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Subject:Re: Paint color for Westy stove brown
From:James Felder
Date:Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:17:33 -0500

300 is about what I would expect to pay a Finishmasters to do the entire car, including masks. 

300 seems excessive unless irons some pretty fancy color. 

I go to an auto paint store for the custom spray. 

Jim

On Jul 10, 2012, at 6:56 PM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> Do you mean an ordinary house paint store or an automotive paint store?  I
> just paid $300 for the professional materials to paint my top, and most of
> their paint runs around $90 a pint.  
> 
> Stuart
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Felder [mailto:jim.felder@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 12:05 PM
> To: Stuart MacMillan; Vanagon mailing list
> Subject: Re: Paint color for Westy stove brown
> 
> Stuart,
> 
> I needed some brown to match my dashboard and couldn't find anything close
> enough. I went to a local paint store and took them-literally-my dashboard
> and left if with them to scan. They only need a few square inches. They made
> me a spray can in that exact color. They can make any finish you want.
> 
> If your LED panel is in bad shape, let me know. I have made up some inserts
> in brown and gray that go right over the indented area in the panel.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Has anyone come up with a match?  All of my metal is rusty, and I'm 
>> going to paint it.  I can find a decent brown, but it's not the same, 
>> and I can't find it in satin.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Stuart
>