Thanks Eric,

I am planning to get the windows tinted in addition to having curtains -
which should help any see through except for the front window. I may have
to ask my significant other very nicely whether she is interested in a
vanagon project of her own.

Bruce

On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 12:53 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Bruce,
>
> Nice to get the update.
>
> Van color sounds great.
>
> On the curtains, while you have them out you might want to consider
> something we did on our 85.  The previous owner deserves credit, he added
> curtain liners, in my case tie dye.  When curtains closed it gives nice
> color to the white van.
>
> But, you could use any color you like for the outside look.  Then you have
> the nice brown inside and clean color outside.
>
> The reason the PO did this was that one day he left the light on in the
> van and when he returned he saw right through the curtains.  So he added
> the linings.
>
> Keep the updates coming.
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> > On Sep 12, 2022, at 3:01 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Well this is a different kind of repair which I had been putting off for
> a
> > while.  I think some of you know I am having my van restored and as a
> > result have been living a very boring life without a Vanagon since late
> > January.  Really missed driving it this past summer - no camping, no oil
> > temp readings to share, no last minute mechanical heroics from the side
> of
> > a highway or driveway and no beer chilled from the deep depths of my
> > Dometic.
> >
> > Given the van has been such a money pit (in a good way) and all the
> > discussions recently about white elephants, I decided to change the paint
> > colour to hunter green - which will match the tan interior quite
> nicely.  I
> > liked the original white the van was painted, however I wanted to give
> the
> > van a more distinct and original look.  Anyway, over the past few years I
> > have noticed my tan curtain set starting to fade - primarily on the side
> > exposed to the window - rear window curtains being the worst, and so I
> > decided to dye the curtains a darker colour - from tan to chocolate
> brown.
> > To do so I used Rit dye for synthetics and cooked the curtains in two
> > batches, in a large 5 gallon pot on the stove for about 40 minutes.  a
> > pretty good result overall - still there are some fade marks but they are
> > not as prevalent as before.
> >
> > Anyway here are some photos which also include the new colour I have
> > selected - ( it is the lighter version of the two greens).
> >
> > https://www.dropbox.com/t/8EkUiIGAfJOqqUmd [dropbox.com]
> > <
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> >
> >
> > Bruce
>
>