

| Subject: | Re: Touch up paint in spray cans? |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Sun, 8 Jun 2008 13:55:27 -0700 |
Sounds like a good deal. Thanks for the tip. On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry... I believe it was a quart for 35.00 > > On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 3:45 PM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Zoltan...Yep. tehy said they make 1 gallon which (they say) they can fill > 3 > > spray cans approx. Will be 35.00. See ya. > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 3:40 PM, Zoltan Kuthy <zolo@foxinternet.net> > wrote: > > > >> Michael, > >> The way you wrote it, does not really mean that they also put it in a > >> spray can. Did they? > >> Z > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Sullivan" < > >> sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> > >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > >> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 1:16 PM > >> Subject: Re: Touch up paint in spray cans? > >> > >> > >> I stopped at Sherwin Williams Automotive Paint and they will mix > enough > >>> for > >>> 3 spray cans for 35.00 with the paint code. FYI. > >>> Michael in San Antonio. > >>> > >>> On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 3:06 PM, Florian Speier < > groups.florian@gmail.com > >>> > > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> I have had very bad luck with automotivetouchup.com and would > recommend > >>>> not > >>>> getting that. > >>>> I heard good reviews about paintscratch, but best thing is to go to > your > >>>> local paint store and get it scanned. that is the only way to get a > true > >>>> match. > >>>> Florian > >>>> > >>>> On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Mark Hersh <cmwolfsburg@gmail.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > Has anyone recently used either > >>>> > > >>>> > www.paintscratch.com > >>>> > > >>>> > or www.automotivetouchup.com > >>>> > > >>>> > to get spray cans of "exact match" VW paint? They allow you to > enter > >>>> > in > >>>> > the > >>>> > year, model and then indicate what colors they have, and I can find > my > >>>> > "merian brown" color (code LA8A) of my Vanagon. > >>>> > > >>>> > The price is fairly similar $20-25 for a 12 oz spray can, plus I > would > >>>> need > >>>> > a spray can of clear coat. > >>>> > > >>>> > I have some small areas to do and no longer have the garage or > > >>>> motivation > >>>> > to > >>>> > set up the whole compressor/spray gun outfit. > >>>> > > >>>> > I've searched the archives and found some past thumbs-ups to > >>>> > paintscratch.com. A 2001 reference to www.color-rite.com didn't > pan > >>>> > out > >>>> > as > >>>> > they apparently just make motorcycle/ATV/other noisemaker paint, not > >>>> > automotive touch up. > >>>> > > >>>> > Thanks > >>>> > > >>>> > Mark > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Michael in San Antonio > >>> 91GL AT 'Gringo' > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > >>> Checked by AVG. > >>> Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.4/1474 - Release Date: > >>> 5/30/2008 7:44 AM > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Michael in San Antonio > > 91GL AT 'Gringo' > > > > > > -- > Michael in San Antonio > 91GL AT 'Gringo' > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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