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Subject:Matching west interior tan using enamel paint.
From:Jim Felder
Date:Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:15:40 -0500

Over the weekend I did a lot to my westy... installed seat tracks in
the floor, pulled the fridge and tore it down, fixed interior rust and
scale and more.

One of the more rewarding things I was able to do with the cabinets
out was to repair a corner of the "low" water tank cabinet that was
crushed in shipping to me (it was missing when I bought the van five
years ago). I filled the crushed area with bondo and filed and sanded
it flush with the original edges. Then came the difficult part...
getting the color perfect.

I was able to take some rustoleum Almond enamel in a small container
and mix in drops of rustoleum Red enamel until the colors matched. I
did this in the sunlight, outdoors where I could put a drop of paint
on the cabinet to test it.

No one could tell now that there was once damage in the area.

Jim

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