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Subject:Re: How I spent my day off...
From:Courtney Hook
Date:Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:58:42 -0700

Awesome Bryan, thanks for videoing this and posting the pic. I can't wait to
see this, as I'm doing mine in the next little while, just have to weld in
my new doglegs and rockers.
Regards,
Courtney

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----- Original Message -----
From: "B Feddish" <uprightbassghost@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: How I spent my day off...

> The shot is really washed out. I'll take a better one and post it later
> today. It's the paint.
>
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alistair Bell
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 5:05 PM
> To: B Feddish
> Subject: Re: How I spent my day off...
>
> is that colour true assuan or is it the primer?
>
> ab
>
>
>
>
> On 18-Mar-11, at 1:15 PM, B Feddish wrote:
>
>> One color and shiny.
>>
>> http://www.feddishbasses.com/vw/paint1.html
>>
>> Lessons learned:
>>
>> Don�t drag air hose across wet paint on van.
>> Put that cap thingy back on the paint gun reservoir before trying to
>> paint
>> van.
>> Notice that compressor was too weak to power gun for more than 3  minutes
>> BEFORE you keep getting a perfect passenger side and crappy driver
>> side..
>> Bugs LOVE the smell of wait paint and highly desire landing on it.
>> Harbor Freight is like the Dollar Store for tools and you can expect
>> similar
>> quality.
>> Don't order the wrong primer in a gallon can as it costs more to  ship
>> back
>> then to return.
>>
>> Film in post production....
>>
>> Back outside to cleanup.
>>
>> Bryan