum enamel or krylon enamel and because of my proper prep - ive never...
Re: Body Shop question
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002 21:39:01 -0600
...demand--- Paint the van with straight enamel ----cheapest ( zero color retention ) Paint the van with acrylic enamel---better, but figure on a couple of...
Re: [Fwd: Re: need advice re: rebuilding 84 Vanagon engine]
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Tue, 17 Dec 1996 16:27:57 -0800
...Bradshaw wrote: > > > > > > Does anyone know anything about sandblasting the heads using plastic > > pellets instead of sand, and then coating the heads with enamel top...
Re: need advice re: rebuilding 84 Vanagon engine
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Mon, 16 Dec 1996 18:07:28 -0800
...Bradshaw wrote: > > > > > > > Does anyone know anything about sandblasting the heads using plastic > > > pellets instead of sand, and then coating the heads with enamel top...
How Do I Paint My Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Mon, 19 Oct 1998 07:16:24 -0700
...Back then the choice was lacquer or enamel. I used enamel with an epoxy additive that caused it to dry quickly and have a...
Amount of paint to paint a Westfalia?
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:40:03 -0800
So how much paint is needed to paint a baywindow westy? I'm using HVLP and probably enamel. I just found out lacquer is...
Re: [T2] $50 dollar rustoleum/tremclad paint job pictures?
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:33:47 -0500
Hi Courtney, I did a headcount of the vehicles I have painted with enamel and there are at least seven in my past. I...
Re: Wet Sanding Acrylic Enamel
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Tue, 8 May 2001 22:35:27 -0500
...pigment from the UV of the suns rays, and that ole, enamel won't last very long. It's a much wiser decision to...
Re: Body Shop question
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 16 Mar 2002 20:41:47 -0800
...demand--- > > Paint the van with straight enamel ----cheapest ( zero color retention ) > > Paint the van with acrylic enamel---better, but figure on a couple of...
Gas cap
Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
Sun, 14 May 2000 12:25:44 -0700
...Or would I be just as well off to strip it and redo with a good enamel spray?? Cheers, Keith 81 Westy
stove panel
Historical mailing list - Lisa Bliss
Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:49:04 -0400
...It is metal with an enamel-like finish. Anybody have one or know where to get one??? Lisa Bliss 1987 Westy "Bree" Atlanta, GA
Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
Historical mailing list - TC
Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:50:47 -0700
...Our Tremclad is an Alkyd enamel oil base paint and it will yellow overtime. Excessive and repeated heat can accelerate the yellowing process. However...
Clear Coat..Good/Bad?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 19 Oct 1995 13:15:12 -0700
Thanks again for all your thoughts...I'd like to make this paint job last more that 6yrs (my last $300 two tone enamel...
Re: Paint thinner
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Sun, 25 Apr 2004 16:30:06 -0400
...It might need lacquer thinner NOT paint thinner. << It's DuPont Centari Acrylic Enamel part # K8013AN Assuan Brown. Thanks, Bryan
Re: about the "Best Oil" to use in our WaterBoxer
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:51:06 -0400
...Stan --- I'm getting some high-temp/high-gloss white engine enamel for another project, I'll be painting the end of my dipstick...
'64 21-Window getting painted!
Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
Fri, 28 Jun 1996 15:13:31 -0400
...1 gallon Turquoise (L380) and 2 gallons Blue White (L289) of PPG Delstar Acrylic Enamel, along with reducer & hardener to the tune of $400...
Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:47:34 -0800
...ive been painting plastic parts for years before > "fusion" with regular rustoleum enamel or krylon enamel and because of my > proper > prep - ive never...
Re: Sanding enamel
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Fri, 15 Jun 2001 11:17:38 -0500
You need a high speed buffer, like a Milwaukee, of B&D, or something that polsihes the paint, that spins at about 2000 rpm...
Re: How do I paint my Door Handles?
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Thu, 10 May 2001 15:01:34 EDT
...Anyway, I sanded mine w/ fine sand paper then shot it with simple automotive spray enamel. I've been using them all year w...
Re: Can you use Fingernail Polish Over Bare Metal
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 29 Oct 2004 07:57:29 -0700
Finger nail enamel is actually pretty good enamel. Chips on nails because that's a harsh environment for paint. Flex and lots of chances...
steering wheel restoration
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 May 1995 13:38:24 -0500 (CDT)
...The >>enamel (?) is worn off the '57's and I'd like it fixed. I hear >>though that the wheel doesn't come off...
Re: Painting door handles - now mirrors?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:17:40 EDT
...regular enamels will do. chris
Re: Greetings all
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:47:35 -0700
...Follow with just good quality spray can ENAMEL. I use Ospho to convert the rust, then zinc paint to prime, then Rustoleum to seal.
Re: Oven-baked paint finish
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 3 Jan 2024 18:06:41 -0800
Richard, You know by now that baking enamel type paint is a thing. Can be a rat hole of possibilities. But it does rely...
Paint Type?? (some vanagon content)
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 19:09:22 -0500
...After years of offering the best, hand sanded enamel paints, dried slowly in the sun, finally VW purchasers could finally enjoy the same glossy...
Re: Is it safe to pull out the chrome window strips?
Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
Thu, 5 Apr 2001 18:57:33 -0500
...Just go to your local hobby store and get some Model Master flat black enamel paint, thin it about 70% paint, 30% thinner and...
Re: Amount of paint to paint a Westfalia?
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:38:50 -0500
...if you Enamel, the van as been primed everywhere and don't do the pop-top, it's anything between 2/3 gallon to...
Few things for our trip on the longest road in the USA
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 22:06:52 +0000
...now deciding on a non-H2O primer and paint. So, lacquer, enamel, polyurethane?? What do you think is the best?? Next, we are looking...
Re: idiot's guide to vanagon seam rust repair. please RED
Historical mailing list
Tue, 1 Mar 2005 16:25:29 EST
...it reacts with most enamel primer/topcoats. i used to use it but it makes the topcoat alligator/crinkle and lift away. its good...
One Shot Sign Paint for Painting a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:20:08 -0500
Is the UV protective One Shot Enamel sign paint suitable for the brush/roller technique of painting a Vanagon? Will it hold up well...
Re: 82 Westy cleaning and/or painting of the Pop Top?
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:18:04 -0500
...Another is > refinishing with automotive materials. > > I refinished our '74 project Westy pop top with catalyzed (appliance white) > DuPont automotive acrylic enamel over PPG...
What type of paint is original on our Bays??
Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:48:15 -0800
Just wondering what was the original type of paint on our westies? I'm thinking it was single stage enamel? Anyone know for sure...
Re: Body Shop question
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sat, 16 Mar 2002 22:46:52 -0600
...demand--- Paint the van with straight enamel ----cheapest ( zero color retention ) Paint the van with acrylic enamel---better, but figure on a couple of...
Westy grey matching paint
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:14:39 -0600
...Alkyd Eggshell Enamel" and the color mix for a quart is B14, C6, I2. Of course, this mix only works for Kwal since other...
Earl Scheib paint job
Historical mailing list - mordo
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:11:30 -0500
There are many one-part urethane marine enamels that are likewise self-leveling and are applied with foam rollers. Typically, hte coat of paint...
Re: Where can I buy Vanagon paint?
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Wed, 2 Aug 2006 14:47:28 -0700
...They can make up spray cans in either enamel or lacquer working from your paint code. http://www.towerpaint.com/ The match I got...
Re: Oven-baked paint finish
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 4 Jan 2024 14:11:54 -0600
I had great success baking on rust oleum black enamel when restoring and MGA. Would do it again. Jim Sent from my iPhone > On...
Re: Painting Pop-Top
Historical mailing list - robot .
Tue, 30 May 2000 16:36:48 PDT
...I used a two part catalyzed polyurethane >acrylic enamel from PPG. To prep the surface I cleaned it twice with >ammonia solution and a...
Re: need Advice Rebuilding an 84 engine
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Tue, 17 Dec 1996 16:51:48 -0800
...Does anyone know anything about sandblasting the > heads using plastic > > > pellets instead of sand, and then coating the heads with enamel top keep down...
Fw: Gas cap
Historical mailing list - Roy O.
Sun, 14 May 2000 20:31:25 -0500
...Or would I be just as > well off to strip it and redo with a good enamel spray?? I've disassembled the gas cap...
Re: headliner material for westy
Historical mailing list - Scott Wetzel
Mon, 9 Feb 2004 10:03:49 -0800
...I pulled the vinyl out, went to a paint store and bought a matching enamel house paint and simply painted mine. The adhesive from...
Re: Q: How do we clean the headliner?
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 01:14:34 EDT
...It would also clean that tenacious stuff off plastered wall painted with oil based enamel paint. That required a dilut solution and some care
Re: windshield rust repair cost
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:38:00 -0500
Richard, Pull the windshield, sand blast and treat the affected area with (http://www.por15.com/) prime with an epoxy enamel primer, then fill...