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Subject:Re: Paint for Dove Blue Westy top?
From:Eric Caron
Date:Mon, 8 Jun 2015 21:58:02 -0400

Hi Jeff,

        Stuart has a 85.  I think that is the one he is talking about.  His son’s I believe is a 87.

Eric Caron 
85 GL Auto Westfalia 

> On Jun 8, 2015, at 9:37 PM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET> wrote:
> 
> Interesting. I thought all dove blue Westfalias (1984 and down right?) had white tops?
> 
> Jeff
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jun 8, 2015, at 8:13 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> That's the metallic paint for the body.  The only thing I've been able to
>> find for the top is a color called "Steel Blue", but Wesco couldn't find it.
>> Of course, it was "painted" by Westfalia, not VW, so that's the problem.
>> 
>> Stuart
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Walking Boss [mailto:walkingboss@communicomm.com]
>> Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 5:58 PM
>> To: Stuart MacMillan
>> Cc: vanagon Group
>> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Paint for Dove Blue Westy top?
>> 
>> Factory code is: Dove Blue  LH5U, X2
>> 
>> Here are some manufacture paint numbers:
>> 
>> Ditzler: 15862          Dupont: G8472       RM / BASF: 14344
>> Glasurit: VW-LHSU
>> 
>> Hope this helps.
>> 
>> Skipper
>> 
>> 
>> 
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