Westfailia pop tops were originally made with a gelcoat finish, not
painted. If you clean them thoroughly and restore with products like these,
you'll be amazed how good they look.

http://www.gowesty.com/product-details.php?v=&id=3946
http://www.gowesty.com/product-details.php?id=3374

I'm just finishing up restoration of my pop top and it looks like new again.

-Mark
Seattle

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 11:34 AM, Toomey Douglas <drt@uoregon.edu> wrote:

> Great info.  I am also having my 87 westy repainted; originally Wolfram
> grey, as was the pop top. I will likely stay with grey, but have been
> concerned about painting the top a dark color due to it potentially being
> hotter in the sun.
>
> Would prefer a grey top if there were some way to decrease its heat
> absorbance.  Does anyone have experience with the ceramic paint additives
> that are meant to insulate paint (e.g., http://www.hytechsales.com/
> insulating_paint_additives.html)?
>
> Alternatively, any nice pics of a grey westy with a lighter top?
>
>
> > On Aug 29, 2016, at 11:20 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > Bummer.  Here is a list of codes:  http://www.bustopia.com/vw-
> vanagon-paint-codes.html
> >
> > As far as the top goes, Westfalia painted them, not VW, and there are no
> codes. Westfalia also used a very inferior paint. I've had excellent
> results twice now having Wesco (https://wescopbe.com/store-locations/)
> do a computer match from the front underside of the top on the side flange
> or the back side of the luggage rack, which are protected from the sun and
> weather.
> >
> > They used a hand held scanner, and matched both the blue used with the
> Dove Blue '87 and the tan used on my '85.  You can also choose the level of
> gloss you want, but the scanner will match the OEM gloss perfectly, which
> is actually semi-gloss, not high gloss.  I prefer the OEM look over vans
> that have been repainted with a single clear coated color.
> >
> > One quart will do the top, and these catalyzed urethane acrylic enamels
> will last a very long time!
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Edward V Barger
> > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 9:54 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: PAINT COLORS 87 WESTY
> >
> > HI
> >
> > Well my saga continues  my van has been at a friends shop for 10 months
> still not painted  body work done ……
> >
> > I am going to pick it up on Saturday and take it elsewhere to be painted
> >
> > where do I locate the information on the colors the body is / was dark
> gray and the top sort of a cream / white
> >
> > A lesson learned never advance the entire payment even to a friend of 30
> years   every time i approach him on getting my van done all I get is his
> sob story
> >
> > I give up will go elsewhere to have the job finished
> >
> > ed
> >
> >
> > Edward V Barger
> > edvbarger@mac.com <mailto:edvbarger@mac.com>
> > 310 922 6251
> >
>
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