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Yours,
David

>To: wetwesties@yahoogroups.com
>From: "Colleen Easley" <ceasley@me.com>
>Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:41:28 -0000
>Subject: [WetWesties] Get your Gray Stove Face Plate Repainted!
>
>I talked with some of you at the Walla Walla campout about getting
>our gray stove face panels powder coated and re-lettered.  Believe
>it or not, our stove front panels used to be a nice shade of gray
>that matched the gray trim, but over time, most have yellowed to a
>icky beige and some have developed rust or other staining.  Powder
>coating and re-lettering is an inexpensive way to give your van an
>inexpensive facelift!
>
>There is a guy in Oakland, CA named David who I "met" on The Samba
>forums who has coordinated powder coating and silk screening of the
>lettering for the stove panels for several groups.  He is willing to
>do this just ONE MORE TIME and this time it will be for gray
>interior Westy's.  In the previous batches some people were sending
>him ALL the parts that they wanted powder coated (table poles,
>brackets, refrigerator grills, etc) and that turned into a bigger
>project than he had expected.  This time he will only work with the
>stove front panels which includes the battery/water monitor insert
>panel.  If you want other parts painted, you'll need to get them
>powder coated yourself before you send in just your stove panel for
>silk screening.  Of course, if you're doing your own powder coating,
>you can choose any color you want, but just be aware, the silk
>screening for this batch will be done in black only.
>
>Marius Strom had his stove done with the last gray batch in
>March.  Check out his "Otto" van if you want to see how it turned
>out.  The lettering includes the stove warning on the left, the
>battery and water level indicators, and the word WESTFALIA on the
>right side.  These are not decals - it is real silk screening and it
>looks very original.
>
>I have volunteered to pull together a nationwide group of people who
>want to get their stove panels powder coated and silk
>screened.  This is for people with the gray interior only.  We will
>be mailing our stove panels on October 30, 2013.  The process should
>take between 3-4 weeks.  Keep in mind, you will still able to use
>your stove with the face panel removed.
>
>David uses the paint code RAL 7037 which is a stock color that can
>be matched up in the future with a rattle can in case you wanted to
>paint any plastic parts, etc.  I hope to have actual paint samples
>at the Dosewallips campout.   In the mean time here is a link to a
>RAL color chart:
>http://oem.sherwin-williams.com/us/eng/services/color/color-selectors/ral-color/7000-series/
>
>COST:
>David is estimating the price for BOTH powder coating and silk
>screening to be $100.   For silk screening ONLY, the price will be
>$60.  These rates include return shipping.
>
>The thread on the Samba that discusses this is here:
>http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=334649&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
>There are instructions on that thread for removing your stove panel
>and also information on the proper USPS shipping container to
>get.  I went on the USPS website and ordered the minimum of ten of
>these shipping containers so if you would like to get one from me,
>I'm in Olympia - email me and we'll try to work it out.  I plan to
>bring 9 of them to the Dosewallips campout.  The containers are
>free, and it will cost you approximately $10 to mail your stove
>panel using 2-day priority mail from the Pacific Northwest
>area.  David will use the same container to return your stove panel
>to you and his shipping costs are included in the job cost.
>
>If you'd be interested in joining this GRAY group, please read the
>Samba thread and PM me there or email me at the address below.  I
>need your name, email address and whether you want powder coating
>AND silk screening or silk screening ONLY.  Again, our ship date is
>October 30, so I'd like to know by October 1st  if you're going to
>participate. There is a minimum of ten for both the powder coating
>and the silk screening in order to get the price break we need to
>make it worthwhile.
>
>I will keep you updated on how many people we have and sometime in
>early October will let you know where to send your stove panels.
>
>Email me or call with any questions.
>Colleen Easley
>360-956-9127
>ceasley@me.com
>
>P.S. FYI - Dale and I want all our interior metal parts painted so
>we plan to get them powder coated locally before we send in just our
>stove panel for silk screening.  The parts we will get powder coated
>include the stove panel, the grill under the refrigerator, the
>refrigerator side vent grill, the rear table pole, the front table
>bracket, the metal pieces along the right side of the stove and the
>little trim piece between the front carpet console area and the back
>floor.   We will be using Forever Powder Coating in Tumwater,
>Wa.  They have quoted us $60 to paint all our parts.
>
>
>
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