Ben,
Great job!  However, I think you need one of those auto rotisserie things so
you can paint the underside! (Just teasing a bit).  I had a Triumph Stag a
couple of years ago that I spent what seemed to be a month cleaning the
underside on.  I had it about 2 feet in the air and cleaned it a small
section at a time until I had the bottom as good as the top - It's all in
the details!

Route 66 Rider!
Ramon Hill
Live Long and Be Free
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Benny boy
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 10:33 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Panel section, final pictures

I have put another 20 pic on this section, it's show the... final touch on
those panels (botom page)... yea, a lot of fine sanding, i almost burned
that van today :-))) i was so tired of sanding... cleaning, sanding again...
anyway, i'm happy with my final work, it's basicaly prefect... for now, but
it's a pain to shoot the inside and outside at the same time.. i had to put
the paint shop fan on the high speed level (because this is a "building"
primer, it's thick but it make a lot of dust), and that is not always good,
that fan can suck to much paint/primer outside the room...

Red this weekend... i was not really sure how to do that! remove door or
not, inside first ans outside after. We learn each day, i think i took the
best decision. The doors will be done afterward and were remove, so the "in
between" section (outside/inside) will be perfect, but, it's a pain to do
the roof first, inside center second, left and right inside, floor and
outside. Clear coat will be more dificult. The floor will be done last.

Last thing, i have filled, welded the upper/lower front and right seam, i
had to put new metal under the windows seal, that panel (front upper) was
replaced in the van lifetime with a OEM VW panel (sticker inside), but was
deeply rusted anyway, sorry, i have no picture of that rust, 18 holes... i
have also no pictures of the work detail, i was to mad when i started
grinding, sanding and found all that rust/holes! But it's gone now... for a
long time.

Paint:
2.5 gallons at 200$ each + reducer
2 gallons of clearcoat at 150$ each + cat + reducer
1.5 gallons of primer at 100$ each + cat + reducer 150$ of sandpaper 200 or
different stuff (putty, microfiber...)

Total: i don't want to know!
Still, for under 15K (cost price), this van will be a dream! your price...
he he he, 25K

Anyway:
http://www.benplace.com/panel1.htm

A tired Ben.
ps.: i'm now at 160 or so hours, is it worted? for an old 85 lady? well, i
learn a lot, and that is very interesting. This 85 Westy will be quite nice
when done... and unique.