Stacy,

Yes, I'm replacing the seals on the front door windows and vent wings too,
as well as the door handle gaskets. Trying to do it right . . .

Marc

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 6:21 PM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com>
wrote:

>     Are you planning on pulling the vent windows and door trim off as well
> .
>       I would also pull the door locks out as well  , once the exterior
> handles are pulled there are only 2 screws that fasten it to the door . I
> have seen color changes before when the door lock were not pulled and
> generally the paint starts to peel because of the lubricants that leach
> from the doors .
>
>                               Stacy
>
>       Happily Married since 1986 .
>
>
>
> > On Sep 28, 2014, at 11:16, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > No, I've pulled the panels off the insides of the doors, so he's going to
> > paint the edges and insides of the front doors and sliding door as best
> he
> > can
> >
> > Marc
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 10:26 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> You are doing it right, but with any color change you have the door
> edges
> >> and the inside exposed metal that's also painted.  Are you going to
> leave
> >> that bronze?
> >>
> >> Stuart
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> >> Of Marc Perdue
> >> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2014 6:18 PM
> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> Subject: Removed windows...
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I thought I'd put out there that I spent the day today removing the
> >> windows from my '87 Westy in preparation for getting the van painted.
> I'm
> >> feeling pretty good about this, but thought you all could benefit from
> my
> >> experience.
> >>
> >> If you're going to do this, you want to find somebody that's a window
> >> "mechanic" and not just somebody who replaces broken windshields as a
> >> result of insurance claims. My mechanic told me that, since I was going
> to
> >> replace all the window seals, I could remove the windows myself, AFTER
> >> ensuring that I could get all the replacement seals, in my case, from
> Bus
> >> Depot, by cutting the existing rubber and pulling the windows.
> >>
> >> This process went very well, with the exception of the windshield. The
> >> windshield seems to be made of different material and is highly
> susceptible
> >> to breakage. This was my experience as well. Fortunately, I had planned
> on
> >> getting the windshield replaced anyway, as it had been cracked by a rock
> >> thrown up on the highway.
> >>
> >> All of the other windows came out easily after I pulled the "chrome"
> >> strips and cut the rubber seals.
> >>
> >> Now I just need to remove the canvas and remove the poptop and have the
> >> van shipped off to the painter. There are some rusty areas under the
> seals
> >> that were leaking and I'll have the body shop fix those prior to
> painting.
> >>
> >> For what it's worth, I'm having the color of my van changed, from the
> >> original bronze color to a beautiful blue, comparable to the Jetta
> blue. I
> >> am not having the engine compartment painted the new color, however.
> >>
> >> Feel free to ask me about the details. I am so excited about this
> process
> >> and am looking forward to having all the rust removed and new paint on
> my
> >> van!
> >>
> >> Marc, in Va.
> >>
> >>
>