Very simple.. Take the Vanagon to your PPG auto paint dealer.  They will
come out with a handheld scanner gizmo and match your paint.  They then go
inside and mix the formula for you. Neat as a cat's a#$.  It matches that
sun faded paint to a tee.  Have a nice clean spot for them to scan.

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Demarest" <Dldemarest@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 9:08 AM
Subject: How to determine correct paint

I need touch-up paint for my brown 86 Vanagon.  I searched the Bus Depot
site
and found 3 different brown paints.  I emailed and they said there isn't a
way to determine what paint is correct.  Someone else told me there is a
paint ID number on the van somewhere.  I looked in the drivers side door
frame,  but nothing there seemed to indicate.

How does one find the right paint?

Thanks,

Doug Demarest
Minneapolis, MN